Question

How do I find the wireless IP address and/or MAC address for my Windows PC?

Overview

The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique 12-character identifier (e.g. 00:00:00:00:00:0X) for a specific piece of hardware, such as the network adapter located in your Network & Internet settings. It is unique to your device.

The IP address is your unique network identifier when you’re accessing the Internet here at UC Davis. Unlike the MAC address, which will never change on your device, you might receive a different IP address each time you connect to the network. But for each device that number is unique. (e.g. 192.168.12.137)

Answer

Find your MAC/IP address on Windows using Command Prompt

1. Press the Windows key to open the Start screen.
2. From the Windows Start screen, begin by typing cmd.
3. Windows search will filter the available apps until Command Prompt is displayed, select this app and the black Command Prompt window will open on the desktop.
4. In Command Prompt, type ipconfig /all and hit Enter (note the space before the forward-slash).
5. In the results, you may need to scroll up to view the appropriate address for your computer's wireless or ethernet adapter.
6. The MAC address will be displayed to the right of the Physical Address for the appropriate adapter.
7. The IP address will be displayed to the right of the IPv4 for the appropriate adapter.

Find your MAC/IP address on Windows in your Network Settings

Windows 10

1. Press the Windows key to open the Start screen.
2. From the Windows Start screen, select the Settings icon.
3. From the Settings menu, select the Network & Internet option.
4. From the Status pane, select the View hardware and connection properties option highlighted in blue text. 
5. From the View hardware and connection properties screen you should see a list of all the network adapters on your device. 
6. From the View hardware and connection properties screen you should see a list of all the network adapters on your device. Once you find your wireless or ethernet adapter, you can see the Physical address (MAC) and IPv4 (IP) addresses listed.

Windows 11

1. Press the Windows key to open the Start screen.
2. From the Windows Start screen, select the Settings icon.
3. From the Settings menu, select the Network & Internet option.
4. Select Advanced network settings.
5. Select Hardware and Connection properties.
6. From the View hardware and connection properties screen you should see a list of all the network adapters on your device. Once you find your wireless or ethernet adapter, you can see the Physical address (MAC) and IPv4 (IP) addresses listed.