Locating the MAC Address of Your Gaming and Streaming Device


Overview:
Listed below are the steps to find the MAC address of various Smart TVs gaming devices.

 

Finding Smart TV MAC Address

Insignia

To locate your Insignia Smart TV MAC address you will have to navigate to the Network settings.

To navigate to the Network Settings follow these instructions

  1. Press ENTER. The settings menu opens. (or press Menu)
  2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight Network, Then press ENTER.
  3. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight Wired or Wireless, then press ENTER. (Note that the wired MAC address and the wireless MAC address are different)
    • The MAC address will be listed as either Ethernet Address or Wired MAC Address.

Samsung

To locate your Samsung Smart TV MAC address you will have to navigate to the Network settings.

To navigate to the Network Settings follow these instructions

  1. Press Menu.
  2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight Network, Then press ENTER.
  3. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight Network Settings, Then press ENTER.
  4. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight Wired or Wireless, then press ENTER. (Note that the wired MAC address and the wireless MAC address are different)
  5. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight Network Test, then press ENTER.
    • The wired MAC address will be listed as either Ethernet Address or Wired MAC Address at the top of the screen.

Sharp

To locate your Sharp Smart TV MAC address you will have to navigate to the Network settings.

To navigate to the Network Settings follow these instructions

  1. Press the Menu on the remote.
  2. Press ◀ or ▶ to highlight Initial Setup, then press Enter.
  3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select Internet Setup, then press Enter.
  4. Press ▲ or ▼ to select Network Setup, then press Enter.
  5. Press ▲ or ▼ to select Connection Type, then press Enter.
  6. Press ◀ or ▶ to highlight Wired or Wireless, then press Enter.
  7. Press ▲ or ▼ to select IP Setup, then press 
  8. The MAC Address should be on the bottom of the page.

Sony

To locate your Sony Smart TV MAC address you will have to navigate to the Network settings.

To navigate to the Network Settings follow these instructions

  1. Press the Home
  2. Use the arrow keys to scroll to Settings, then press Enter.
  3. Use the arrow keys to scroll to Network Setup, then press Enter.
  4. From the menu, select Wired or Wireless Setup, then press Enter.
  5. Click on Network Setup - Status and the MAC Address should be on the screen.

Vizio

To locate your Vizio Smart TV MAC addresses you will have to navigate to the Network settings.

To navigate to the Network Settings follow these instructions

  1. Press Menu on the remote.
  2. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight the Network, then press OK.
  3. The Network Connection menu displays.
  4. Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight Manual Setup,Then press OK. The IP Settings menu is displayed.
  5. At the bottom of the menu the MAC addresses are displayed.

 

Finding Gaming Device MAC address

Fire TV Stick

1. Connect Power
2. Connect HDMI to Display Device
3. Select your preferred language
4. Scroll right and select the last option named MAC Address to obtain MAC Address      
5. Write down the address Example: 14:56:76:B4:EG:ES

Nintendo Switch

1. From the Home screen
2. Enter "System Settings"
3. Select "Internet"
4. The System MAC address will be found under "Connection Status"

Wii U

1. Navigate to System Settings from the Wii U Menu
2. Select Internet
3. Select View Mac Address
4. Your MAC address is displayed here

Nintendo Wii

1. Start up the Wii to its channel menu
2. In the bottom-left corner of the screen select the circle that says Wii
3. Select the option to the right that says Wii Settings
4. Click the right arrow to the second page and then select Internet, then select Console Information
5. The wireless hardware/MAC address should be listed
    - Two options will appear if you have a LAN adapter installed

Nintendo DS/3DS

1. Insert a Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection compatible game and access the WFC Setup Utility.  Note:  The exact steps to access the setup utility varies by game.
2. Tap "Options"
3. Tap "System Information"
4. The MAC Address and Nintendo WFC ID will be listed on the screen

PlayStation 2

1. Connect a required Network Adapter to the PS2 and insert the disc that came with the Network Adaptor
2. Power up the PlayStation 2 and load the Network Adaptor Startup Disc
3. Once it has loaded, select "ISP Setup" and press X to continue
4. Select Agree for the license agreement and press X to continue
5. For connection type, choose "Local Area Network (LAN)" and press X to continue
6. Select "Automatic Configuration" and press X to continue
7. At the connection test screen, select "Advanced" and press X to continue
8. At the "Advanced Broadband Settings" screen, make sure "Automatic" is selected
9. While you are at this screen, make note of the MAC address at the bottom

PlayStation 3

1. Connect a required Network Adapter to the PS3
2. Navigate to the Settings icon (located on the far left) and press X to continue
3. Navigate up/down until you see the System Settings icon and press X to continue press the X button
4. Scroll up/down until you see System Information and press the X button
5. While you are at this screen, make note of the MAC address

PlayStation 4

1. On the SMB menu scroll to the right to Settings
2. Navigate down and open Network page
3. Navigate down to and open View Connection Status page
4. Your MAC address should be listed here.

PSP

1. Navigate to "System Settings"
2. Navigate to "System Information"
3. While you are at this screen, make note of the MAC address

Xbox

1. Turn on your Xbox console with no game disc in the disc tray
2. From the Xbox Dashboard, choose Xbox Live
3. You should receive the following message: "Could not connect to Xbox Live. Do you want to troubleshoot your network connection?"
4. From the Connect Status screen, select Settings
5. The 12-digit number at the bottom-right corner of the Network Settings screens is the MAC address of your Xbox console

Xbox 360

1. Go to the System area of the Xbox Dashboard
2. Select Network Settings
3. Select Edit Settings
4. From Additional Settings, select Advanced Settings
5. At the bottom of this screen you'll see a heading called Wireless MAC Address

Xbox One

1. Go to My Xbox in the Xbox Dashboard and select Settings.
2. In the Settings pane, select Network.
3. Select Advanced Settings from the Network Settings tab.
4. At the bottom of this screen you'll see a headings for wireless MAC.

Streaming Device MAC address

Roku 3

1. Open the home screen on your Roku from your TV
2. Go to Settings
3. Go to Network
4. Select the wired or wireless connection
    - The wired MAC address will be listed as either Ethernet Address or Wired MAC Address

Apple TV

1. Go to Settings
2. Go to General
3. Go to About
4. Select Get Ethernet ID or Get Wireless ID
5. Locate the MAC (Hardware) address

Amazon Fire TV

1. Go to your Home Screen
2. Go to Settings
3. Go to System
4. Go to About
5. Go to Network
6. Locate the MAC (Hardware) address

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