Virgin Mobile 2200 manual Finding the MAC Address, Using MAC Filtering

Finding the MAC Address

The MAC Address is also known as a hardware or physical address for a device, usually a network adapter. It consists of six pairs of numbers and letters (for example, 00-21-9B-1C-64-34).

You can view the MAC address for any device connected to your MiFi Device in the Wi-Fi Clients section of the Wi-Fi Status page. [See Wi-Fi Clients (page 33).]

•• On a Windows machine, you can find the MAC address by running “ipconfig /all” from the Command Prompt window. The MAC address is referred to as the Physical Address. (Select Start > All Programs (or Programs) > Accessories > Command Prompt to open the Command Prompt window.)

•• On a Mac, open System Preferences > Network. In the Show list, click Airport. The MAC address is the Airport ID.

IMPORTANT!  Make sure you get the MAC address for the wireless network adapter and not the Ethernet controller (NIC) if the machine has both.

Using MAC Filtering

➊➊From the MAC Filter page, type the MAC address for your computer into the Add Trusted Client MAC Address box and click Add Client. You can use either “:” or “-” as the separator (for example, 00:21:9B:1C:64:34 or 00-21-9B-1C-64-34).

 Tip!    You can cut-and-paste your computer’s address from the Wi-Fi Clients section of the Wi-Fi Status page. [See Wi-Fi Clients (page 33).]

➋➋If desired, type the MAC address for other computers into the Add Trusted Client MAC Address box and click Add Client.

➌➌Select the Enable MAC Filter check box and click Apply.

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