SEH Computertechnik TPG60 user manual Basic Terminology, Hardware Address

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1.5Basic Terminology

Hardware Address

The TPG60 is addressable by means of its world-wide unique hardware address. This address is commonly referred to as the MAC or Ethernet address. The manufacturer has defined this address in the hardware of the device. The address consists of 12 hexadecimal numbers. The first six numbers represent the manufacturer, while the last six numbers identify the individual device.

Hardware Address

00:c0:eb:00:01:ff

Manufacturer Device

IDnumber

Fig. 1: Example: Hardware Address

The hardware address is found on the housing, the TPG Homepage, the InterCon-NetTool, or the status page.

The use of separators within the hardware address depends on the platform. Note the following conventions when entering the hardware address:

Operating
system	Representation	Example
Windows	Hyphen	00-c0-eb-00-01-ff
UNIX	Colon or	00:c0:eb:00:01:ff or
	period	00.c0.eb.00.01.ff

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