WiFi.BSSID()

Posted by On 02 / 27 / 2014 1 Comment

Description

Gets the MAC address of the routher you are connected to.

Syntax


WiFi.BSSID(bssid);

Parameters

bssid: 6 byte array

Returns

A byte array containing the MAC address of the router the WiFi shield is currently connected to.

Example

#include <WiFi.h>

//SSID of your network 
char ssid[] = "yourNetwork";
//password of your WPA Network 
char pass[] = "secretPassword";

void setup()
{
 WiFi.begin(ssid, pass);

  if ( status != WL_CONNECTED) { 
    Serial.println("Couldn't get a wifi connection");
    while(true);
  } 
  // if you are connected, print out info about the connection:
  else {
    // print the MAC address of the router you're attached to:
    byte bssid[6];
    WiFi.BSSID(bssid);    
    Serial.print("BSSID: ");
    Serial.print(bssid[5],HEX);
    Serial.print(":");
    Serial.print(bssid[4],HEX);
    Serial.print(":");
    Serial.print(bssid[3],HEX);
    Serial.print(":");
    Serial.print(bssid[2],HEX);
    Serial.print(":");
    Serial.print(bssid[1],HEX);
    Serial.print(":");
    Serial.println(bssid[0],HEX);
  }
}

void loop () {}

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