WiFi.macAddress()
Description
Gets the MAC Address of your WiFi shield.
Syntax
WiFi.macAddress(mac);
Parameters
mac
: a 6 byte array to hold the MAC address
Returns
byte array : 6 bytes representing the MAC address of your shield
Example
#include <WiFi.h> char ssid[] = "yourNetwork"; // the name of your network int status = WL_IDLE_STATUS; // the Wifi radio's status byte mac[6]; // the MAC address of your Wifi shield void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); status = WiFi.begin(ssid); if ( status != WL_CONNECTED) { Serial.println("Couldn't get a wifi connection"); while(true); } // if you are connected, print your MAC address: else { WiFi.macAddress(mac); Serial.print("MAC: "); Serial.print(mac[5],HEX); Serial.print(":"); Serial.print(mac[4],HEX); Serial.print(":"); Serial.print(mac[3],HEX); Serial.print(":"); Serial.print(mac[2],HEX); Serial.print(":"); Serial.print(mac[1],HEX); Serial.print(":"); Serial.println(mac[0],HEX); } } void loop () {}
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