Apple TV: How to find your Wireless MAC address

Apple TV: How to find your Wireless MAC address

  1. Go to the main menu on your Apple TV, and select “Settings.”
  2. In the Settings Menu, select “About.”
  3. Here you can find your Wireless ID (WiFi MAC Address).

Alternative Method for Locating the Wireless MAC Address

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The Apple TV Wireless network MAC address can be found on the UPC label on the Apple TV box as “Wireless ID.” (This is also the same label that contains the serial number.)

Roku: How to find your Wireless MAC Address

Roku: How to find your Wireless MAC Address

To find your Roku’s MAC address, you will need to follow the instructions from the official Roku website:

  1. You can find your device MAC addresses on the bottom or back on your Roku player (depending upon model).
  2. You need the WiFi/Wireless MAC Address to connect to our WiFi network.
  3. Alternatively, from the Roku home screen, select Settings> About. The MAC addresses will be listed on-screen.
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Play Station 4: How to find your Wireless MAC Address

Play Station 4: How to find your Wireless MAC Address

The Sony PS4 offers both a WiFi option and a wired ethernet port. Some gamers like to have a very secure network and in turn may use MAC address filtering as an extra layer of security. In order to add the MAC address of the PS4’s WiFi or ethernet ports to our router, we will need find out how to access where that information is stored on our PS4.

In many network configurations, you will need to know the MAC address of our console. Follow these steps through the XMB on the PS4 to find this value.

  1. On the XMB, arrow up to the very top until we see the XMB Menus.
  2. 2. Scroll over to the right to Settings.
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3. Go down to Network.

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4. Then down to View Connection Status.

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5. From this area, we can get the WiFi and Ethernet MAC Address.

Gaming System Support

 

Gaming Systems Frequently Asked Questions:

 



Question: Will gaming systems work on the WiFi?

 

 

 

Answer: Yes and no. Read on…

 

 


 

 

 

Question: Are gaming systems supported on the WiFi?

 

 

 

Answer: Gaming systems are not *officially* supported / guaranteed compatibility due to bandwidth, latency and port forwarding requirements primarily for multi-player games.

 

 


 

 

 

Question: What about manual port forwarding?

 

 

 

Answer: We are not able to setup or configure manual port forwarding. We cannot open any ports for security reasons. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

 


 

 

 

Question: What is UPnP? Why isn’t UPnP supported?

 

 

 

Answer: “UPnP is a set of networking protocols that permits networked devices, such as personal computers, printers, Internet gateways, Wi-Fi access points and mobile devices to seamlessly discover each other’s presence on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing, communications, and entertainment. UPnP is intended primarily for residential networks without enterprise-class devices.” – Wikipedia.

 

 

 

All of our networking hardware is enterprise class devices and therefore it’s not even possible to enable UPnP. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause in advance. Again, we have the security of the network and everyone’s devices in mind.

 

 


 

 

 

Question: What latency times should you expect?

 

 

 

Answer: We cannot guarantee latency times as the networks are shared. Speeds and latency times vary with time of use throughout the day. Typical latency times on WiFi are less than 100 ms, but can vary greatly depending on how much bandwidth is being utilized. If you are only using the WiFi for multi-player gaming, we suggest you obtain your own dedicated hardwired connection from your local cable or DSL provider. If your primary focus is online gaming we suggest you obtain your own dedicated Internet connection.

 

 


 

 

 

Question: Do premium devices have higher download speeds?

 

 

 

Answer: Yes. Premium Devices do have a higher download speed. 

 

 


 

 

 

Question: What about live streaming services on my gaming systems?

 

 

 

Answer: Gaming systems used to stream online video such as Amazon Prime, Hulu or NetFlix should operate just fine. 

 

 


 

 

 

If you choose to try your gaming system on our network, here’s a chart for your reference with downloading large video game files.

 

 

 

Current download speed 30-GB file 40-GB file 50-GB file 60-GB file 70-GB file
2 Mb/s 33.3 hours 44.4 hours 55.6 hours 66.7 hours 77.8 hours
5 Mb/s 13.3 hours 17.8 hours 22.2 hours 26.7 hours 31.1 hours
10 Mb/s 6.7 hours 8.9 hours 11.1 hours 13.3hours 15.6 hours
20 Mb/s 3.3 hours 4.4 hours 5.6 hours 6.7 hours 7.8 hours
50 Mb/s 1.3 hours 1.8 hours 2.2 hours 2.7 hours 3.1 hours
100 Mb/s 0.7 hours 0.9 hours 1.1 hours 1.3 hours 1.6 hours
200 Mb/s 0.3 hours 0.4 hours 0.6 hours 0.7 hours 0.8 hours

 

Are gaming systems considered Premium Devices?

Yes

Will gaming systems work on the WiFi?

Yes, depending on what you would like to do. Continue reading…

Are gaming systems supported on the WiFi?

Gaming systems are not officially supported. It is not possible for us to guarantee compatibility due to bandwidth, latency and port forwarding requirements primarily for multi-player games.

You are more than welcome to add your gaming system (premium device) onto the network, but since the WiFi network is a shared network, we cannot guarantee that you will get 25 Mbps of download speed, nor <60ms latency / ping response times.

What about manual port forwarding?

We are not able to setup or configure manual port forwarding. We cannot open any ports for security reasons. No exceptions will be made.

What is UPnP? Why isn’t UPnP supported?

UPnP is a set of networking protocols that permits networked devices, such as personal computers, Internet gateways, Wi-Fi access points and mobile devices to seamlessly discover each other’s presence on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing, communications and entertainment. UPnP is intended primarily for residential networks without enterprise-class devices.

All of our networking hardware is enterprise class and therefore UPnP is disabled. No exceptions will be made.

We have the security of our network and the best interest of everyone’s devices in mind. Security and safety matter.