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7.9 DISP MAC ADDRESS

Menu Position MENU  2  Display MAC Address

What it Does Allows you to view the phone’s Media Access Control (MAC)
address

Recommended Setting n/a

You will probably never need this function. To explain why it’s needed I’d
have to talk about TCP/IP protocol, and the Ethernet protocol over which
TCP/IP is built. Probably more detail than you need.

So here’s the short version: Every internet-enabled device has a unique
physical address burned right into it at the factory. This MAC address is
different from the IP address you may be familiar with. MAC addresses
look like this: F0:27:65:00:7D:BD.
Why would you ever need to know this? It’s needed in situations where
you want to use the camera’s Wi-Fi features in a private network (typically
a well-run office network) which is locked down by the company’s IT staff.
Only devices that the company knows about will be allowed on. And yes,
there are network management tools that let you register every MAC
address of every Ethernet card in every computer that’s in the company’s
asset management system.

If you find yourself trying to use your camera’s MENU  1  Send to
Computer feature in such an environment, what you need to do is call your
friendly neighborhood IT support person, explain to them what you’re
trying to do (probably several times), get approval in triplicate from six
layers of management above you, and when everything is done and
approved you tell your IT person “Here is my MAC address. Please allow
it onto the network.”

TIP: You’ll only have to register your MAC address when using the “Send to
Computer” function. The “Send to Smartphone” or “Ctrl with Smartphone”
features do not require any cooperation from your IT department.