How to: Access Your iPhone’s MAC Address

Access the MAC (Media Access Control) address of your iPhone in these simple steps:

• Tap on Settings
• Tap on General
• Navigate to and tap on “About”
• Scroll down to “Wi-Fi Address”
• The characters next to Wi-Fi Address are your iPhone MAC address

There are a numerous amount of reasons why people need access to their iPhone’s MAC address. Some wireless routers – such as the Apple Time Capsule can filter based upon the MAC address; so only certain devices are allowed to join. MAC address filtering is popular around highly populated cities such as New York, because numerous people see your wireless network range.