FAQ: How Can I Obtain the MAC Address of an AP?
If an AP is not fixed to the installation position, check the MAC address on the nameplate on the rear of the AP. You can also view the MAC address of the AP on the SN/MAC label delivered with the AP.
If the AP has been installed and powered on, you can obtain its MAC address of the AP in either of the following ways:
- Querying an AP's MAC Address by AP ID or AP Name
- Querying an AP's MAC Address Based on the Signal Strength
Querying an AP's MAC Address by AP ID or AP Name
In the AC + Fit AP, leader AP + Fit AP, or Fat central AP + RU networking, you can query an AP's MAC address based on the AP ID or AP name on the AC, leader AP, or Fat central AP, respectively.
In the following example, an AP's MAC address can be obtained based on the ID or name.
<Huawei> display ap all ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ID MAC Name Group IP Type State STA Uptime ExtraInfo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ... 3 00e0-fcbc-f020 ap-003 default 192.168.166.226 AirEngine8760-X1-PRO nor 40 8D:3H:57M:37S - ...
In the cloud AP networking, you can view the MAC address of a cloud AP on the device management page of iMaster NCE-Campus.
Querying an AP's MAC Address Based on the Signal Strength
If few interference sources exist around the target AP, use the Find AP function of the CloudCampus APP to obtain its MAC address based on the signal strength near the target AP.
- Start the CloudCampus APP on the smartphone and choose .
- Find the AP with the strongest signal strength and check its MAC address.
- Searching for APs by SSID signal strength
Touch the device with the top signal strength in the Wi-Fi list. If the signal strength corresponds to multiple devices, touch the top device.
The MAC address (as shown in the red box in the following figure) displayed on the Details screen is the MAC address of the target AP.
- Searching for APs by Bluetooth signal strength
Touch the Bluetooth List tab. If any application requests to enable Bluetooth, touch ALLOW.
The name (as shown in the red box in the following figure) with the top Bluetooth signal strength is the MAC address of the target AP.
- Searching for APs by SSID signal strength
- Trigger indicator blinking by MAC address. Observe the indicator on the target AP and verify that the MAC address obtained in step 2 is that of the target AP.
After the indicator blinking function is triggered, the indicator of the target AP blinks red or orange and green alternatively within a short period of time. If the indicator of the target AP does not blink, strong interference may exist around the AP. In this case, repeat step 2 to find the MAC address with the second strongest signal strength and try again.
Product
How to Blink Indicators
Fit AP
Run the led blink-time blink-time ap-mac ap-mac command on the AC.
Log in to the Fit AP and run the led blink-time blink-time command.
Fat AP
(V200R019C00 or earlier) Run the led blink-time blink-time command on the Fat AP.
(V200R019C10 or later) Run the led blink-time blink-time ap-mac ap-mac command on the Fat AP.
Cloud AP
On the device management page of iMaster NCE-Campus, find the device based on the MAC address, view the device details, and click Blink.
