Every time you connect your iPhone or iPad to a Wi-Fi network, the network uses your device’s MAC address to identify it and allow it to communicate on the network. In an ideal scenario, this is ...

Although designed primarily for use in and around the home, the PlayStation Portal can also play games remotely. To do so, users will need to connect the console to a WiFi network, which, ...

You might think that connecting anonymously to a public Wi-Fi network doesn’t reveal much about you. You might be using a VPN (virtual private network) to protect everything you do. Even if you aren’t ...

When communicating over Wi-Fi, your iPhone needs to verify itself on the network before it can receive data—intended for it—on that network. It does this using a MAC address or Wi-Fi address. While ...

Did you know that your Apple Watch can use a different MAC address with each Wi-Fi network to prevent network operators from tracking your activity across different Wi-Fi networks? To communicate with ...

If a device can access the internet, it has a MAC address. Short for Media Access Control address, this uniquely identifies a device on a network, almost like a house or apartment number. While you ...

Find MAC address without Wi-Fi: Connect to a mobile hotspot > Connect to Wi-Fi > Show MAC address. This article explains how to find the MAC address for a device in the Google Home app. You can locate ...

Unsecured Wi-Fi poses risks to speed and safety. Detect theft by checking connected devices or using IP address. Set up access control or MAC address filtering to secure the network from unauthorized ...