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title: "How to Determine Your Device MAC Address"
slug: "howtodetermineyourdevicemacaddressdoc"
description: "NavVis MLX and VLX MAC addresses: exit the Mapping UI, open Terminal in Ubuntu, and run ifconfig. First address is Ethernet, second is the Wi-Fi module. MLX needs a USB-C dongle for a keyboard."
updated: 2025-10-24T11:09:26Z
published: 2025-10-24T11:09:26Z
canonical: "knowledge.navvis.com/howtodetermineyourdevicemacaddressdoc"
---

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# How to Determine Your Device MAC Address

## Introduction

### Purpose

A guide to determining a NavVis Device Mac Address

### Scope

NavVis VLX and MLX

### **Prerequisites**

- A wired USB-A keyboard can be used to simplify input.
- Click [here](https://knowledge.navvis.com/docs/locating-the-parts-of-your-navvis-vlx) to see the USB-A port where the keyboard can be connected.
- For the MLX, a USB-C dongle is required to connect an external keyboard.
- If the screen is too small, you can mirror the display through a [VNC connection](https://knowledge.navvis.com/docs/howtoconnecttoyournavvisdevicewirelesslyusingvnc?highlight=vnc).

## Procedure

1. Exit the Mapping UI

- Click the Settings icon.

![User interface displaying datasets and settings options on a map layout.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Mac1.png)

- Scroll down to the bottom and click Exit to close the Mapping UI.

![Settings menu displaying options for display mode and exit application button.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Mac2.png)

#### 2. Open the Terminal

- On the Ubuntu UI, click the Terminal icon on the left toolbar.

![User interface of NavVis software displaying a 3D model and navigation options.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Mac3.png)![A terminal window displays commands over a blue architectural sketch background.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Mac4.png)

#### 3. Check the MAC Address

- In the open terminal, type the following command and press Enter: **ifconfig**

![A terminal window displays a command input for network configuration settings.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Mac5.png)

- The MAC addresses will be shown in the output:

![Terminal output showing network configuration details including Ethernet addresses and packet statistics.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Mac6.png)

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  - The first corresponds to the Ethernet.
  - The second corresponds to the Wi-Fi module.

#### 4. Reopen the Mapping UI

- Close the terminal by clicking the X button.
- Click the Mapping UI icon to reopen the interface.

![3D visualization of a room layout with navigation tools and options displayed.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Mac7.png)