A MAC deal with (Media Entry Management deal with) is a singular identifier assigned to community interfaces for communication on bodily networks. MAC addresses are used within the Media Entry Management (MAC) layer of the OSI mannequin and are used for community gadgets resembling computer systems, routers, and switches to establish and talk with one another on a community.
MAC addresses are usually written in hexadecimal format and encompass six pairs of digits or letters, separated by colons, for instance: 00:11:22:33:44:55. The primary three octets of the MAC deal with establish the producer of the community interface, whereas the final three octets are assigned by the producer to uniquely establish the particular system.