How to: Locate your Blu-ray player's hardware address


Introduction

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Instructions

The hardware address can be located by looking in the player's "Settings" or "Setup" section, depending on the model. It may be listed next to the words like:

  • hardware address,
  • MAC address,
  • Ethernet address, or
  • physical address.

See the list below for general instructions on how to obtain the hardware address on some popular brand Blu-ray players.

Samsung Blu-ray player

1) Navigate to Settings.

2) Choose Network.

3) The hardware address will be listed under "Network Test".

LG Blu-ray player

1) Navigate to Setup - BD390 Models Press Home on the remote control - BD300 Model Press Setup.

2) Choose Network.

3) The hardware address will be listed under "Connection Status".

Panasonic Blu-ray player

1) Navigate to Setup.

2) Choose Network.

3) The hardware address should be listed here.

Sony Blu-ray player

1) Navigate to System Information.

2) The hardware address should be listed here.

Outcome

You have obtained the hardware address for your Blu-ray player.