CC3000 or ESP8266 MAC address?

Posted on Sun 23rd, August 2015

• #1

PakJeff

Any way I can get the MAC address of either of these WiFi modules via Pico/Web IDE? I'm interested in using Pico+WiFi in a school setting that requires web page authentication which is a barrier. However the network administrators are willing to allow access based on MAC address of modules, if I can figure out what they are.
• #2

alexanderbrevig

You can use the AT protocol and query AT+CIPAPMAC? reference

See the Espruino reference on ESP8266 specifically wifi.at and try wifi.at.cmd("AT+CIPAPMAC?", 1000, function() {}); there's probably a better way, maybe. I have not looked.
• #3

Gordon
Is that the mac address of the access point? I guess they might both end up being the same...

You might need the following to report back the address to the console:
```
wifi.at.cmd("AT+CIPAPMAC?", 1000, console.log); // ESP8266 only
```
Also a simple way would be to connect it to your home network and to then log into your router and see which devices it thinks are connected?
• #4

PakJeff

Perfect! These get me what I need for esp8266. And I think I can use Gordon's second alternative to get me what I need for the CC3000 as well. Thanks!

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