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Ever had to reverse lookup an IP address? Kind of like looking up a home address using a phone number? If you’re in IT, you might come across the occasional situation where you have a MAC address, but need to figure out what the IP address is.
There are a couple of ways you can go about doing this. Firstly, it’s important to understand that the MAC address might not be the address for a PC. It could also be the MAC address for a printer or some other type of device on the network.
If you suspect the MAC address is a printer, first check out this site below to see if it matches a major manufacturer:
You can also find out if the MAC address is from a switch or other networking device from HP, CISCO, etc. If you’re sure the MAC address is a computer, then try the methods below to determine the IP address.
Method 1 – DHCP Server
The simplest way to get an IP address from a MAC address is to check out the DHCP server, if possible. Whether you are in a corporate environment or at home, each computer is being assigned an IP address from a DHCP server (unless it’s a static network, which is rare).
You can either go into the DHCP console on Windows Server 2003/2008 or you can log into your wireless router at home, if that is what you are using.
Simply go to Address Leases under the Scope and you can view both the client IP address and the Unique ID, which is the MAC address.
If you have a wireless router at home, it will vary depending on the brand (Belkin, Netgear, LinkSys, etc). But basically, there should be a section to view all the current devices connected to the wireless network.
On my AT&T U-Verse box, it’s right on the home page and I simply click on Device Details to view the MAC Address.
Method 2 – Ping Broadcast Address
The second way to do this if you can’t get access to your DHCP server is to use a useful command in Windows called ARP (Address Resolution Protocol).
Basically, you ping the broadcast address on your network from any Windows machine and then check out the ARP table afterwards.
If you subnet is 192.168.1.X with a mask of 255.255.255.0, then you would ping 192.168.1.255. When you ping, you will get a Request Timed Out all four times, but don’t worry.
Next, type in the following command
arp –a
You will now get a list of all the connected devices on your network along with their physical addresses! Pretty nifty trick.
Method 3 – Free Tools
Lastly, you can use a free program to get a IP address from a MAC address. It’s called CC Get MAC Address and it can be downloaded here:
Before you can use it, however, you need to scan all the IP addresses in your subnet in order for it to work. The program itself has a auto scan feature that takes in a IP range.
You can also use a free program called Advanced IP Scanner, which will do the same thing and is a program totally dedicated to scanning IP addresses:
You can also use the IP Scanner and then simply run the arp –a command to get a list of IP/MAC Addresses.
Unlike the universal network cameras such as routers and computers, security equipment manufacturers usually will not print the MAC address on product’s label, therefore some users can not know the MAC address of the equipment. MAC address is also called physical address, it’s an unique ID number to each of network devices.
Is there any way to find out what the MAC address of the equipment? Certainly, as long as they are connected to the network, you can use the CMD command arp –a to know the physical address of all connected network devices in a local area network (LAN).
1. Know your Wi-Fi camera’s IP address
Aiming to make the setup become easier, some IP cameras don’t use static IP address, therefore you may have to find out what the IP camera’s IP address. For instance, Yoosee/CoT PRO Wi-Fi cameras rely on DHCP function to automatically obtain the IP address.
To know the camera’s IP address, you have to run the CMSClient software, then right click the device, click “IPC Config” . In Network tab, you can know the IP address, meanwhile can switch DHCP to Static IP, also can config the network settings.
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2. Finding out the MAC address of IPC by using CMD tool
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Running the Windows CMD tool, you can find out the MAC address of network equipment in the LAN.
Before inquiring the MAC address, we need to know if the target device is online. To verify if it's connected, we can use the ping command. For example, enter ping 192.168.1.10 to see if can ping through. The next step is entering command arp -a to find out the physical address of all connected network devices in the LAN.
Bind an IP address with Mac address
When using the IP cameras, ensuring the DHCP function is disabled. Additionally, it's highly recommended to bind an IP address with the camera's Mac address, therefore the router/switch will not change the camera's IP address. If your IP security camera constantly changes its IP address, then you have to do this.
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