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      Finding your HostName and MAC address

      This article provides instructions on how to locate your HostName and MAC address.

       

      Issue
      If you are creating a floating license or if KeyShot requires it to generate a license for you, you may need to find your HostName and MAC address.

      Environment Details

      • KeyShot
        • Any Version 

      Resolution 

      Finding your HostName and MAC address on a Windows
      1. Open Command Prompt window
      2. Type ipconfig /all and press Enter
      3. Your HostName and MAC address will be show within the text.
           1. Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Your HostName
           2. Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-22-33-44-55
      4. HostName is your computers namd and Physica Address would be your MAC address.
           1. NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled - for the correct adapter.

      What your Command Propt Window looks like when looking for your HostName and MAC address.

      Finding your HostName and MAC address on a Macintosh

      1. Open the Terminal application
      2. Type HostName and press Enter
      3. Your HostName will be displayed under your HostName command.
          1. Username-MacBook-Pro.local is your HostName
      4. Now type ifconfig and press Enter
      5. Your MAC address will be shown
          1. ether 00:00:00:00:00:00 is your MAC address
      6. Take a Screenshot of the Terminal window and send it to us.

      What your Terminal Window looks like when looking for your HostName and MAC address.