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title: Finding your HostName and MAC address
description: This article provides instructions on how to locate your HostName and MAC address.
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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 Studio  
    - 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 Prompt Window looks like when looking for your HostName and MAC address.

![](https://support.keyshot.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202023-10-18%20160404-png.png)

 

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.

![](https://support.keyshot.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202023-10-18%20160641-png.png)

 

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