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3. MAC Addressing
Short for Media Access Control address.
This is the unique identifier assigned to a network card or Wi-Fi adapter.
The code identifies the card and also the maker of that card.
It is a 48 bit binary number stored within the card hardware itself.
To make it a bit more people friendly the MAC address is usually quoted as a set of six hex number like this:
MAC address: 0A-14-FF-32-11-23
If you set up a WiFi one of the things you can do to improve security is to only allow devices with certain MAC addresses to connect to the network.
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