Meru Technical Note - How to find out the MAC address of an AP from the AP serial number
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This KB has been written to understand how the serial no. is generated for an AP. The AP serial no. is a 15/21 digit alpha-numeric sequence. It can be de-multiplexed as follows:
How to find out the MAC address of an AP from the AP serial no.
Scope
KB ARTICLE TYPE: Troubleshooting
RELATED PRODUCTS: All APs
RELATED SOFTWARE VERSIONS: NA
KEYWORDS: serial number, APSolution
This KB has been written to understand how the serial no. is generated for an AP. The AP serial no. is a 15/21 digit alpha-numeric sequence. It can be de-multiplexed as follows:
From Left to Right:
1st 2 digits - Week of Production
2nd 2 digits - Year of Production
Next 5 digits - Model Type
Next 6/12 digits - Last 3 octets of the AP Wireless MAC address
E.g.:
1. 1611AP3200000CE60ABDEB - This is an AP 320 whose manufacturing date is the 16th week of 2011 and bears wireless MAC address - 00:0c:e6:0a:bd:eb.
2. 4811A433E0A64AD - This is an AP 433e whose manufacturing date is the 48th week of 2011 and bears wireless MAC address 00:0c:e6:0a:64:ad.
00:0c:e6 is the Meru OID