How to Find a MAC Address for a Brother MFC-420CN

Each device that has a network card or adapter has a unique identifying number called a Media Access Control address. The MAC address identifies each workstation, printer and device that connects to a network. All MAC addresses follow a format that has been established by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which sets the standards for network devices. The network card contained in the Brother MFC-420CN has a MAC address that you can see when you print out a network configuration report.

Solution

Power on your Brother MFC-420CN and verify that it's online and ready to print.

Pressthe "Menu/Set" key, followed by the number "6" key.

Scroll through the menu using the arrow keys until "Network Config" appears on the display. Press the "Menu/Set" key. Alternatively, you can press the number "6" key again to select the network configuration report.

Press the "Black Start" key to print the report.

                       Locate the section labeled "MAC Address" or "Ethernet Address" on the             configuration report that prints out. The format for the MAC address consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters separated by dashes or colons, for example, "
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