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I’ve been looking at my devices that are connected to my home Wi-Fi and the devices that are not connected at the moment. Every device has the same host name and mac address when you look into device details but my iPhone has a different Mac and host name. Why is that? What does that mean?
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@user_7198cb Hello and thank you for creating a post on our Community Forums. Are the devices that have the same host name and MAC address showing as connected to your home network, or do you have any issues with these devices staying connected to the WiFi network?
The MAC address helps the network identify each device connected, similar to how your postal address identifies your home. Each device should have its own MAC address, to avoid any issues with the WiFi network knowing which device is connected and online at a time.
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