# How to get the Mac address of your AWS DeepRacer device
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Follow the instructions below to get the Mac address of your AWS DeepRacer device: 

1.  Make sure that your AWS DeepRacer device is only connected to a Wi-Fi network. 

1.  Connect your AWS DeepRacer device to a monitor. You'll need a HDMI-to-HDMI, HDMI-to-DVI or similar cable and insert one end of the cable into the HDMI port on the vehicle's chassis and plug the other end into a supported display port on the monitor. 

1.  Connect a USB keyboard to your AWS DeepRacer using the USB port on the device's compute module, after the compute module is booted. 

1.  Type `deepracer` in the **Username** input field. 

1.  Type the device SSH password in the **Password** input field. 

    

   If this is your first time to log in to the device, type `deepracer` in the **Password** input field. Reset the password, as required, before moving to the next step. You'll use the new password for future logins. For security reasons, use a complex or strong password phrase for the new password.

1.  After logged in, open a Terminal window. 

    You can use the Search button for the Terminal application. 

1.  Type the following Ubuntu shell command in the Terminal window: 

   ```
   ifconfig | grep HWaddr
   ```

    The command produces an output similar to the following: 

   ```
   mlan0    Link encap:Ethernet   HWaddr   01:2a:34:b5:c6:de
   ```

    The hexadecimal numbers are the device's MAC address.