Legacy Open Mesh: What is a Datto Access Point's BSSID and how do I find it?

Question

What is an access point's BSSID, and how do I find the BSSID of an access point?

Environment

  • Open Mesh Access Points

Answer

The BSSID is the MAC address of the radio interface to which the client interface is currently connected.

  • You may need to know the BSSID to determine the access point to which the client device is connected.
  • Each access point has a range of MAC addresses assigned to it. The BSSID will not precisely match the MAC address listed in CloudTrax.

Windows

  1. Open a Command Prompt session and type netsh wlan show interfaces.
  2. Press Enter. The BSSID will be one of the values listed.

macOS

Hold the Option key while clicking the WiFi icon in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. You will see the BSSIDs in the drop-down menu.

Android

Use the WiFi Analyzer app (external link).

iOS

Use the app Network Analyzer Lite app (external link).