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roberts
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MAC address

Is there a way to get MAC address of a Roku box?
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TheEndless
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Re: MAC address

The MAC address is listed on the bottom of the device, and in the Settings->Player Info/About. If you mean programmatically, I don't think so.
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roberts
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Re: MAC address

I mean programmatically. I need to store both MAC address and Serial number for device authentication. I suppose roDeviceInfo already have methods I'm looking for.
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gonzotek
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Re: MAC address

"roberts" wrote:
I mean programmatically. I need to store both MAC address and Serial number for device authentication. I suppose roDeviceInfo already have methods I'm looking for.
The MAC address of a unit could vary between it's wired and wireless interfaces, depending on the unit. I also don't see any methods to find the MAC address in the component reference, device linking, or brightscript reference docs in the 3.0 beta sdk. Have a look at pages 10-11 of the developerguide.pdf, and the whole of DeviceRegistrationAndLinking.pdf, for suggested methods for device linking/registration/authentication.
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Anonymous
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Re: MAC address

We recommend against using the serial number or MAC address for authentication. Please check the device registration and linking document in the SDK for the preferred, token-based method of authentication.
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