Mac address for 4C917A1

Company / Vendor
Inster Tecnología y Comunicaciones SAU
Prefix
4C917A1
Database Type
IEEE MA-M
Start Mac Address
4C917A1100000
End Mac Address
4C917A11FFFFF
Company Address
Avda. Rita Levi Montalcini, 2 Parcela 5, Tecnogetafe - Getafe
Madrid 28906
Spain 🇪🇸
Possible Devices
1048576
This number represents the possible device number that can be manufactured using this mac address, but doesn't mean it is all has been manufactured yet
Link
4C917A1

Every network device's MAC address starts with a 3-byte OUI (Organizationally Unique Identifier) that the IEEE assigns to its manufacturer. Feed this tool a MAC address and it looks that prefix up in the official registry, then tells you which company built the hardware.

Looking up a MAC address like this returns the registered manufacturer:

3C:5A:B4:12:34:56 Google, Inc.

Can a MAC address reveal my exact device model?

No. It identifies the manufacturer through the OUI, not the specific model, and it tells you nothing personal about the device owner.

Why does the lookup fail for some addresses?

Locally-administered or randomized MAC addresses, common on modern phones for privacy reasons, don't map to a registered manufacturer. Those won't return a vendor.

Where does the vendor data come from?

The IEEE's public OUI registry, which manufacturers register with whenever they're assigned a block of MAC addresses.

Does this tool store the addresses I look up?

The lookup exists to identify a device vendor for troubleshooting or inventory purposes, not to track or log individual users.