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iPad User Guide

Use a private network address on iPad

To help protect your privacy, your iPad uses a unique private network address, called a media access control (MAC) address, on each Wi-Fi network it joins.

If a network can’t use a private address (for example, to provide parental controls or to identify your iPad as authorized to join), you can stop using a private address for that network.

Turn a private address off for a network

  1. Go to Settings 👁 Image
     > Wi-Fi, then tap 👁 the Settings button
    for a network.

  2. Turn Private Address off.

    Important: For better privacy, leave Private Address turned on for all networks that support it. Using a private address helps reduce tracking of your iPad across different Wi-Fi networks.

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