The example below details a number of sample MAC addresses in different formats being pasted into the tool. Output from the MAC Address Converter Tool MAC Address Converter Tool - Entry screen You can copy and paste into the tool if you want to convert a bunch of entries at once:

The base entry screen is shown below - enter your MAC addresses and click the convert button. If you get issues, run the MAC addresses through this tool and re-paste into your CSV. Note at the outset that Prime is less picky than it used to be when uploading CSVs with MAC addresses – so worth trying first if you are running a fairly recent version. Prime needs to use MAC addresses in the format AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF for naming access points. The tool is pretty simple, but offers a time saving way of ensuing all your MAC addresses are formatted the same, prior to using them for a CSV import.Ĭisco Prime is slowly being replaced by Cisco DNA Center, but is a key use case for the MAC convertor tool. The MAC Address Converter tool can be found from this link:

How to Access the MAC Address Converter Tool

AABBCCDDEEFF format to be AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF.

Here's the format's that the tool can convert: Maybe you just take a bunch of MAC addresses and format them in the same way? This tool is here to help.

IPTel Solutions' MAC Address Conversion ToolĮver needed to convert a multitude of different style MAC addresses to the format required for upload to Cisco Prime (which is in the format aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff )? The following code will do what you are requesting: String ipv4Addr = '1.2.3.Have you ever needed to convert a MAC address from AABBCCDDEEFF format (or from ), to get your output to be AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF? Disclaimer: I am the project manager of that library. The open-source IPAddress Java library will parse both MAC addresses and IP addresses, and convert to bytes in a polymorphic manner.

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