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Re: [Madinas] MAC address stickers on devices

Bob Hinden <bob.hinden@gmail.com> Fri, 14 May 2021 16:40 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Madinas] MAC address stickers on devices
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Hi,

> On May 13, 2021, at 7:29 PM, Juan Carlos Zuniga <j.c.zuniga@ieee.org> wrote:
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> Most regulatory compliance requirements on electronic products refer to the electromagnetic radiation. This has to do with safety as well as with conformance to frequency spectrum rules.
> 
> Also, most stickers are optional and only identify the trade name and model of the device. This means that there is no need to identify the specific unit or lot (it is not like a whole batch of WiFi devices will go bad because it was stored outside a freezer...).
> 
> In most cases when a serial # or a MAC address is printed outside it is because it is used by the manufacturer or the administrator for identification purposes, like guarantee, service, support, etc.
> 
> I don't think we have a protocol in IETF to print identifiers on labels, but if someone is interested in writing a draft I would be curious about the contents ;)
> 

Just to be clear, I don’t think what to put on product labels has anything to do with the IETF.

Bob

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