**tl;dr** How to force Doodgee N301 (or any other device with Android 10) to use single, static MAC address, if _[Use static IP](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/4948/20449)_ checkbox is not available in _Wi-Fi Settings_?
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To allow my Doodgee N30 to access my home Wi-Fi, I must add its MAC address to the router settings (I have MAC filtering enabled and I am _not_ going to change this). The problem is that, when I type
Mac
into Settings' search box, I see **two** different places with MAC address:
1. _MAC address_ in ⚙ → _Network & internet_ → _Wi-Fi_ → _Wi-Fi preferences_: Keeps changing all the time.
2. _Wi-Fi MAC address_ in ⚙ → _About phone_: Always the same.
What I learnt so far:
1. First one looks like an _Use random MAC address_ feature enabled by default, but I don't know how to disable it; there is no _Use static IP_ checkbox below.
2. Second MAC address is... wrong. I don't know, what it actually is, but adding to router does nothing (i.e. does not enable phone to get access to my home network).
Is there anything I can do to force this phone to use one, static IP address? Or the only option is to replace it with any other model that has _Use static IP_ checkbox?
1 This is about Doodgee N30, a rather niche phone, but probably fits to many devices with Android 10 that faces the same problem, i.e. no _[Use static IP](https://android.stackexchange.com/a/4948/20449)_ checkbox.
Asked by trejder
(2633 rep)
Feb 21, 2023, 09:36 PM
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