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 <div class="body conbody"><p class="shortdesc">If the MAC address is not programmed in the <a href="../../dita_common/glossary/glossary.html#otp" title="A type of non-volatile memory that permits data to be written to memory only once."><dfn class="term abbreviated-form">One Time Programmable (OTP) memory</dfn></a>, a MAC
  address needs to be provided through the <span class="keyword cmdname">NET_REQUEST_ETHERNET_SET_MAC_ADDRESS</span>
  net_mgmt command before the Wi-Fi®
  interface is activated. </p>

  <div class="note" id="untitled6__note_cvh_mv4_dwb"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> Even if the MAC address is programmed in the OTP memory, it is still
   possible to override it with the <span class="keyword cmdname">NET_REQUEST_ETHERNET_SET_MAC_ADDRESS</span> net_mgmt
   command.</div>

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