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fix: clarify mac address randomisation section (#5)
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*(Want to connect to eduroam instead? See [/eduroam](/eduroam))*
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If you don't want to use eduroam, UNSW-IoT is another option. You may want to do this if you are not interested in `aqc4all`, or don't want to use the deprecated method of connecting to eduroam.
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The issues with iot that you may have patchy reception in some buildings (e.g. Keith Burrows), and that iot isn't officially supported for personal devices.
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![Connction to UNSW-IoT on i3status bar](/assets/UNSW-IoT-connection.png)
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The way UNSW-IoT works is that you put down your MAC address in an online portal and they provide you a password to connect with. **This will not work with setups and operating systems that randomise your MAC address (iOS, Mac), but Linux has nothing so this is unlikely.**
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The way UNSW-IoT works is that you put down your MAC address in an online portal and they provide you a password to connect with. **This will not work with setups and operating systems that randomise your MAC address, so ensure you disable these settings :)**
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See the bottom of the document at [#acquire-your-macv4-address](#acquire-your-macv4-address) to get your MACv4 address, it should look like the string `XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX` where each `XX` are hex bytes.

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