Picture of the Honeywell RTH9580WF Wi-Fi thermostat, displaying its -Wi-Fi Setup- screen, with the thermostat's MAC address and CRC number covered.

How to Find Honeywell Thermostat MAC Address

Why would you need to know how to find Honeywell thermostat MAC address? It helps in troubleshooting internet problems between your smart t-stat and the Honeywell Total Comfort Connect website.  Now all WiFi thermostats have a MAC id.  Why?  Because without this, you would not be able to control the thermostat outside your home via your phone, tablet, or any other device for that matter.

Thus, you can find the t-stat’s MAC ID and MAC CRC values as well, using this method.   How so?  These are also listed on the same screen as the IP address.  And, you get to that screen the same way, whether searching for IP address, MAC, or CRC values.  You also need the MAC CRC and MAC address numbers when registering your Honeywell WiFi thermostat on their Total Comfort Connect website.  Note that you cannot set your thermostat remotely if you have not registered it with them.





How to Find Honeywell Thermostat MAC Address, Step by Step

1. Go to the Thermostat’s Home screen

These thermostat sit at the Home screen by default, and will return there from any other screen after several minutes.

The Home screen we see on our Honeywell RTH9580WF looks as follows.

Picture of a common Honeywell smart WiFi thermostat, showing its -Home- screen, with the -Menu-button highlighted. How to Find Honeywell Thermostat MAC Address.
A common Honeywell smart thermostat, showing its -Home- screen, with the -Menu-button highlighted.

2. Tap the Menu Item

Tapping the menu option brings up the main menu screen, similar to what we see next.

Picture of the Honeywell RTH9580WF WiFi Smart Thermostat menu, with the WiFi Setup button circled.
Honeywell RTH9580WF WiFi Smart Thermostat Menu, WiFi Setup button circled.

3. Tap the Wi-Fi Setup Menu Item to Continue with How to Find Honeywell Thermostat MAC Address

You may have to use the scroll arrow keys (right side of the screen) to move down to the Wi-Fi Setup option.

We found ours though, and tapped it.  This brought up the following screen.

Picture of the Honeywell RTH9580WF Wi-Fi thermostat, displaying its -Wi-Fi Setup- screen, with the thermostat's MAC address and CRC number covered. How to Find Honeywell Thermostat MAC Address.
Honeywell RTH9580WF Wi-Fi thermostat, displaying its -Wi-Fi Setup- screen, with the thermostat’s MAC address and CRC number covered.

In this example, looking at the Wi-Fi Setup screen above, we see that our thermostat internet protocol address is 192.168.0.15.  This screen also displays the Thermostat MAC and Thermostat CRC values.  Note that these are unique to each thermostat.  So when registering, you should only use the numbers found on the thermostat that you’re setting up.





4. Done with How to Find Honeywell Thermostat MAC Address !

We have now demonstrated how to find the MAC Id value on a typical Honeywell thermostat.  We hope this routine helps you debug any problems with your RTH9580WF smart WiFi thermostat.

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References for How to Find Honeywell Thermostat MAC Address

    1. Honeywell Help and Support Page at Honeywell.com

Revision History

    • 2023-02-04: First published.