Acres Manufacturing MAC prefix 68:A2:AA: vendor identified; device unknown
Summary
- // what this is
- Acres Manufacturing is registered to MAC prefix
68:A2:AAin the IEEE OUI database. When a device's MAC address begins with68:A2:AA, that block was registered by Acres Manufacturing — the OUI identifies the maker of the network hardware, which is not always the brand on the device. - // analyst note
- The 24-bit prefix fixes first-octet Group and Local bits at 0; the remaining 24 bits permit 16,777,216 possible suffix values, not a device or shipment count. RFC 7042 explains MAC prefix structure and these bit meanings.
About this vendor.
A MAC address beginning with 68:A2:AA is registered to Acres Manufacturing, but the assignment does not identify a device type or a particular product. The available record gives the company name and country-level address indication, with no supporting product or industry material.
This is a 24-bit MA-L prefix. It fixes the first three octets, leaving 24 bits for the remaining suffix: 16,777,216 possible values. That is an address-space calculation, not a count of devices, shipments, or observed network activity.
The first octet 68 has its Group bit and Local bit both clear. For this exact prefix, those bits are fixed; changing either produces a different prefix. A matching address can support identification of the registry assignment, but does not establish who deployed it, what device uses it, or its current safety.
- Device type
- Unknown; the supplied evidence does not identify a device category for this prefix [Unknown]
- Registry prefix
68:A2:AA(MA-L, 24 bits) [Confirmed]- Interpretation
- First-octet Group bit 0 and Local bit 0; 24 suffix bits allow 16,777,216 possible values [Confirmed]