Canon — ~25 prefixes (MA-L)
Summary
- // what this is
- Canon is registered to MAC prefix
D8:49:2Fand 24 more in the IEEE OUI database. When a device's MAC address begins withD8:49:2F, that block was registered by Canon — the OUI identifies the maker of the network hardware, which is not always the brand on the device. - // analyst note
- A Canon OUI almost always identifies a printer/copier/MFP; for Canon-group network cameras look for Axis OUIs instead.
About this vendor.
Canon holds about 25 MA-L blocks registered as "CANON INC." in Ota-ku, Tokyo. These OUIs appear on printers, multifunction printers (MFPs), imageRUNNER office copiers, and network cameras. A useful corporate cross-reference: Canon acquired Axis Communications in 2015 (cash bid announced 10 February 2015, ~SEK 23.6 billion / ≈US$2.83 billion; Axis delisted from Nasdaq Stockholm in 2018), but Axis keeps its own "Axis Communications AB" OUIs (see the Axis entry), so Canon-group network-camera presence on a network typically shows up under Axis prefixes rather than Canon's. Canon also acquired Milestone Systems (VMS software, no MAC footprint). The brand maps cleanly to the device maker. For triage, a Canon OUI almost always identifies a printer, copier, or MFP; for Canon-group network cameras, look for Axis OUIs instead.
- IEEE assignment
- ~25 prefixes → CANON INC., registered Tokyo, Japan [Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L
- Registry / block size
- MA-L; ~25 blocks (~419.4M addresses); last updated 2025-12-23 (maclookup.app API 'updated' field) [Confirmed] — maclookup.app (IEEE-derived). NOTE: IEEE's public OUI data publishes NO assignment/registration date (the IEEE MA-L registry columns are only Registry, Assignment, Organization Name, Organization Address); any "first registered" date from third-party tools is a database artifact, not an IEEE fact.
- HQ / country
- Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan [Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L
- Company status
- active (Canon Inc.) [Confirmed] — global.canon
- Device types
- printers, MFPs, office copiers, network cameras [Confirmed] — maclookup.app
- Notable products
- imageRUNNER copiers, PIXMA/MAXIFY printers, imageCLASS
- Verified prefix sample
- D8:49:2F (among 25) [Confirmed] — maclookup.app
- Special note
- Canon acquired Axis Communications in 2015 (announced 2015-02-10, ~SEK 23.6B / ≈US$2.83B; Axis delisted 2018) — Axis keeps its own "Axis Communications AB" OUIs, so Canon-group network cameras appear under Axis prefixes, not Canon's. Canon also acquired Milestone Systems (VMS software, no MAC footprint).[Confirmed] — maclookup.app
- Related vendors
- subsidiary Axis Communications AB; subsidiary Milestone Systems
- Analyst note
- A Canon OUI almost always identifies a printer/copier/MFP; for Canon-group network cameras look for Axis OUIs instead.