QNAP Systems, Inc. MAC Prefixes: Vendor Identified, Device Unknown
Summary
- // what this is
- QNAP Systems is registered to MAC prefix
24:5E:BEand 1 more in the IEEE OUI database. When a device's MAC address begins with24:5E:BE, that block was registered by QNAP Systems — the OUI identifies the maker of the network hardware, which is not always the brand on the device. - // analyst note
- Both assignments are 24-bit prefixes with Group bit 0 and Local bit 0. An exact match identifies the listed registry assignment, not a particular device or deployment.
About this vendor.
A MAC address beginning with 24:5E:BE or E8:43:B6 is assigned in IEEE records to QNAP Systems, Inc.; the assignment does not identify a specific device. Both are MA-L assignments with 24-bit matching boundaries, leaving 24 bits, or 16,777,216 possible suffix values, under each prefix. That is a count of possible suffix values, not a count of devices or shipments.
For both prefixes, the first octet has Group bit 0 and Local bit 0. Under RFC 7042’s bit interpretation, those bits are fixed for an exact literal prefix match. Changing either bit produces a different prefix; this does not imply variation within the assigned prefix. A matching captured address supports the registry assignment only. It does not establish a particular product, operating system, current vendor identity, deployment, traffic prevalence, or security state.
IEEE CSV records list QNAP Systems, Inc. under MA-L assignments 245EBE (24:5E:BE) and E843B6 (E8:43:B6). The registrant address includes country code TW. Assignment dates: Unknown. Product, industry, and website: Unknown.
- Registry assignment
- QNAP Systems, Inc. is the listed registrant for both prefixes. [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Device identification
- Specific device category is Unknown; the supplied evidence does not map a device type to either prefix. [Unknown]
- Matching boundary
- Each prefix is 24 bits; an exact prefix match covers 24 remaining address bits. [Confirmed] — https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7042.txt
- Company
- QNAP Systems, Inc. [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Country
- Taiwan (
TWin the IEEE record) [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv - Registry
- MA-L [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Prefixes
24:5E:BE,E8:43:B6[Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv- Device types
- Unknown [Unknown]
- Notable products
- Unknown [Unknown]
- Industry
- Unknown [Unknown]
- Website
- Unknown [Unknown]
- Related vendors
- Unknown [Unknown]
- Assignment dates
- Unavailable in these IEEE CSV records. [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv