Private
MAC address prefix 00:16:B4 is registered to Private in the IEEE OUI registry. Any device whose MAC address begins with 00:16:B4 has a network interface built by Private. This prefix (the OUI, or Organizationally Unique Identifier) is assigned by the IEEE and is the first three octets of the address — it covers every MAC from 00:16:B4:00:00:00 to 00:16:B4:FF:FF:FF.
- OUI prefix
- 00:16:B4
- Hyphen form
- 00-16-B4
- MAC range
- 00:16:B4:00:00:00 – 00:16:B4:FF:FF:FF
- Addresses in block
- 16,777,216
- Organization
- Private
- Source
- IEEE OUI registry
Have a full MAC address? Look it up— we'll also tell you if it's a randomized (private) address rather than a real manufacturer prefix.
Assignment history (2)
The IEEE registry publishes current state only — this is the change record we've kept since we started tracking it daily.
- 2016-07-29Assigned to "Private"archived source →
- 2026-07-17Assigned to "Private"
Nearby in the registry
The prefixes assigned immediately before and after 00:16:B4:
- INVENTEL00:16:AE
- Shenzhen Union Networks Equipment Co.,Ltd.00:16:AF
- VK Corporation00:16:B0
- KBS00:16:B1
- DriveCam Inc00:16:B2
- Photonicbridges (China) Co., Ltd.00:16:B3
- Commscope00:16:B5
- Cisco-Linksys, LLC00:16:B6
- Seoul Commtech00:16:B7
- Sony Corporation00:16:B8
- ProCurve Networking by HP00:16:B9
- WEATHERNEWS INC.00:16:BA
FAQ
- Which company owns MAC address prefix 00:16:B4?
- MAC address prefix 00:16:B4 is registered to Private in the IEEE Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) registry. Any device whose MAC address begins with 00:16:B4 has a network interface built by Private.
- What is the OUI 00:16:B4?
- 00:16:B4 is an Organizationally Unique Identifier — the first three octets (24 bits) of a MAC address, assigned by the IEEE to Private. It covers every address from 00:16:B4:00:00:00 to 00:16:B4:FF:FF:FF, or 16,777,216 addresses in total. It is also written 00-16-B4.
- How do I find the manufacturer of a MAC address?
- Take the first three octets of the address — in 00:16:B4:00:00:00 that is 00:16:B4 — and look that prefix up in the IEEE OUI registry. If the second-lowest bit of the first octet is set, the address is locally administered (a randomized or private MAC), which belongs to no manufacturer and will not resolve; modern phones and laptops use these by default on each network.