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Overview

An IP address, or Internet Protocol address, is a series of numbers used to identify hardware devices on a network.

1. Go to the search bar.

2. Type "cmd" (without the quotation marks) in the search box.

3. Click on the cmd entry.

4. In the new Command Prompt window, type "ipconfig /all" (without the quotation marks) and hit the Enter key.

5. Look for the line that reads "Ethernet Adapter Ethernet1" (for wired) or "Wireless LAN Adapter: WiFi" (for wireless).

6. Below that line, you will see a line that reads "IPv4 Address".

7. The IPv4 Address is your IP address.