Display device names instead of MAC Address

[LevMac]

Hey guys, I've looked around and couldn't find the answer
When I open Airport Utility on my Mac or iPad, it shows devices that are connected to my network but shows the MAC Address and not the Device names?

I have gone in and changed the names of the devices under TCP/IP Settings and then into Client ID, but it still does not show the names

Help ?

 

[brilliantthings]

I'd like to know this too. Not very Apple.

 

[Hammie]

Where are you looking?

When I open Airport Utility and single click on my Time Capsule, the wireless client names are the device names, not MAC nor IP Addresses.

 

[LevMac]

Where are you looking?

When I open Airport Utility and single click on my Time Capsule, the wireless client names are the device names, not MAC nor IP Addresses.

Yes, looking in the same spot

I open Airport Utility and single click on my Time Capsule, but it shows Wireless Client's as MAC Addresses not names

 

[Brian33]

Looking in the same place, for my network, some devices show up with names, some with IP addresses, and some with MAC addresses! I haven't yet figured out any logical explanation, although I'm sure there is one...

I've got a variety of different devices (Macs, XP machine, Kindle, iPod Touch, Airplay speakers, Airport Expresses) so that probably has something to do with it.

 

[LevMac]

So no one else has figured this out?
Has it got anything to do with making each device a static IP?

 

[h9826790]

It seems the Airport Utility tends to display the device name (e.g. xxx-iphone.local) , if unable to do that, will fall back to the ip address. And MAC address should the last option.

If all your device display in MAC address, may be restart the TC can fix it.

P.S. static IP should make no difference.