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It will open your directory root folder windows and should only have 1 file called "index.php".
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cd /var/www/html/
Command to generate the php file
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nano /var/www/html/getmac.php

Once you have the file open, copy the following code into the "getmac.php"

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language	php
linenumbers	true

<?php
header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *');
$Result = array("STATUS" => "", "MAC_ADDR" => "");
function ReadMacAddressWinCommand()
{
    global $Result;
    if (strtoupper(substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3)) === 'WIN') {
        $GetMacResult = exec('getmac /fo csv /nh | findstr /V /R /C:"disconnected"') or die("UNABLE_EXEC_GETMAC_CMD");
        if ($GetMacResult != "") {
            // First see if can explode out \n and or \r\n
            $ConnectionResults = explode("\n", $GetMacResult);
            // ONLY USe first connection;
            $ActiveConnectionFirst = $ConnectionResults[0];
            // Get Only MAC Address;
            $ConnectionInfo = explode(",", $ActiveConnectionFirst);
            // MAC ADDRESS TAKE OUT "
            $ActiveMacAddress = str_replace('"', '', $ConnectionInfo[0]);
            //
            if ($ActiveMacAddress != "") {
                $Result["STATUS"] = "OK";
                $Result["MAC_ADDR"] = $ActiveMacAddress;
            }
        } else {
            $Result["STATUS"] = "CANNOT_GET_MAC_ADDRESS";
        }
    } else {
        $Result["STATUS"] = "NOTN_WIN_SYSTEM";
    }
}
if (isset($_REQUEST["CMD"]) && $_REQUEST["CMD"] == "GETMAC") {
    // First test read a fixed txt file
    $FixMacAddressFile = "./StationMacAddress.txt";
    $MacAddressFile = fopen($FixMacAddressFile, "r");
    if ($MacAddressFile) {
        $MacAddressFixed = rtrim(fread($MacAddressFile, filesize($FixMacAddressFile)));
        fclose($MacAddressFile);
        if (preg_match('/^(?:(?:[0-9a-f]{2}[\:]{1}){5}|(?:[0-9a-f]{2}[-]{1}){5}|(?:[0-9a-f]{2}){5})[0-9a-f]{2}$/i', $MacAddressFixed) == 1) {
            $Result["STATUS"] = "OK";
            $Result["MAC_ADDR"] = $MacAddressFixed;
        } else {
            ReadMacAddressWinCommand();
        }
    } else {
        ReadMacAddressWinCommand();
    }
}
echo json_encode($Result);

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Copy from here and right click to paste in terminal

Save the file
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Press keyboard: Ctrl + X >>>>> enter : Y >>>>>>>>>>> Press : Enter
Now chekc the MAC address for this computer first , and you can follow command
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ip addr show
Example: after command will show this:: (Green colour line is MAC Address of this computer)
Select the mac address (select and mark is copy in ubuntu function): 08:00:27:ef:a5:70

Now create another file called "StationMacAddress.txt" and method same point 2

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nano /var/www/html/StationMacAddress.txt

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a. Put in your mac address of the POS station as registered in MIN into the file (Example), make sure no "new line" after the mac address

b. Right click the mouse for paste the MAc Address to StationMacAddress.txt

Save and exist :
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Press keyboard: Ctrl + X >>>>> enter : Y >>>>>>>>>>> Press : Enter
Open the file "StationMacAddress.txt" with cat function (This step is double check the MAX Address)
Change Apache access port and method like point 2
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nano /etc/apache2/ports.conf
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command # to disable original port 22

next add Listen 8888 in next line
Save and exist :
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Press keyboard: Ctrl + X >>>>> enter : Y >>>>>>>>>>> Press : Enter
Restart Apache service
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service apache2 restart
Save it and that all, you can "test" it by calling from browser: localhost:8888/getmac.php?CMD=GETMAC and should have the following screen.
After
completed in computer. Please post the device mac adress, pupose , which property , which location in eventum for notice ehors development team to do next action
completing the task on the computer, kindly provide the device's MAC address, purpose, associated properties, and the specific location within Eventum. This information will notify the development team for their next course of action.

For IT personnel test and checking, if the MAC address is correctly fetch by WINX system, you can find the "MACADDRESS" variable from browser debugger:

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completing the task on the computer, kindly provide the device's MAC address, purpose, associated properties, and the specific location within Eventum. This information will notify the development team for their next course of action.