From 95a419ec6fd69ede07cb4f01682adc36c1fd3dba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: xengineering <me@xengineering.eu>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 21:57:44 +0200
Subject: doc: Explain how to get the IPv6 address of a device

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 doc/documentation.tex | 10 ++++++++++
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@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ In addition to \autoref{chap:introduction} `\nameref{chap:introduction}` the
 following sections document everything required to use \texttt{soundbox}
 devices.
 
+\section{Getting the IP address}
+
+Each soundbox device has a label with the MAC address of the device in a format
+like \texttt{xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx}.
+
+It can be converted to an IPv6 link-local address starting with
+\texttt{fe80::}. This online
+tool\footnote{\href{https://ben.akrin.com/mac-address-to-ipv6-link-local-address-online-converter/}{https://ben.akrin.com/mac-address-to-ipv6-link-local-address-online-converter/}}
+is a convenient way to do that.
+
 \section{Playing audio} \label{playing-audio}
 
 Audio can be streamed to \texttt{soundbox} devices with the \texttt{ffmpeg}
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