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 Installation and Image Management
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+.. note:: This is most likely only relevant for virtual installations:
 
+   When installing VyOS ensure that the MAC address selected for your NICs is
+   not a locally administered MAC address. Locally administered addresses are
+   distinguished from universally administered addresses by setting (assigning
+   the value of 1 to) the second-least-significant bit of the first octet of
+   the address:
+
+   Example: ``02:00:00:00:00:01``, where the second-least-significant bit
+   (``02`` in hex) is set to ``1``.
 
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    :maxdepth: 2