Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Tahoe
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- Intro to Apple Intelligence
- Translate messages and calls
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Create your own emoji with Genmoji
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Find the right words with Writing Tools
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Block access to Apple Intelligence features
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- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos, and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books, and more between devices
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright and trademarks
Ethernet settings on Mac
On your Mac, use Ethernet network settings to set up and manage your Ethernet connection.
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Connect your Mac to the internet using Ethernet
Change the order of the network services your Mac uses
Set up a network service on Mac
Browse through the options below for details about customizing your settings.
To open these settings, choose Apple menu 
in the sidebar, then click an Ethernet service. (You may need to scroll down.)
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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[service name] | The name of the network service and the connection status indicator. If the service is connected, its current settings are listed below the name of the service. | ||||||||||
Details | Change settings for the network service. See Ethernet Details settings, below. | ||||||||||
Delete Service | Remove the network service. | ||||||||||
Make Inactive | Deactivate the network service. | ||||||||||
Ethernet Details settings
Click Details to change the settings below.
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Name | The name of the network service. To change the name, select the name, then enter a new name. | ||||||||||
Limit IP address tracking | Hide your IP address from known trackers in Mail and Safari. If you subscribe to iCloud+ and have Private Relay turned on in iCloud settings, it’s turned off when you deselect this option. | ||||||||||
TCP/IP | Configure IPv4 and IPv6, or renew the DHCP lease. | ||||||||||
DNS | Configure DNS servers and search domains. See Change DNS settings. | ||||||||||
WINS | Configure Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) settings. See Change WINS settings. | ||||||||||
802.1X | Connect to a network protected by 802.1X, view 802.1X profile settings, and enable automatic connection. | ||||||||||
Proxies | Configure internet proxies. | ||||||||||
Hardware | Configure hardware settings and view the hardware MAC address. | ||||||||||