Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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- Get started with Apple Intelligence
- Use Writing Tools
- Use Apple Intelligence in Mail
- Use Apple Intelligence in Messages
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Get webpage summaries
- Summarize an audio recording
- Use Apple Intelligence in Photos
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
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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
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- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use Private Browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Keep your Apple Account secure
- Use Mail Privacy Protection
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
Set up an AirPort base station on Mac
Set up an AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, or AirPort Time Capsule to share your broadband internet access with wireless computers on your network, and share a USB printer.
You can also set up your AirPort Express to play music on your stereo or powered speakers using AirPlay.
Connect the appropriate cables to the base station:
Connect to the internet: Connect an Ethernet cable from your DSL or cable modem to the Ethernet WAN port on your base station.
Share a USB printer: Connect a USB cable from a compatible USB printer to the USB port on your base station.
Use AirPlay to play music through an AirPort Express: Connect an audio cable from your stereo to the audio minijack on your AirPort Express.
Plug your device’s power plug into an electrical outlet.
On your Mac, click
in the menu bar and choose the device.AirPort Utility opens.
In AirPort Utility, follow the onscreen instructions to set up your wireless device.
AirPort Express is compatible with powered speakers connected to the audio minijack. You cannot use powered USB speakers with AirPort Express.
For more information about using AirPort, open AirPort Utility, then choose Help > AirPort Utility Help.