OS X El Capitan: Add a network location
A network location is a group of network settings for your various network services (Ethernet or Wi-Fi for example).
If you often change network settings, you may find switching between locations quicker and easier than repeatedly modifying individual groups of settings.
For example, you might want to make a location for “home,” where you connect to the Internet with a cable modem, and a location for “office,” where you connect to your company network and the Internet using AirPort.
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Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Network.
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Click the Location pop-up menu, choose Edit Locations, then click the Add button
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Enter a name for the location, then click Done.
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Enter settings for each network connection service you want to use in that location.
After you create your locations, you can switch all of your network settings by clicking the Location pop-up menu and choosing a different location.