Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS 27
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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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- Get started
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- Accessibility features for vision
- Get started with VoiceOver
- Zoom in on what’s around you
- Zoom in on your Mac screen
- Increase font size and icons
- Adjust the display colors
- Hover to zoom in on text and colors
- Listen to or change how text appears in apps
- Customize onscreen motion
- Increase the size of what’s on your screen
- Make the pointer easier to see
- Have your Mac speak text that’s on the screen
- Resources for your Mac
- Copyright and trademarks
- Resources for your Apple devices
Change PPPoE settings on Mac
On your Mac, use PPPoE network settings to enter account information provided by your ISP (internet service provider) if you use a DSL or cable modem to connect to the internet and your ISP uses PPPoE.
To change these settings, choose Apple menu in the sidebar, then select a PPPoE network 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. The current settings are listed below the name of the service. | ||||||||||
Details | Change the settings for the network service. See PPPoE Details button settings, below. | ||||||||||
Connect | Connect or disconnect the selected PPPoE service. | ||||||||||
Delete Service | Remove the network service. | ||||||||||
Make Inactive | Deactivate the network service. | ||||||||||
PPPoE Details button 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. | ||||||||||
PPPoE service name | The service name provided by your ISP. | ||||||||||
Account name | The account name. | ||||||||||
Remember password | Save the password for the account. | ||||||||||
Password | The password for the account. | ||||||||||
TCP/IP | Configure IPv4 and IPv6. | ||||||||||
DNS | Configure DNS servers and search domains. See Change DNS settings. | ||||||||||
WINS | Configure Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) settings. See Change WINS settings. | ||||||||||
Proxies | Configure internet proxies. | ||||||||||
PPP | Configure PPP settings. See PPP settings, below. | ||||||||||
PPP settings
Option | Description | ||||||||||
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Connect automatically when needed | Connect automatically when needed. | ||||||||||
Prompt to maintain the connection | Receive a notification when the computer is idle for the specified number of minutes. | ||||||||||
Prompt every n minutes | Enter the number of minutes to wait between notifications. | ||||||||||
Disconnect when user logs out | End the connection when you log out of your user account. | ||||||||||
Disconnect when switching user accounts | End the connection when you switch to another user account. | ||||||||||
Send PPP echo packets | Send echo packets when needed. | ||||||||||
Use verbose logging | Capture more detailed log information. | ||||||||||