macOS User Guide
- Welcome
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- Work across devices using Continuity
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Use iPhone with Desk View
- Stream audio and video with AirPlay
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Hand off between devices
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Make and receive phone calls on your Mac
- Sync music, books, and more between devices
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- What is Family Sharing?
- Set up Family Sharing
- Add a user or group
- Set up Screen Time for a child
- Share purchases with your family
- Watch and listen together with SharePlay
- Share a Photo Library
- Collaborate on projects
- Find content shared with you
- Find your family and friends
- Play games with your friends
- Resources for your Mac
- Resources for your Apple devices
- Copyright
Create a computer-to-computer network on Mac
If you want to set up a temporary, ad hoc Wi-Fi connection between your Mac and another device, you can create your own network using the Wi-Fi menu.
Create an ad hoc network
On your Mac, enable legacy networks.
Click the Wi-Fi status icon in the menu bar, then choose Create Network.
Enter a name and choose a channel for your network.
Click Create.
When you create a computer-to-computer network, the Wi-Fi menu icon changes to show a computer . The new network is available in the Device section of the Wi-Fi menu.
Connect to an ad hoc network
After you create an ad hoc network, you can connect to it from another Mac.
On the other Mac, enable legacy networks.
Click the Wi-Fi status icon in the menu bar, then select the ad hoc network.
Enable legacy networks
On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Wi-Fi in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.)
Click Advanced on the right.
Turn on “Show legacy networks and options.”
Click Done.