Mac User Guide
- Welcome
- What’s new in macOS Sequoia
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- Intro to Apple Intelligence
- Find the right words with Writing Tools
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Create your own emoji with Genmoji
- Use Apple Intelligence with Siri
- Summarise 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
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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

Change TCP/IP settings on Mac
On your Mac, use TCP/IP network settings to configure IPv4 or IPv6 connections, or to renew a DHCP lease.
Note: The available settings vary depending on the type of network service selected.
To change these settings, choose Apple menu in the sidebar, click a network service, click Details, then click TCP/IP. (You may need to scroll down.)
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Configure IPv4 | Choose your ISP’s recommended IPv4 configuration method.
The available options vary depending on the type of network service you’re configuring. | ||||||||||
Configure IPv6 | Choose your ISP’s recommended IPv6 configuration method.
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Renew DHCP Lease | Renew the DHCP lease. This option is available when the service uses DHCP. | ||||||||||
DHCP client ID (if required) | The DHCP client identifier. This option is available when the service uses DHCP. |