Lesson 25. Manage Host Sharing and Personal Firewall

Goals

  • Examine and turn on host-sharing services built into macOS

  • Examine and turn on Content Caching services built into macOS

  • Use screen-sharing tools to access other network hosts

  • Use AirDrop to share files

  • Configure a personal firewall to secure shared services

  • Troubleshoot sharing services

In this lesson, you focus on using macOS as both a network client and a shared resource for network and Internet services. After an introduction to shared services, you delve into remotely controlling Mac computers with screen-sharing services. Then you learn how to use AirDrop—the easiest way to share files between Apple devices. You also learn how to secure access to shared resources ...

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