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OS X Support Essentials 10.11 - Apple Pro Training Series: Supporting and Troubleshooting OS X El Capitan
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OS X Support Essentials 10.11 - Apple Pro Training Series: Supporting and Troubleshooting OS X El Capitan

by Kevin M. White, Gordon Davisson
December 2015
Intermediate to advanced
936 pages
23h 59m
English
Peachpit Press
Content preview from OS X Support Essentials 10.11 - Apple Pro Training Series: Supporting and Troubleshooting OS X El Capitan

Lesson 2Set Up and Configure OS X

GOALS

Complete the initial configuration of an OS X system

Adjust common system settings

Identify and install a configuration profile

Examine and verify system information

Providing competent system configuration is a primary concern of technical support personnel. This lesson focuses on both initial setup and ongoing system configuration. Preliminary OS X configuration is handled via Setup Assistant, and subsequent configuration is almost entirely handled via System Preferences and configuration profiles. Finally, this lesson introduces the tools used to gather and verify system information.

Reference 2.1Use Setup Assistant

If you are using a new system for the first time or you have just completed ...

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