Lesson 23Manage Host Sharing and Personal Firewall

GOALS

Examine the host-sharing services built into OS X

Use screen-sharing tools to access other network hosts

Use AirDrop to quickly and easily share files

Secure shared services by configuring the firewall

Troubleshoot shared service issues

Although OS X Server requires a separate purchase on the Mac App Store, OS X already includes many of the core technologies that make OS X Server possible. Of course, OS X Server supports additional advanced network services and administration tools, but the two systems share the same software for providing several network services.

In this lesson, you will focus on using OS X as both a network client and a shared resource for a variety of network ...

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