How to Manually Configure IP Address on Mac: An IP(Internet Protocol) address serves as your computer's identification. It may sometimes be necessary to know what your IP address is and how to change it for reasons such as troubleshooting, networking and file-sharing. Jul 15, 2010 Previously we showed you how to set a Static IP in Windows, and you have a Mac machine on your network, you might want to assign it a Static IP as well. Set Static IP in OS X. You will need to open System Preferences, once there open Network. It would be a good idea to to edit the Locations so that you can easily change from DHCP to manual IP.
When organizing your home or small office network sometimes it can be easier to assign each computer it’s own IP address rather than using DHCP. Today we take a look at how to do it in OS X.
Previously we showed you how to set a Static IP in Windows, and you have a Mac machine on your network, you might want to assign it a Static IP as well.
Set Static IP in OS X
You will need to open System Preferences, once there open Network
It would be a good idea to to edit the Locations so that you can easily change from DHCP to manual IP simply. You will need to go to Edit Locations… with in the Network Preference Pane
Name it something that will let you remember what it is for.
Once you have named the new location you will click on the connection you want to set manually. In this example we will use Ethernet. From the Configure IPv4 drop down we will choose Manually.
Windows 10 Manual Ip Address
Now we will add the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Router, DNS and Search Domains. In this example we will use Google’s DNS which is 8.8.8.8 and your Search Domain will depend on your network.
This is a handy little option to use if you are setting up your own small network for home office or even LAN parties. It can be helpful when troubleshooting networks as well.
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Another OS X networking article you might be interested in is how to mount a Windows share in OS X.
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