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␡Jul 06, 2017 How to Change Your Computer Name on Mac OS X. Just open up System Preferences, go to Sharing, and change the computer name. You can also change it from the Terminal using this command, though obviously it’s much simpler to just change it under Sharing. Sep 23, 2015 This article briefly details how to reset a misbehaving Software Update Server on Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite or 10.11 El Capitan. It was tested on server version 5.0.4 but should work on 4.x too. This can (and for simplicity, probably should) all be done from Terminal.app / command line without touching Server.
- Understanding the Different Servers
Change Server Settings in Mail on Mac. Use Server Settings preferences in Mail to change options for an account’s incoming and outgoing (SMTP) mail servers. To change these preferences in the Mail app on your Mac, choose Mail Preferences, click Accounts, then click Server Settings. Open Mail for me. Mac Software How to. This is very easy and it won't change the way your Mac treats files of that type in the future. Open the Finder and navigate to the file you want to use. Right-click on it.
Sep 21, 2015 OS X Server 5 (for El Capitan and Yosemite), as with its OS X Server predecessors has a Software Update service. The service in the Server app is known as Software Update and from the command line is known as swupdate. The Software Update service, by default, stores each update in the /var/db/swupd directory. Software Update Server. A Software Update server enables you to manage Macintosh client updates on your network. In an uncontrolled environment, users may connect to the Apple Software Update servers at any time and update client computers with software that your IT group has not approved for use in your organization.
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This chapter explains why you need a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server and a domain name system (DNS) server. You'll also learn how to configure DHCP services on Mac OS X Server to provide address, lease and renewal, and directory information. You will then change settings on the client computer to access Internet Protocol (IP) information via DHCP.
This chapter is from the book Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Server Essentials
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Lesson Files
Time
This lesson takes approximately 2 hours to complete.
Goals
Use Server Admin to configure one or more valid DHCP subnets
Use Server Admin to configure the DNS and LDAP information that a DHCP subnet will provide
Use Server Admin to configure and monitor usage of DNS services on Mac OS X Server
Use Network Utility to troubleshoot DNS record issues
Set up Mac OS X Server to download software updates from Apple and then serve the updates to computers on the local network
Use Server Admin to configure the DNS and LDAP information that a DHCP subnet will provide
Use Server Admin to configure and monitor usage of DNS services on Mac OS X Server
Use Network Utility to troubleshoot DNS record issues
Set up Mac OS X Server to download software updates from Apple and then serve the updates to computers on the local network
This lesson explains why you need a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server and a domain name system (DNS) server. You'll also learn how to configure DHCP services on Mac OS X Server to provide address, lease and renewal, and directory information. You will then change settings on the client computer to access Internet Protocol (IP) information via DHCP.
In addition, you'll learn how to use Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server tools to troubleshoot DHCP issues on the network. From the client computer, you will review what information can be gathered to assist you in trouble shooting. From the server computer, you will monitor DHCP activity and review log file entries.
For DNS, you will create a basic zone file allowing your server to provide DNS. You'll also learn about the various types of DNS issues, such as problems related to end users who misunderstand your DNS hierarchy and typographic problems within your DNS aliases. A system administrator must be able to determine authoritatively where a DNS entry is being resolved.
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Understanding the Different Servers
Like any resource, network resources are limited. When an organization signs on with an Internet service provider (ISP), the ISP provides a limited number of IP addresses and a set bandwidth or maximum amount of network traffic allowed to the organization. To prevent extra charges, the organization must use the allocated addresses and bandwidth intelligently.
A company with unlimited resources could purchase an IP address for each computer on its network. However, this is inefficient because every company has intermittent network users, such as those who use portable computers and visitors. A more efficient approach is to purchase fewer IP addresses and allocate them dynamically as needed using a DHCP server.
Hosting an internal DNS server can reduce network demands and improve performance by locally caching hostname lookups. It can also be used to supplement and extend the domain name that the company purchased.
Another way to reduce bandwidth needs is to host a Software Update server. This allows updates to be served on the local network instead of each computer having to download the updates directly from Apple's website. This also enables a system administrator to make updates available only after they have been tested and qualified.
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