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The latest version of OS X, 10.9 Mavericks, is here. But before you rush to install Mavericks, you'll want to check out our in-depth guide to preparing your Mac for the new OS, downloading. DNS Enabler for Mavericks. DNS Enabler can set up a fully-functioning Domain Name Server (DNS) on a plain Mac OS X machine. It is designed to allow a user to set up domain name information quickly using a single window, in the fastest time. Download the configuration, here, and open it in DNS Enabler.

Introduction

AirDrop is an ad-hoc service in Apple Inc.’s OS X and iOS operating systems, introduced in Mac OS X Lion (aka OS X 10.9) and iOS 7 that enables users to transfer files to another supported Mac computer and iOS mobile device without using email or a mass storage device. OS X Mavericks (version 10.9) and iOS 7 use different AirDrop protocols and are currently not interoperable. AirDrop in OS X or earlier operates over Wi-Fi, whereas the iOS implementation utilizes both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Once OS X 10.10 Yosemite and iOS 8 are released however, users will be able to AirDrop between their computer and mobile device. OS X Yosemite AirDrop, like iOS before it, now uses Bluetooth LE for discovery and direct Wi-Fi for transfer. That’s really the best of both worlds, as you get the low-energy savings of BT LE for the connection and the race-to-sleep efficiency of Wi-Fi for the transfer.

Limitations
There is currently no size restriction to how large a file can be sent over AirDrop, Apple users have reported movie files over 10GB being sent over AirDrop without any problems. A restriction on AirDrop is that the two computers have to be within 10 meters of each other for AirDrop to recognize the other party. To date only a small number of applications implement the AirDrop facility.

Ethernet Support
Currently, OS X Mavericks doesn’t officially allow you using AirDrop in-between computers using ethernet, but at the Marriott Library an other campus locations we administrate we have implemented a modification that allows this support. Currently, this feature only works in computers in the same subnet, due to the use of Bonjour (aka Zeroconf or Multicast DNS).

Enabling AirDrop over Ethernet

To enable AirDrop to run on OS X Mavericks via ethernet you can use the following command:

With the following content:

How to Use it?

On OS X, to use AirDrop in Finder choose Go>AirDrop, or press Shift-Command-R

Or using click on the AirDrop option under “FAVORITES” in the sidebar.

The person you are attempting to share content with should also enter the AirDrop screen.

In a few seconds the images and computer names of those nearby users running AirDrop will appear in the AirDrop window.

For example, here at the University of Utah, we have two OS X computers in the 1110 classroom at the Marriott Library…

Drag-&-drop the item you wish to share to the other person’s icon and click the “Send” button.

For example, a user on 1110mac-45 wants to share a file with a user on 1110mac-44.

That user must then accept the transaction and the data will be transferred to their “Downloads” folder.

For example, the user on 1110mac-44 clicks the “Save” or “Save and Open” button to receive the file. If they do not want to accept the file they can click the “Decline” button.

Close the window once you’ve transferred the data.

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These advanced steps are primarily for system administrators and others who are familiar with the command line. You don't need a bootable installer to upgrade macOS or reinstall macOS, but it can be useful when you want to install on multiple computers without downloading the installer each time.

What you need to create a bootable installer

• A USB flash drive or other secondary volume, formatted as Mac OS Extended, with at least 12 GB of available storage
• A downloaded installer for macOS Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra or El Capitan

Download macOS

• Download: macOS Big Sur, macOS Catalina, macOS Mojave or macOS High Sierra
  These will be downloaded to your Applications folder as an app named Install macOS [version name]. If the installer opens after downloading, quit it without continuing installation. To get the correct installer, download from a Mac that is using macOS Sierra 10.12.5 or later, or El Capitan 10.11.6. Enterprise administrators, please download from Apple, not a locally hosted software-update server.
• Download: OS X El Capitan
  This will be downloaded as a disk image named InstallMacOSX.dmg. On a Mac that is compatible with El Capitan, open the disk image and run the installer within, named InstallMacOSX.pkg. It will install an app named Install OS X El Capitan into your Applications folder. You will create the bootable installer from this app, not from the disk image or .pkg installer.

Use the 'createinstallmedia' command in Terminal

1. Connect the USB flash drive or other volume that you're using for the bootable installer.
2. Open Terminal, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
3. Type or paste one of the following commands in Terminal. These assume that the installer is in your Applications folder and MyVolume is the name of the USB flash drive or other volume you're using. If it has a different name, replace MyVolume in these commands with the name of your volume.

Big Sur:*

Catalina:*

Mojave:*

High Sierra:*

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El Capitan:

* If your Mac is using macOS Sierra or earlier, include the --applicationpath argument and installer path, similar to the way this is done in the command for El Capitan.

After typing the command:

1. Press Return to enter the command.
2. When prompted, type your administrator password and press Return again. Terminal doesn't show any characters as you type your password.
3. When prompted, type Y to confirm that you want to erase the volume, then press Return. Terminal shows the progress as the bootable installer is created.
4. When Terminal says that it's done, the volume will have the same name as the installer you downloaded, such as Install macOS Catalina. You can now quit Terminal and eject the volume.
   

Use the bootable installer

After creating the bootable installer, follow these steps to use it:

1. Plug the bootable installer into a Mac that is connected to the internet and compatible with the version of macOS you're installing.
2. Press and hold the Option (Alt) ⌥ key immediately after turning on or restarting your Mac.
3. Release the Option key when you see a dark screen showing your bootable volumes.
   If you can't start up from the bootable installer, make sure the External Boot setting in Startup Security Utility is set to allow booting from external media.
4. Choose your language, if prompted.
5. Select Install macOS (or Install OS X) from the Utilities window, then click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions.

Learn more

For more information about the createinstallmedia command and the arguments that you can use with it, make sure the macOS installer is in your Applications folder, then enter the appropriate path in Terminal:

• Big Sur: /Applications/Install macOS Big Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
• Catalina: /Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
• Mojave: /Applications/Install macOS Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
• High Sierra: /Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
• El Capitan: /Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia