How to manually manage your macOS High Sierra networking locationNeed to have more than one networking profile on macOS High Sierra? Here's how you can do it!
Most people will never have to (or want to) manage their networking profiles or locations. Setting up a connection to a Wi-Fi hotspot is all they'd need to do. However, some users might want or need tighter control over how their computer accesses the network and the internet.
Why would you want to control your network profile?
Depending on your use case, there may never be a reason for you to manage your network profile. If you have a computer that never leaves a particular network, then you can literally set it and forget it.
If you have a MacBook, then you might have access to a privileged network when at one location and need just typical network access when at another location. One such situation would be using a specialized network gateway.
For example, I have a network where my computers with low requirements of secure internet access go out to the internet via one gateway whilst...
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How to manually manage your macOS High Sierra networking location
