Set Up a Personal Network
Set up a personal network to connect your iOS device to your Mac and transfer files between the two. This will not work for activation of a device as you must be connected to a true internet connection when activating iOS devices.
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Click the Network icon, then click Create Network.
Don't see an option to create a new network? Click here.
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Give your network a name, then click Create.
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Make sure your network icon now looks like the image below.
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On your iOS device, select the network you just created.
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Tap Join Anyway.
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Make sure your iOS device is connected to your Mac's personal network.