Set up media sharing on Mac
Turn on media sharing to allow other devices on your network to browse and play downloaded music, films and TV programmes from your Mac.
You can change the name of your media library, set up Home Sharing and share your media with other users on the same network.
Media sharing is turned on when you select either Home Sharing or the option to share media with guests. To turn off media sharing, deselect the Media Sharing tickbox in the service list on the left.
Change the name of your media library
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
.Select Media Sharing.
In the Library Name field, select the current name of the library, then type a new name.
Turn on Home Sharing
With Home Sharing, you can access your media library on all your devices where you’re signed in with the same Apple ID.
Note: If you already have five Mac computers authorised to play content purchased from the iTunes Store or the Apple TV app, you can’t turn on Home Sharing for another Mac. See Authorise a Mac to play iTunes Store purchases.
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
Select Media Sharing.
Select the Home Sharing tickbox.
Enter your Apple ID and password, then click Turn On Home Sharing.
Select any of the following options:
Devices update play counts: Select this tickbox if you want to update play counts (the number of times an item has been played) when the items are played on other computers in your Home Sharing network or on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
Share photos with Apple TV: Select this tickbox if you want to view your photos on Apple TV.
If you select the “Share photos with Apple TV” option, click Choose, then select which photos you want to share:
Select a Photos library or a folder: Click the “Share Photos from” pop-up menu, then choose Photos or a folder that contains the photos you want to share.
Share all photos in the library or folder: Select “All photos and albums” or “All folders”.
Share only certain photo albums or folders: Select “Selected albums” or “Selected folders”, then select the items you want to share from the list below. If you share selected albums, click Albums to select photo albums or People to select photos of specific individuals.
Share videos: Select “Include videos”.
Click OK when you’ve finished selecting photo sharing options.
Turn off Home Sharing
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
Select Media Sharing.
Deselect the Home Sharing tickbox.
Share your media library
You can share your media library with other computers on the same network. For others to access your media library, your Mac must be turned on.
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
Select Media Sharing.
Select the “Share media with guests” tickbox.
Deselect the tickbox if you no longer wish to share your media with other people.
Click Options, then do any of the following:
Select Require Password, then enter a password to protect your media library.
Select “All songs, films and TV programmes” to share everything in your library.
Select “Selected playlists”, to share only the items you choose.