Turn off Private Relay and private Wi-Fi address – macOS

These macOS privacy features often cause problems with DNS, firewalls or monitoring on company networks. If needed, this is how to turn them off.

iCloud Private Relay

1. Open Apple menu › System Settings.

2. At the top, click your name (Apple Account) › iCloud.

3. Open Private Relay and turn it off.

Safari: Hide IP address

1. Open Safari and choose Safari › Settings in the menu bar.

2. Go to the Privacy tab.

3. Clear Hide IP address or set it to Off.

Private Wi-Fi address

1. Open System Settings › Wi-Fi.

2. Click Details next to the connected network.

3. Set Private Wi-Fi address to Off and confirm with OK.

4. Disconnect from the Wi-Fi briefly and reconnect.

Note: The private Wi-Fi address applies per network. The setting must be changed for each company Wi-Fi separately.