Recommended Energy Saver Settings
Open System Preferences and select Energy Saver. To open the pane, choose
Apple menu 
Putnam City Schools recommends these settings:
Select the Battery tab:
| Option | Setting |
| “Turn display off after” slider | Set the amount of time your computer or display should wait before going to sleep to at most 15 minutes. Recommended: 5 minutes. |
| Put hard disks to sleep when possible | Yes (Checked) |
| Slightly dim the display while on battery power | Yes (Checked) |
| Enable Power Nap | No (Unchecked) |
Select the Power Adapter tab:
| Option | Setting |
| “Turn display off after” slider | Set the amount of time your computer or display should wait before going to sleep to at most 15 minutes. Recommended: 5 minutes. |
| Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off | Yes (Checked) |
| Put hard disks to sleep when possible | Yes (Checked) |
| Wake for Wi-Fi network access | Yes (Checked) |
| Enable Power Nap | No (Unchecked) |
Go back to System Preferences and choose Security and Privacy. Check the box for “Require password after sleep or screen saver begins.” Set the time to 5 minutes.