Time Machine Setup for Routers
User Manual
August 2015
202-11590-02
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA
Time Machine Setup for Routers
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Contents
Chapter 1 Prepare Your USB HDD and Mac Computer
Chapter 2 Back Up With Time Machine
Supported Mac Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Supported NETGEAR Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Supported USB Hard Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Prepare Your Mac to Back Up a Large Amount of Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Use Time Machine to Back Up Onto a USB Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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1. Prepare Your USB HDD and Mac
Computer
You can use Time Machine to back up your Mac computer onto a USB hard disk drive (HDD)
that is connected to one of the router’s USB ports. Before you back up using Time Machine, read
this chapter to prepare your USB HDD and Mac computer.
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Supported Mac Operating Systems
• Supported NETGEAR Routers
• Supported USB Hard Disk Drives
• Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac
• Prepare Your Mac to Back Up a Large Amount of Data
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at
http://support.netgear.com.
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Supported Mac Operating Systems
To determine if your Mac computer supports Time Machine, see the Apple support site or
see the documentation that came with your Mac.
Note: The images used in this user manual were taken on a MacBook Air
running OS X Yosemite.
Supported NETGEAR Routers
To determine if your NETGEAR router supports Time Machine, see your router’s user
manual, which is available at
http://downloadcenter.netgear.com.
Supported USB Hard Disk Drives
For the most up-to-date list of USB HDDs that your router supports, visit
http://kbserver.netgear.com/readyshare.
Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac
NETGEAR recommends that you use a new USB HDD or format your old USB disk to do the
Time Machine backup for the first time. Use a blank partition to prevent some issues during
backup using Time Machine. The router supports GUID or MBR partitions.
To format your USB hard disk drive and specify partitions:
1. Connect a USB HDD to a USB port on your Mac computer.
2. On your Mac, go to the Spotlight (or the magnifying glass), which is at the top right of your
computer’s menu bar, and search for Disk Utility.
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3. Open the Disk Utility, select your hard disk drive, click the Erase tab, and click the Erase
button.
4. Click the Partition tab.
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5. In the Partition Layout menu, set the number of partitions that you want to use.
The Options button displays at the bottom of the page.
6. Click the Options button.
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7. Select the GUID Partition Table or Master Boot Record radio button and click the OK
button.
8. In the Format menu, select Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
9. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Prepare Your Mac to Back Up a Large Amount of Data
Before you back up a large amount of data with Time Machine, NETGEAR recommends that
you follow this procedure to prepare your Mac.
To prepare to back up a large amount of data:
1. Upgrade the operating system of the Mac computer
2. V
erify and repair the backup disk and the local disk.
3. V
erify and repair the permissions on the local disk.
4. Set Energy Saver:
.
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a. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
b. Select Energy Saver.
c. Click the Power Adapter tab.
d. Select the W
ake for Wi-Fi network access check box.
e. Click the back arrow to save the changes and exit the page.
5. Modify your security settings:
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a. From the System Preferences window, select Security & Privacy.
b. Click the Advanced button at the bottom of the page.
If the Advanced button is grayed out, click the lock icon so that you can change the
settings.
c. Clear the Log out after minutes of inactivity check box.
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d. Click the OK button.
Your changes are saved.
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2. Back Up With Time Machine
You must follow the instructions in Chapter 1 to prepare your USB HDD and Mac computer
before you can back up your Mac computer using Time Machine.
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Use Time Machine to Back Up Onto a USB Hard Drive
You can use Time Machine to back up your Mac computers onto a USB HDD that is
connected to one of the router’s USB ports.
To back up your Mac onto a USB hard drive:
1. If you are already using
Step 4.
2. Prepare your USB HDD with a compatible format and partitions.
For more information, see Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac on page 5.
3. Prepare your Mac if you plan to back up a large amount of data.
For more information, see Prepare Your Mac to Back Up a Large Amount of Data on
page 8.
4. Connect your USB HDD to a USB port on your router
If your USB HDD uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB HDD
to the router
When you connect the USB HDD to the router’s USB port, it might take up to two minutes
before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB HDD is available to all computers on
your local area network (LAN).
5. Connect your Mac computer to the router
Ethernet connection.
6. Launch Finder and select Go > Connect to Server.
.
Time Machine with a USB HDD, skip Steps 2 and 3 and go to
.
’s network using a WiFi connection or a wired
The Connect to Server window displays.
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7. In the Server Address field, type smb://routerlogin.net and click the Connect button.
8. When prompted, select the Registered User radio button.
9. Enter admin for the name and password for the password and click the Connect button.
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A list of USB devices connected to your router displays.
10. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
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11. Select Time Machine.
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12. Click the Select Backup Disk button and select your USB device from the list.
13. Click the Use Disk button.
Note: If you do not see the USB partition that you want in the Time Machine
disk list, go to Mac Finder and click that USB partition. It displays in the
Time Machine list.
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14. When prompted, select the Registered User radio button.
15. Enter admin for the name and password for the password and click the Connect button.
The setup is complete.
Your Mac automatically schedules a full backup. You can back up immediately if you
want.
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