Lacie 301496U User Manual - Page 16

LaCie Ethernet Disk User Manual Configuring Your LaCie Ethernet Disk page 16 5.3. Using Ethernet Disk with Apple™ Time Machine The Ethernet Disk can be selected as a target for Apple's Time Machine software, which automatically backs up internal hard drives onto external volumes. From the web administration page, you can grant Time Machine compatibility to the shares you would like to use. Once set up, Time Machine will recognize the share as a valid backup destination. For more details on using Time Machine, refer to Apple's documentation. Follow these steps to use make the Ethernet Disk's share's available for use with Time Machine: 1. Make sure that you have installed and are running the LaCie Network Assistant. See section 5.1. Connecting Using LaCie Network Assistant for details. 2. Click on the LaCie Network Assistant icon in your task bar (Windows users, Fig. 11) or menu bar (Mac users, Fig. 12) and select "Web Access". The web administration page will open. 3. Click the Administration link (Fig. 13). 4. Login using the default username and password (or, if you have modified them, use your username and password) and click Log On. The default username and password are: Login: administrator Password: admin 5. In the page that loads, click on the Shares tab. 6. Click on the share that you wish to make available to Time Machine as a backup destination. 7. On the page that opens, tick the Apple box and then the Time Machine box (Fig. 14). 8. This Ethernet Disk share is now set up to use with Time Machine, and can be selected as a valid backup destination from within the Time Machine software. Fig. 11 Fig. 12 Fig. 13 Fig. 14