Netgear R6400 User Manual - Page 74
Control Access to the USB Drive, To back up your Mac onto a USB hard drive, Go > Connect to Server
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AC1750 Smart WiFi Router To back up your Mac onto a USB hard drive: 1. Prepare your USB drive with a compatible format and partitions See Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac on page 74. 2. If you plan to back up a large amount of data. See Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data on page 75. 3. Insert your USB storage drive into a USB port on the router. Note: If your USB drive uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB drive to the router. The blue USB 3.0-Storage port on the front of the router performs faster than the USB 2.0-Printer port on the rear panel of the router. When you connect the USB drive to the router USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB drive is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN). 4. On your Mac computer, select Go > Connect to Server. 5. Type afp://routerlogin.net. 6. When prompted to enter your name and password, select the Guest radio button. 7. Click the Connect button. A list of connected devices displays. This list includes the name admin when you log in as admin. 8. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences. 9. Open Time Machine. 10. Click the Select Backup Disk button and select your USB drive from the list. 11. Click the Use for Backup 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. 12. When prompted to enter your name and password, select the Guest radio button, and click the Connect button. When the setup is complete, the Mac automatically schedules a full back up. You can back up immediately if you want. Control Access to the USB Drive You can specify the device name, workgroups, and network folders for your USB device. Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router 76