Back Up Mac Computers With Time Machine; Set Up A Usb Storage Device On A Mac - NETGEAR D7000 User Manual

Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D7000
To back up your Windows computer:
1. Connect a USB storage device to one of the USB ports on the modem router.
2. If your USB device uses a power supply, connect it.
You must use the power supply when you connect the USB device to the modem router.
When you connect the storage device to the modem router's port, it might take up to two minutes before it is
ready for sharing. By default, the device is available to all computers on your local area network (LAN).
3. Download ReadySHARE Vault from
4. Launch ReadySHARE Vault.
5. Use the dashboard or the Backup tab to set up and run your backup.

Back Up Mac Computers With Time Machine

You can use Time Machine to back up your Mac computers onto a USB hard drive that is connected to the USB
port on the modem router. You can access the connected storage device from your Mac with a wired or WiFi
connection to your modem router.

Set Up a USB Storage Device on a Mac

We recommend that you use a new USB storage device or format your old USB storage device to do the Time
Machine backup for the first time. Use a blank partition to prevent some issues during backup using Time Machine.
The modem router supports GUID or MBR partitions.
To format your USB storage device and specify partitions:
1. Connect the USB storage device to your Mac.
2. If your USB device uses a power supply, connect it.
You must use the power supply when you connect the USB device to the Mac.
3. On your Mac, go to Spotlight (or the magnifying glass) at the top right of the page and search for Disk Utility.
4. Open the Disk Utility, select your USB device, click the Erase tab, and click the Erase button.
5. Click the Partition tab.
6. In the Partition Layout menu, set the number of partitions that you want to use.
7. Click the Options button.
The Partition schemes display.
8. Select the GUID Partition Table or Master Boot Record radio button.
9. In the Format menu, select Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
10. Click the OK button.
11. Click the Apply button.
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and install it on each Windows computer.