Back Up Windows Computers With Readyshare Vault; Back Up Mac Computers With Time Machine; Set Up A Usb Hard Drive On A Mac - NETGEAR Nighthawk X4S User Manual

Back Up Windows Computers With ReadySHARE Vault

Your router comes with free backup software for all the Windows computers in your home. Connect a USB hard
disk drive (HDD) or an eSATA storage device to the router for centralized, continuous, and automatic backup.
The following operating systems support ReadySHARE Vault:
• Windows XP SP3
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• Windows 8.1
To back up your Windows computer:
1. Connect a USB HDD or eSATA storage device to the appropriate port on the 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 router.
When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up to two minutes before it is ready for
sharing. By default, the USB 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 one of the
router's USB ports or an eSATA storage device that is connected to the router eSATA port. You can access the
connected storage device from your Mac with a wired or WiFi connection to your router.

Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac

NETGEAR recommends that you use a new USB HDD or format your old USB HDD 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. Physically connect the USB hard drive to your Mac.
2. On your Mac, go to Spotlight (or the magnifying glass) at the top right of the page and search for Disk Utility.
3. Open the Disk Utility, select your USB HDD, click the Erase tab, and click the Erase button.
4. Click the Partition tab.
5. In the Partition Layout menu, set the number of partitions that you want to use.
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Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
and install it on each Windows computer.
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