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The following operating systems support ReadySHARE Vault:
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Windows 7
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Windows 8
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Windows 8.1
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Windows 10
To back up your Windows computer:
1.
Connect a USB storage device to the router's USB port.
If your storage device uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the device to the router.
When you connect the storage device to the 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).
2.
Download ReadySHARE Vault from
3.
Launch ReadySHARE Vault.
4.
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 router's USB 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
We recommend that you use a new USB HDD storage device, or format your old USB HDD 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 router supports GUID or MBR partitions.
To format your device and specify partitions:
1.
Connect a USB storage device to your Mac.
If your storage device uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the device to the 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 storage device, 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.
6.
Click the Options button.
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router Model R6900
netgear.com/readyshare
Share a Storage Device Attached to the Router
and install it on each Windows computer.
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