Creating A Sparse Bundle File For The Nsa; Finding Out Computer Name And Mac Address - ZyXEL Communications NSA 210 User Manual

Chapter 17 Using Time Machine with the NSA

17.5 Creating a Sparse Bundle File for the NSA

Now you need to create a sparse bundle disk image file, which is a virtual file
system image that Time Machine can backup your files. It should be created
locally on the Mac and then mounted to share01 of the NSA.

17.5.1 Finding out Computer Name and MAC Address

Before creating a spare bundle, you need to know the computer name and MAC
address of your computer.
To find out your computer name, go to the Apple menu > System Preferences
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> Sharing. The computer name is at the top of the screen.
To find out the MAC address of your computer, click Apple > About This MAC >
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More Info > Network > Locations. The MAC address is under Ethernet.
Another way to find out the MAC address is to enter the following in Terminal:
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ifconfig en0 | grep ether | sed s/://g | sed s/ether//
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