Prepare To Back Up A Large Amount Of Data; Use Time Machine To Back Up Onto A Usb Hard Drive - NETGEAR EX6200 User Manual

Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data

Before you back up a large amount of data with Time Machine, NETGEAR recommends that
you follow this procedure.
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To prepare to back up a large amount of data:
1. Upgrade the operating system of the Mac computer.
2. Verify and repair the backup disk and the local disk.
3. Verify and repair the permissions on the local disk.
4. Specify Energy Saver:
a. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
b. From the View menu, select Energy Saver.
c. Select the Power Adapter tab.
d. Select the Wake for Wi-Fi network access check box.
e. Click the back arrow to save the changes and exit the screen.
5. Modify your Security settings:
a. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
b. From the View menu, select Security and click the Advanced button at the bottom
of the screen.
c. Leave the Log out after minutes of inactivity check box cleared.

Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a USB Hard Drive

You can use Time Machine to back up your Mac computers onto a USB hard disk drive that is
connected to the extender's USB port.
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To back up your Mac onto a USB hard drive:
1. Prepare your USB drive with a compatible format and partitions (see
Hard Drive on a Mac
2. If you plan to back up a large amount of data, see
Data on page 91.
3. Insert your USB storage drive into a USB port on the extender.
Note: If your USB drive has a power supply, you must use it when you
connect the USB drive to the extender.
When you connect the USB drive to the extender 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. In the Server Address field, type smb://readyshare as the server address.
6. Click the Connect button.
AC1200 WiFi Range Extender
on page 90).
Share a USB Drive That Is Attached to the Extender
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Set Up a USB
Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of