Prepare To Back Up A Large Amount Of Data; Use Time Machine To Back Up Onto A Usb Hard Drive - NETGEAR AirCard Smart Cradle DC112A User Manual

10. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.

Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data

Before you back up a large amount of data with Time Machine, Best practice is to 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. Set Energy Saver:
a. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
b. From the View menu, select Energy Saver.
c. Click 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.
c. Click the Advanced button at the bottom of the screen.
d. 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 cradle USB ports.
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To back up your Mac onto a USB hard drive:
1. Prepare your USB device with a compatible format and partitions.
See Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac
If you plan to back up a large amount of data, see
Data on page 118.
2. Insert your USB storage drive into the USB port on the cradle.
Note: If your USB device uses a power supply, you must use it when you
connect the USB device to the cradle.
AirCard Smart Cradle
Share a USB Device Attached to the AirCard Smart Cradle
on page 117.
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