Prepare To Back Up A Large Amount Of Data; Use Time Machine To Back Up Onto A Storage Device - NETGEAR Nighthawk D7000 User Manual

Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D7000
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, NETGEAR recommends that you follow
this procedure.
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 by doing the following:
a. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
The System Preferences screen displays.
b. From the View menu, select Energy Saver.
The Energy Saver screen displays.
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 by doing the following:
a. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
The System Preferences screen displays.
b. From the View menu, select Security.
The Security & Privacy screen displays.
c. Click the Advanced button at the bottom of the screen.
d. Leave the Log out after minutes of inactivity check box cleared.
e. Click the OK button.
Your settings are saved.

Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a Storage Device

You can use Time Machine to back up your Mac computers onto a USB hard disk drive that is connected
to the USB port on the modem router.
To back up your Mac onto a USB hard drive:
1. Prepare your USB device with a compatible format and partitions.
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