The following operating systems support ReadySHARE Vault:

•

Windows 7

•

Windows 8

•

Windows 8.1

•

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

netgear.com/readyshare

and install it on each Windows computer.

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.

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The Partition schemes display.

7.

Select the

GUID Partition Table

or

Master Boot Record

radio button.

8.

In the

Format

menu, select

Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

.

9.

Click the

OK

button.

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, we recommend 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:

a.

From the

Apple

menu, select

System Preferences

.

The System Preferences page displays.

b.

Select

Energy Saver

.

The Energy Saver page 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 page.

5.

Modify your security settings:

a.

From the

System Preferences

page, select

Security & Privacy

.

The Security & Privacy page displays.

b.

Click the

Advanced

button at the bottom of the page.

If the Advanced button is grayed out, click the lock icon so that you can change the settings.

c.

Clear the

Log out after minutes of inactivity

check box.

d.

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 (HDD) that is

connected to the router’s USB ports.

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To back up your Mac onto a USB HDD:

1.

Prepare your USB HDD with a compatible format and partitions.

For more information, see

Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac

on page 96.

2.

If you plan to back up a large amount of data, see

Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data

on

page 97.

3.

Connect your USB HDD 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).

4.

On a Mac computer that is connected to the network, launch Finder and select

Go > Connect to

Server

.

The Connect to Server window displays.

5.

Type

smb://routerlogin.net

and click the

Connect

button.

6.

When prompted, select the

Registered User

radio button.

7.

Enter

admin

for the name and

password

for the password and click the

Connect

button.

A list of USB devices connected to your router displays.

8.

From the

Apple

menu, select

System Preferences

.

The System Preferences window displays.

9.

Select

Time Machine

.

The Time Machine window displays.

10.

Click the

Select Backup Disk

button and select your USB device from the list.

11.

Click the

Use Disk

button.

If you do not see the USB partition that you want in the Time Machine disk list, go

to Mac Finder and click that USB partition. It displays in the Time Machine list.

Note

12.

When prompted, select the

Registered User

radio button.

13.

Enter

admin

for the name and

password

for the password and click the

Connect

button.

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The setup is complete and the Mac automatically schedules a full backup.You can back up immediately

if you want.

Manage Access to a Storage Device

You can specify the device name, workgroups, and network folders for a storage device connected to the

USB port on the router.

To specify the storage device access settings:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and password are

case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > USB Functions> ReadySHARE Storage

.

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The previous figure shows one USB device attached to the router.

5.

To specify a name that is used to access the USB device or devices that are connected to the router,

in the

Network/Device Name

field, enter a name.

By default, the name is readyshare.

6.

To specify a name for the workgroup that the USB device or devices are members of, in the

Workgroup

field, enter a name.

By default, the name is WORKGROUP. The name works only in an operating system that supports

NetBIOS, such as Microsoft Windows. If you are using a Windows workgroup rather than a domain,

the workgroup name is displayed here.

7.

Enable or disable access methods by selecting or clearing the corresponding check boxes and

specifying access to the storage device as described in the following table.

Description

Access

Method

Enabled by default.You can type

\\readyshare

to access the storage device within

your network. If you change the name in the

Network/Device Name

field from

readyshare to another name, the link changes accordingly.

Network

Connection

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