Share a USB Device Attached to the AirCard Smart Cradle
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AirCard Smart Cradle
Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault
Your cradle comes with free backup software for all the Windows computers in your home.
Connect a USB hard disk drive (HDD) to the USB port on your Smart Cradle for centralized,
continuous, and automatic backup.
To back up your Windows computer:
1.
Connect a USB HDD to a USB port on the cradle.
2.
Install the genie app on each Windows computer.
To download the genie app, visit
www.netgear.com/genie
.
3.
Download ReadySHARE Vault from
www.netgear.com/readyshare
and install it on each
Windows computer.
4.
Launch ReadySHARE Vault.
5.
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 cradle’s USB port. You can access the connected USB hard drive from your
Mac with a wired or wireless connection to your cradle.
Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac
Best practice is to use a new USB HDD or format your old USB disk to do the Time Machine
backup for the first time. Use a blank partition to prevent some issues during backup using
Time Machine. The cradle supports GUID or MBR partitions.
To format your USB hard disk drive and specify partitions:
1.
Physically connect the USB hard drive to your Mac.
2.
On your Mac, go to
Spotlight
(or the magnifying glass) at the top right of the screen and
search for
Disk Utility
.
3.
To format your USB device, open the Disk Utility, click the
Erase
tab, and click the
Erase
button.
4.
Click the
Partition
tab.
5.
Click
Partition Layout
and set the number of partitions that you want to use.
6.
Click the
Options
button.
The Partition options display.
7.
Select the
GUID Partition Table
or
Master Boot Record
radio button.
8.
For the format, select
Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
.
9.
Click the
OK
button.
