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For the
Target Host Name
field, enter the Mac’s “Computer
Name” from the Sharing page. Navigate to this page by
selecting
Sharing
in
System Preferences
. To work with
Time Machine, the Computer Name should contain only the
following characters: 0123456789-abcdefghijklmnopqrstu
vwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ and “-”(hyphens).
Spaces, underscores, and other characters should not be
used if Time Machine is to function properly.
For the
Target MAC address
, enter the Mac’s Ethernet ID
from
Advanced Settings
in its
Network Preferences
page. If
more than one Ethernet ID is listed, use the first one. To get
to this page, select
Network
in
System Preferences
. Select
Ethernet
and click the
Advanced
button. Click on
Ethernet
at
the top right.
