OS X Mavericks :: How To Connect And Use USB Hard Drive To Router
Sep 8, 2014
Using Mavericks on main MacBook Pro and Snow Leopard on second MacBook Pro. (another user in house with windows laptop, but for now really need to get the Macs going on this)
Have a new 3T external hard drive (mac/pc compatible). There is a USB connection on back of Verizon router. Connected hard drive there.
I don't know how to "see" the hard drive from the MacBook Pro?
Earlier I connected the drive to both Macs. The main Mac used Disk Utility and partitioned/formatted as MS dos (so windows can use, too). Was able to complete TimeMachine backup.
Now I want to use the hard drive through the router so the Macs (and windows pc) can backup/access the hard drive.
How do I do this? Where on the Mac do I enable or set up?
Or, do I set it up via the router's settings?
I'm not knowing where to begin. Router is working fine. Can access internet.
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