Netgear ReadyNAS 316 User Manual

You can use Mac OS X Time Machine to back up data on your Mac computer to your 
ReadyNAS storage system.

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On the local admin page for your ReadyNAS, select Backup > Time Machine.

Set the On-Off slider so the slider shows the On position.

In the Capacity field, enter the maximum amount of space on your ReadyNAS storage 
system that you want to devote to Time Machine backups.

The first time you run Time Machine on your Mac, a sparse bundle is 
created on your ReadyNAS to store the backup data. The maximum 
size of the sparse bundle is the size that you specify in the Capacity 
field. Make sure that you allocate more space than is needed so that 
the sparse bundle can accommodate additional data later. 
 
If you want to increase the size of the sparse bundle, you must 
delete the sparse bundle and create a new Time Machine backup. 
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After you run Time Machine for the first time, simply changing the 

number in the Capacity field does not increase the size of the sparse 
bundle. 

Create a password and enter it in the Password field.

Click the Apply button.