Setting up Netgear Readyshare WiFi Router with Time Machine

(1) Using a Mac, format external disk (with USB connection) in Mac OS X Journaled format using Disk Utlity (Applications->Utilties->Disk Utility)
(2) Click on the external drive inside Finder, press cmd + I and change sharing preferences so that everyone can read and write to the disk
(3) Unmount and plug external drive into USB socket of Netgear Router
(4) visit http://www.routerlogin.net in your Mac's browser
(5) select readySHARE tab
(6) press Edit button
(7) select your drive from the list (Folder Name T:/ with my router)
(8) press Create Network Folder
(9) make sure you've the correct drive selected and enter a Folder and Share name, providing Read and Write access for all
(10) your router name (something like D6200) will appear as a server you can connect to in Finder sidebar (and this contains your network folder)
(11) enter Time Machine and use Select Disk … to select the folder you created as your backup destination. Do not log in with a username and password instead select Guest.
(12) If you encounter problems or wish to try connection with a username and password try the following additional steps.

Additional Steps

(13) Finder -> Go -> Connect to server … (or cmd + K)
(14) type smb://readyshare as server name and press connect
(15) click on your drive in Finder and press "Connect as …"
(16) enter username and password (default: admin AND password)

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