How can I back up my Macbook Pro on an drive connected to an Asus router?

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looking to back up macbook pro on a drive connected to Asus router

looking to back up macbook pro on an external drive connected to Asus router. If I use WD My Passport for Mac (2TB) should this work?

 

[Rob Phillips]

Re: looking to back up macbook pro on a drive connected to Asus router

Welcome to iMore! It should work just fine. Is it a dedicated Mac My Passport? Those are compatible with Time Machine, OS X's built-in system backup software. Otherwise you may have to download and install Western Digital's own backup software.

 

[anon(153966)]

I'm new to Mac and my MacBook.
So, I have a 1TB Western Digital 3.0 USB drive. I should be able to use this with Mac's Time Machine, no?

 

[Rob Phillips]

I'm new to Mac and my MacBook.
So, I have a 1TB Western Digital 3.0 USB drive. I should be able to use this with Mac's Time Machine, no?

Yes you can! This should help:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250