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Time Machine for AX6000 is missing options to set login / password?
Time Machine for AX6000 is missing options to set login / password?
2019-11-20 12:05:51
Model: Archer AX6000  
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I just got the AX6000 and one of the features that appealed to me was the fact that I could use Time Machine on it. On other models you could set a username and password however on this model in the guide it just says to turn it on and point to a connected drive.

Now, when I try to connect to it it requests for a username and a password. Blank won't let me enter, admin / admin doesn't work, I set a username and password in USB sharing, that didn't work either. It attempts to connect but ends up in a failure message always.

Is this a bug?

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Re:Time Machine for AX6000 is missing options to set login / password?
2019-12-03 06:20:28

@jbouw 

 

Below is the instruction to setup Time Machine on the router. 

https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq/1564/

 

As you can see, there is no option to set login username and password under Time Machine page; instead, it uses the same U/P for the HDD to access it. 

 

You can give it a go first; if does not work, please show us two pictures-- first is the picture of the USB storage Device page on AX6000; second is the picture on your MAC. 

 

Good day. 

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Re:Time Machine for AX6000 is missing options to set login / password?
2020-02-01 07:59:35

@jbouw did you ever resolve this?  I have the same issue... always getting a OSStatus error 2.   No other password besides the TP Link admin has been set...

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Re:Time Machine for AX6000 is missing options to set login / password?
2020-04-16 22:52:29
Has anyone solved this? Same issue here...
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Re:Time Machine for AX6000 is missing options to set login / password?
2020-05-22 02:37:58

Same problem

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Re:Time Machine for AX6000 is missing options to set login / password?
2021-04-14 01:38:55

@yavoh000 

 

Hello, below is the instruction to set up the Time Machine feature on the Archer AX6000, you can confirm whether the configuration steps are correct.
https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq/2729/


Have you ever encrypted your USB disk? What is the model number of it and what about the capacity and formats?


Please show us a screenshot of the error message you saw as well.

 

BTW, you may check if matt_film's suggestions will help:

https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/187834?replyId=435004

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Re:Time Machine for AX6000 is missing options to set login / password?
2021-05-09 23:22:40

@jbouw  I was having this same issue. What ended up fixing it for me was adding "access authentication" (aka username and password) to the disk in the router admin. See attached #1. When Time Machine asked to connect to the router, I then entered these credentials and it was able to add "BackupTM" as a Time Machine disk. 

 

Step #2... even though that added the disk to Time Machine, MacOS couldn't actually start a backup. I need to ALSO go into Finder and connect to the disk there. See attached #2. 

 

After that, Time Machine started backing up fine. We shall see how sticky these settings are. Fingers crossed it will "just work" from now on.

 

Hope that helps someone. 

 

 

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