Time Machine on AC1750 (Archer A7)

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Time Machine on AC1750 (Archer A7)
Time Machine on AC1750 (Archer A7)
2020-02-12 22:04:24 - last edited 2021-12-01 02:32:08

I see instructions on the TP-Link support site for using Apple's Time Machine on a USB drive connected to certain routers, but my router is not among them. Is there a way to make it work? I formatted a USB drive as Apple HFS (journaled), but the volume doesn't appear in the USB settings. And my portal doesn't show the "Time Machine" menu that is discussed on the help site. I could reformat it back to NTFS, which I'm sure would make it shareable, but I think time machine needs the apple format.

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2020-02-12 23:25:01 - last edited 2021-12-01 02:32:08

@MarkEnn 

 

TimeMachine is not avialable for the Archer A7, here is the latest FAQ we have regarding that function and the routers it applies to: https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2729/

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2020-02-12 23:25:01 - last edited 2021-12-01 02:32:08

@MarkEnn 

 

TimeMachine is not avialable for the Archer A7, here is the latest FAQ we have regarding that function and the routers it applies to: https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2729/

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Re:Time Machine on AC1750 (Archer A7)
2020-02-13 15:42:04
Time machine needs the apple format and that router does not support that format.
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Re:Time Machine on AC1750 (Archer A7)
2020-04-01 13:13:02
Is this something that will be available for the AC1750 in the future? I just bought this router and a backup drive for the timemachine function for my mac. Do I need a different router instead?
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Re:Time Machine on AC1750 (Archer A7)
2020-04-02 17:25:15

@derekslp 

 

Unfortunately no, there are no plans to get Time Machine on the A7.

 

Based off of the FAQs we have the following models have Time Machine:

 

Archer C8( V4 )
Archer C9( V4 V5 )
Archer C4000
Archer C2300( V1 V2 )
Archer C1900( V2 )
Archer A20( V1 )
Archer AX50( V1 )
Archer C5400X( V1 )
Archer C4000( V2 V3 )
Archer AX6000( V1 )
Archer AX3000( V1 )

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