Computer Drive User Manual

For the Hostname eld, enter the “Computer Name” from

the Sharing page on the Mac. Navigate to this page by

selecting Sharing in System Preferences. To work with

Time Machine, the Computer Name should contain only the

following characters: 0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstu

vwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. Spaces,

underscores, and other characters should not be used if Time

Machine is to function properly.

For the MAC address eld, enter the Ethernet ID from

Advanced Settings in the Network Preferences page on the

Mac. To get to this page, go to System Preferences and select

Network. Highlight Ethernet on the left side and click the

Advanced button. Click on Ethernet at the top right. If more

than one Ethernet ID is listed, use the rst one.