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D R O B O A P P L I C A T I O N N O T E S E R I E S

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Share Drobo on a Network: Apple Airport Extreme

This application note describes how we at Data Robotics share ﬁles wirelessly that are stored on a Drobo to Macs

and PCs throughout the ofﬁce. Apple’s new 2007 Airport Extreme provides wired and wireless connectivity to WiFi-

capable computers using a USB2.0 port. This App Note tells you how we set up our Drobo and Airport Extreme.

Three Simple Steps:

Format Drobo for use with Airport Extreme

Set up your Airport Extreme

Activate ﬁle sharing on your computer(s)

Step 1: Format Drobo for

use with Airport Extreme

You will need to format Drobo to be able to use it

with an Airport by ﬁrst connecting it to a Mac or PC.

A. Formatting Drobo Using a Mac

Connect Drobo’s USB cable to your your Mac.

Open Disk Utility (inside Applications>Utilities).

Once Drobo mounts, select the item named

2.0 TB TRUSTED USB Ma… (see “a.” below).

Then select the “Erase” tab (see “b.” below).

If you completed the instructions above, skip to Step 2.

If you have a PC, see next section.

Choose from the Volume Format

drop down menu (see “c.”). Format

Drobo using: Mac OS Extended

Do not select:

Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or any

other formatting option.

Give a name to your Drobo (see d.)

this will be seen by everyone on your

local network).

Then click the tab marked Erase in the

lower right hand corner (see “e.”).

Drobo and Apple’s Airport Extreme in the Data Robotic, Inc. ofﬁces.

Go to next page to see how to Formatting Drobo Using a Windows Machine:

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Step 1: Format Drobo for

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Application Notes || Page 10Select the “Internet” icon at the very top. At the bottom item, select “Off (Bridge Mode)” for the Connection Sharing type

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Application Notes || Page 11Congratulations, your conﬁguration is complete. See the documentation that came with your Apple Airport Extreme for other

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Application Notes || Page 2Formatting Drobo Using a Windows PCOn a Computer using Windows XP, you will need to use third-party software to format Drob

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Application Notes || Page 3Select the “Mac OS Extended” Option. Then click Next.Select the “Single Partition” option. Then click “Next.”Enter a name f

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Application Notes || Page 4Step 2: Set up your Airport ExtremeFirst install software that came with your Airport Extreme CD onto your PC or Mac. Then

Page 7 - Airport’s wireless network

Application Notes || Page 5You must assign two names. The ﬁrst is the name of the wireless network you will create (i.e. drobo-wireless). The other

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Application Notes || Page 6Here you specify an administrator (master) password to control access to your Airport Extreme.Click “Continue” when done.

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Application Notes || Page 7Step 3: Activate File Sharing on Your Computer(s)Enabling File Sharing On a MacThere are two ways to access Drobo’s ﬁles on

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Application Notes || Page 8Enabling File Sharing On a Windows MachineUsing Windows, you can share ﬁles through “My Network Places”. First select this

Page 11 - Congratulations

Application Notes || Page 9Appendix: Planning Your Network With Airport ExtremeThe default conﬁgurations for Airport Extreme’s Airport Utility assume