Installation Guide - Remote Backup OBM / Remote Backup ACB - Mac OS X

System Requirement

Please click here for system requirements of Remote Backup OBM and Remote Backup ACB v6.

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Get Started

1. Download the setup file above.

2. Expand the archive and run the Remote Backup OBM / Remote Backup ACB installation wizard within the archive.

3. Follow the instructions on the installation wizard to complete the installation.

4. Restart your Mac. Double click the desktop Remote Backup OBM / Remote Backup ACB icon to start.

5. Enter the backup server hostname in the [Address] field and press the [Next] button.

6. (Optional) If you are using a proxy server to access the internet, please fill in the [Proxy setting] section and press the [Next] button.

7. (Optional) If you do not have a backup account, you can register a trial user account by the following steps:

   1. Enter the [Login Name], [Password] and [Confirm Password] of your choice.
   2. Enter your [Email] in the textbox provided.
   3. Press the [Submit] button.
   4. You should be logged onto the backup server already. (If the [Login Name] of your choice is already taken by another user, try again with a different login name.)

8. If you have a backup account already, select [already a user?] and logon to the server with your existing username and password.

9. If this is your first time logging onto the server, you will be guided to create a backup set:

   1. Enter a backup set name of your choice in the [Name] field and choose the type of backup set in the [Type] field.
   2. Select the files that you want to backup.
   3. For Remote Backup OBM user, press the [Properties] button to review or make changes to the default backup schedule setting and then press the [Next] button. (Please note that you can add multiple backup schedules to a backup set by pressing the [Add] button and please ensure that the [Run scheduled backup on this computer] checkbox is checked if you would like to enable scheduled backup to run on this computer.)
   4. For Remote Backup ACB user, enter a backup schedule for unattended backups and then press the [Next] button. (Please ensure that the [Run scheduled backup on this computer] checkbox is checked if you would like to enable scheduled backup to run on this computer.)
   5. Setup the encryption setting for your backup set. (If you do not know much about encryption, just accept the default values here.)
   6. Press the [OK] button to complete the configuration of backup set.

   Scheduled backup will run automatically if you leave your computer on.

10. To run a backup immediately, click [Backup] button on the left panel, select the backup set and press [OK] button.

11. Setup is now completed.