AirPort Firmware 7.3.1 enables Time Machine over AirDisk
No I am not joking either. Apple has finally released a Time Machine update, as well as AirPort Firmware 7.3.1 which enables Time Machine over AirDisk. Now, AirDisk is still not all that stable but it does work. I am still using an old Mac Mini for my file server / Time Machine backup system since its much more stable than using AirDisk on my AEBS.
So what you need to do is apply the AirPort Update 2008-001, then install Time Machine and AirPort Updates 1.0. Then launch the AirPort Utility and you should be prompted to update to firmware 7.3.1. If not, choose you can “Manual Setup” then choose “Upload Firmware” from the Base Station menu.
So the next question is.. where are our encrypted Time Machine backups? This was a feature in early builds of Leopard, but was yanked out for the final release.
