What happens to Back to My Mac after I move to iCloud?
Summary
You can continue to use Back to My Mac after you move your MobileMe account to iCloud.
Products Affected
Back to My Mac, iCloud
Note: Your MobileMe account will remain active through June 30, 2012. You can continue to use Back to My Mac with your MobileMe account until then, or move your MobileMe account to iCloud when you are ready to use Back to My Mac with your iCloud account.
Once you move to iCloud, all of your Mac computers with which you want to use Back to My Mac must be:
- Running OS X Lion v10.7.2 or later (OS X Lion v10.7.4 or later recommended)
- Signed in to iCloud and have Back to My Mac enabled. Choose System Preferences > iCloud, enter your Apple ID, and enable Back to My Mac.
See this article for information about iCloud system requirements.
Additional Information
If you update your Time Capsule or AirPort Extreme Base Station to firmware 7.6.1 or later, you can access your Time Capsule volume or the shared storage connected to your AirPort Extreme Base Stations when your computers are on different local networks.
In addition, you can perform the following tasks with Back to My Mac over the Internet:
- Browse for or configure remote AirPort products.
- Print to printers attached to remote AirPort devices.
Note: Reactivate your iCloud account in your Time Capsule or AirPort Extreme Base Station, so it can access the iCloud service. You will need AirPort Utility 6.0 for OS X Lion to add your iCloud account information on your Time Capsule or AirPort Base Station.
Related articles
- See this article for more information about the move to iCloud.
- See this article for information about setting up and troubleshooting Back to My Mac with OS X Lion.
- Learn more about setting up Back to My Mac with your AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule.
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