NAS EA6100 with Mac formatted WD MyPassport 1 TB

Just recently attempted to attach the WD MyPassport 1 TB to the EA6100 with no success. I think it has to do with the mac format.
Does anyone have a solution to the format issue other than reformatting to NTFS?

What is the file system of the WD My Passport? The EA6100 disk and flash drives supports FAT, FAT32, NTFS and HFS+ file systems. Correct me if I'm wrong, are you using a MAC computer to access the Linksys Smart Wifi page? Check this link to find more info about the Storage Tool on the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account.
You may also try to map the drive using your Mac.

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http://www.micromat.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=83

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