Error Message Resetting Time Capsule
I have been trying to reset my time capsule and keep getting the following message after I do a factory reset. "an unexpected error occurred. Try again." I am using Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 and airport utility version 6.3. I have tried a soft reset, a hard seset and both factory resets. I keep getting the same error message. It finds the time capsule, finds the wireless router, but then I get the above error message. Any suggestions?
Ok, got you..
This is a poor setup since you have no ethernet connection. And setting up join a wireless network can be a pain in the latest version of the utility.
What computer are you using.. it is possible to do a dual network setup.. where the computer gets internet via wireless but backs up over ethernet. This is easy on a desktop and perhaps also ok if you have a laptop with an ethernet port.. unlike some of the new ones.. and don't carry it around much.
Or you need to join the TC to the existing wireless network.. this will give super slow response to the TC and backups going through the whole system so that it exposes the TC to the whole network. Not really a good idea.
To set that up though you can do it using the v5.6 utility.
Download and install it into your Lion computer.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Go to manual setup.
Go to the airport and wireless page.
Hold down the option key when you select wireless.
This will reveal other modes that are hidden including "join a wireless network"
It can be done also in the 6.3 utility.. but it is rather less clear what you are doing.
You need to reset the TC.. and then wait until it show up in the wireless listing under airport icon.. you can then select it and it will open airport utility.. and it should offer you to join the existing wireless network.
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Why do i get an error after resetting Time Capsule?
Hi *,
I recently reset (and also factory reset) my Time Capsule. It showed up in AirPort Utility.
Then after 10 mins (or less), when i open up the AirPort utility again, i get this error:
"Time Capsule was previously part of your network. Check that it is still in range of your network and is plugged into a power outlet. Click forget to remove this base station from this network."
The light on the TC is green and steady and it is absolutely in the range of my netwrok. I also have the LAN cable plugged in. Please let me know what am i doing wrong.
Regards,
Arindam.Remove at least one of the networks.. so use ethernet.. turn wireless right off.
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http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
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It might well show up briefly after a reboot or in ipad / iphone version utility. Yosemite is hopeless. The airport utility hardly works.
2. In Finder use Go, Connect to server.
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