Should I buy airport express, extreme or time capsule? I have my new Mac Pro. 2 iPhones, 2 iPads , and grandchildren who come with their devices. I live in a two-level house.

A Time Capsule is an AirPort Extreme with a built in hard drive to allow your Mac(s) to back up automatically, so it's a logical choice if you need a wireless router and back up capabilities for your Macs
The AIrPort Extreme has a bit better antenna arrangement than an AirPort Express, so it would be a good choice for a two level house.
Depending on the location of the "main" wireless router, you may find that you still need to add an extender or two in other parts of the house for full, fast wireless coverage. The AirPort Express is a good choice for this duty.
To compare the 3 Apple devices, see this Apple support document:
Compare Apple Wi-Fi base stations AirPort Express AirPort Extreme Time Capsule

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does anyone know if i should be able to restart TIME MACHINE on the new computer with a new drive getting backed up or if i need to reformat it?
THANKS

hey. thanks for the very good advice.
i am going to plug the TIME MACHINE backup into the old mac pro and i will see if it mounts. right now i have tried to get it to mount from within DU and even this did not get it to mount. if i just plug it in and wait i get an error saying i need to reformat it (but with some other term i forget).
not quite sure what i should do if i can't get the new mac pro to recognize it - even if the old mac pro /does/ recognize it.
i mean, it is sort of a catch 22 in terms of whether i reformat it to use as a backup to the new machine or if i just buy a new one for the new machine and leave this somehow hooked up to the old machine for a period of time...!

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Check for the latest updates. Installing latest updates should resolve this problem.
Also, try to ran disk repair using safe mode in Mac, for instructions please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14204
Try enabling root user profile on mac and try to check. OS X Mavericks: Enable and disable the root user
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Okay...I'm pretty sure this will work...but just wanted to make sure before I pull the trigger.
I currently backup my Macbook to Timecapsule. I'm getting a new Macbook Pro soon and wanted to make sure that I can restore my current setup to the new laptop from my Time Capsule backups.
Thanks in advance for your sage advice.

I currently backup my Macbook to Timecapsule. I'm getting a new Macbook Pro soon and wanted to make sure that I can restore my current setup to the new laptop from my Time Capsule backups.
Yes. Check out the following Apple support article: Restoring files from a Time Capsule backup, specifically the section, titled "Restoring an existing Time Capsule backup to a new Mac."

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Hi all,
I have a Time Capsule that's a couple years old, and recently decided to try to extend its network given that we recently did a lot of re-arranging things in our home. I followed the instructions posted here for using version 5.5.2 of the Airport Utility but I'm not having any luck... I've triple-checked that the SSID, security settings, etc. are identical between the two devices. I set the Time Capsule as the main WDS device and entered the airport ID of the Airport Express into it, and set the Airport Express as the remote WDS device and put the airport ID of the Time Capsule there. As far as I can tell I've got all the settings correct.
What really confuses me is that I can get the two devices so that the Time Capsules status light is green but the Airport Extreme's status light is yellow. The Time Capsule reports that WDS is functioning properly but the Airport Extreme is unable to connect to the WDS network. I have the two devices only about 5 feet from each other so signal strength certainly shouldn't be an issue.
Any ideas what's going on?
Thanks,
-Bruce

I would not use WDS unless your AEX is so old that is all it supports. Much easier to configure the TC to allow the network to be extended under the Wireless tab. Then configure the AEX's Wireless Mode to Extend Existing Network from the dropdown menu.

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How much stronger and faster a signal would the 2011 Time Caspule be over an Airport Express purchased in late 2008? The time capsule clearly offers the convenience of daily data back up. However I fear having to reconnect all my wireless devices to the new network. Some of them are very tempermental and might cause hours of pain before cooperating.
Can anyone provide an opinion based on their own upgrade experience? And I live in a small NYC apartment, so there really is no need for more than one to be connected to wi-fi.
Thanks.

Unless you are also updating all of your wireless clients, just upgrading from the older Express to the Time Capsule may not necessarily show a lot of improvement.
However, the overall bandwidth should be better as the TC uses a 3-stream antenna design over that used in the Express which would provide a higher maximum bandwidth for your wireless clients that can take advantage of it.

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It's not the actual posted speeds that limit the speed of a network, but the technology with which the devices are connecting. So, an 802.11n network will be dragged down to 802.11g speeds if an 802.11g client joins. Whether or not this client is getting the full 54 Mbps out of the connection, other n clients joining the network will be at 802.11g speeds. They may be getting the full 54 Mbps even if the g client is getting, let's say, 48 Mbps out of his connection. This is because the 802.11n router has to go down to the lowest common denominator (802.11g) for all connected devices to work.
As for your initial question, I'd highly suggest setting your Time Capsule to 802.11n only 5 GHz as the main router, and hardwire your Express having it set up as an 802.11b/g bridge for b/g devices. This means your n devices get n speeds and g devices don't slow things down. This is called a dual band setup, and each band will have it's own unique SSID, so n devices can't "accidentally" switch over to the b/g network, or vice versa.
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HT1178 My time capsule wants to down load an update (1st update) and error 6727 comes up and it won't download the update. What is the problem and how do I fix it?

My Time capsule wants to down load an update (1st update) and an error of 6727 shows up and it won't down load the update. What is the problem and how do I fix it?

I have done it before.. but other than saying it worked there was no other indication.
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Airport express, guest wifi, time capsule all muddled up - Looking for Bob Timmons!

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I have had my airport express time capsule for 2 years (1 TB)and it worked pretty near flawlessly since then. It started with the time capsule being too full and that got me messsing with it.
I could not fugure out how to delete files from the time capsule and it was not writing over old ones. I have seen the same problem on here already. (In the end I bought an external drive and now that seems to have solved it and is scurrently bqcking up to the exteranl, even though I deleted a bunch of old files and my computer is now hovering around 830 MB it still won't back up to time capsule a stime capsule states it is hovering around 965 MB . If you can help me on this part that is great. )
Then I tried to reset my AE device. WIth that I had to reset my network. this is where the problems began.
Previously my AE had a steady green light and hosted two wifi names (mine and for guests).
Now if I click not bridged (?) then I can not get Internet access on the guest network, i get the signal and it is there just no internet connection. If I click DHC and Nat it constantly blinks amber but the guest network is there and i have internet. I have gone back and forth with this and it is consistently behaving like I described above.
I have done a reset. I have done a reset and unplugged the machine (though I admit I did not wait two minutes, closer to 45 seconds)
I want to go back to the steady green light and the two wifis established as before.
Also one more thing to add. My Server name has disappeared too. I get an error message that says
There was a problem connecting to the server "name"
The server may not exist or it is unavailable at this time. Check the server name or IP address, check your network connection, then try again.
Seems I did a great job messing with this today.
Can you please help me?

In its default state, the 802.11n AirPort Express Base Station (AXn) will broadcast an unsecured wireless network. It does not need to be connected to another network or the Internet to operate this way. Wireless clients can then connect to this wireless network, but as you know, none will have access to the Internet. Both your Mac and iPhone should have no issues connecting to this network.

Airport express / wireless speakers / time capsule

I use Time Capsule for my home network and backups. I'd like to be able to have wireless speakers I can move around the inside and outside of my house.
Is AirPort express the way to go?
Will using it create conflicts with my Time Capsule?
Any recommendations on wireless speakers to use? The speakers need to be battery powered also.

Is AirPort express the way to go?
Yes, the AirPort Express Base Station (AX) would be one way to provide wireless capability to self-powered speakers that is portable.
Will using it create conflicts with my Time Capsule?
The primary issue will be with sharing bandwidth. Streaming audio and performing backups simultaneously will affect the overall bandwidth available. This can show up as either "slower" backups or skips in audio playback.
Any recommendations on wireless speakers to use? The speakers need to be battery powered also.
Sorry, don't actually have any myself. Here appears one source to check out: BatteryPowered Speakers.com

Airport express hardwired to Time Capsule

I just ran an ethernet from my TC to an out building where I plugged and Airport Express into the other end. I can see the AE but can't get the settings right. I've tried different approaches extend network, using same network and change the channel etc but with no success. Any suggestions as most directions come at it from the wireless mode.
Thanks, George

George,
If you have an Ethernet cable connecting from the TC to the AirPort Express (AX), the correct configuration for the AX is as follows:
AirPort Utiliity - Manual Setup
Base Station tab....enter the info required here
Wireless tab:
Wireless Mode = Create a wireless network
Wireless Network Name = Same name as your TC wireless network
No check mark needed next to Allow this network to be extended
Radio Mode = 802.11n (802.11b/g compatible) a good option
Channel = Automatic
Wireless Security = Same setting as the TC network
Wireless Password = Same password as the TC network
Confirm Password
Click the Internet icon
Connect Using = Ethernet
Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Update to save settings
Restart the entire network
Reference: Apple Document http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4260

Can I share the files on the time capsule for all of the macs on my network and can I access time capsule from my laptop while out of town?

I have a iMac desktop and a macbook pro. If I purchase a time capsule, can I use it as the central location for my files for both computers? Can I access the files on the time capsule from my macbook pro when I am out of town?

Yes, with some provisos.. it is designed as primarily a backup location for Time Machine.
Look at Pondini who has a great deal of info in his KB of all things Time Machine .. as well as Time Capsule.
Q3 here. http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html
Remote access is via BTMM and iCloud.. just look it up.
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Should I buy airport express, extreme or time capsule? I have my new Mac Pro. 2 iPhones, 2 iPads , and grandchildren who come with their devices. I live in a two-level house.

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