Time Capsule vs NAS attached to AEn

This may be a hard one to answer without having the product but can anyone weigh in on whether using the Time Capsule drive would have faster access times than say a Lacie network drive attached to Airport Extreme N? Reason is that keeping our photo library on the Lacie is a bear now. It takes long to load. It also takes very long to sync an iPhone because it's reading the photos and music attached to the lacie NAS. Wasn't sure if the Time Capsule drive is different or is it just the same as an NAS.
Thanks.
Tom

Right - I should have been able to pick that up from your original message.
In that case, I would say there shouldn't be a difference between the performance of a NAS drive on your network, and the Time Capsule's NAS drive feature.
So the question remains - why such poor performance with your LaCie NAS drive? Is this poor performance when the connection is via wireless to your LAN, or do computers with a fully cabled connection between them and the NAS drive also show such poor performance?

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Can I use time capsule as nas attached to another wireless router?

my 4 year old time capsule was starting to drop it's connection to the internet intermittently. so I decided to buy a new linksys ea4500 and that's now setup as my main wireless router. can I still salvage my time capsule by attaching it to the new linksys router, using ethernet cable, and using it as a NAS drive? my purpose is to continue using the time capsule as a NAS hdd for time machine backups.
I read somewhere that the time capsule cannot be set up in client mode, so does this mean I can't attach it to non-apple wireless routers?
thanks in advance to anyone who helps

You can connect the Time Capsule using an Ethernet cable to any router that you want. The key is to configure the Time Capsule in Bridge Mode.
Here is an example from a recent post a few minutes ago using a 2-Wire router:
Re: TC + AT&T U-Verse

I want a new and more powerful (non-Apple) wireless router but I still want to use my existing Time Capsule to continue with my Time Machine backups and I still need the Time Capsule's Network Attached Storage (NAS) features and capabilities

THE SHORTER STORY
My goal is to successfully use my existing Time Capsule (TC) with a new and more powerful wireless router. I need a new and more powerful wireless router in order to reach a distant Denon a/v receiver that is physically located in a master bedroom some 50 feet away from my modem. I need to provide this Denon a/v receiver with an Internet connection so that it can obtain its firmware updates and I need to connect this Denon a/v receiver to my network in order to use its AirPlay feature. I believe l still need the TC's Network Attached Storage (NAS) features because I am not sure if the new wireless router will provide me with the NAS like features / capabilities I need to share files between my two Apple laptops with OS X 10.8.2. And I know that I absolutely need my TC's seamless integration with Apple's Time Machine (TM) application in order to continue to make effortless backups of my two Apple laptops. To my knowledge nothing works with TM like Apple's TC. I also need the hard disk storage space built into the TC.
I cannot use a long wired Ethernet cable connection in this apartment and I cannot use power-line adapters. I have read that wireless range extenders and repeaters are difficult to successfully set-up and that they will reduce data speeds, especially so when incorrectly set-up. I cannot relocate my modem and/or primary base station wireless router.
In short, I want to use my TC with my new and more powerful wireless router. I need to stop using the TC to connect to the modem. However, I still need the TC for seamless TM backups. I also need to use the TC's built in hard drive for storage. And I may still need the TC's NAS capabilities to share files wirelessly between laptops because I am assuming the new wireless router will not provide NAS capabilities for OS X 10.8.2 (products like this/non-Apple products rarely seem to work with OS X 10.8.2/Macs to provide NAS features and capabilities). Finally, I want to continue to use my Apple laptop and AirPlay to wirelessly access and play my iTunes music collection stored on the TC's hard drive. I also want to continue to use my Apple laptop, AirPlay and Apple TV to wirelessly watch movies and TV shows stored on the additional external hard drive connected to the TC via USB. Can someone please advise on how to set-up my new Asus wireless router with my existing TC in such a way to accomplish all of this?
What is the best configuration or set-up to accomplish my above goals?
Thank you in advance for your assistance!!!
THE FULL STORY
I live in an apartment building where my existing Time Capsule (TC) is located in my living room and serves many purposes. Specially, my TC is at least all of the following:
(1) Wi-Fi router connected to Comcast Internet service via Motorola SB6121 cable modem - currently the TC is the Wi-Fi base station that connects to the modem and has the gateway address to the Internet. The TC now provides the DHCP service for the Wi-Fi network.
(2) Wireless router providing Internet and Wi-Fi network access to several Wi-Fi clients - two Apple laptop computers, an iPod touch, an iPad and an iPhone all connect wirelessly to the Internet via the TC.
(3) Wired Ethernet router providing Internet and Wi-Fi network access to three different devices - a Panasonic TV, LG Blu-Ray player and an Apple TV each use one of the three LAN ports on the back of the TC to gain access to the Internet.
(4) Primary base station in my attempt to extend my wireless network to a distant (located far away) Denon a/v receiver requiring a wired Ethernet connection - In addition to the TC, which is my primary base station, I am also using a second extended Wi-Fi base station (a Netgear branded product) to wirelessly extend my WiFi network to a Denon receiver located in the master bedroom and requiring a wired Ethernet connection. I cannot use a wired Ethernet connection to continuously travel from the living room to the master bedroom. The distance is too great as I cannot effectively hide the Ethernet cable in this apartment.
(5) Time Machine (TM) backup facilitator - I use my TC to wirelessly back-up two Apple laptops using Apple's Time Machine (TM) application. However, I ran out of storage space on my TC and therefore added external storage to it. Specifically, I added an external hard drive to my TC via the USB port on the back of the TC. I now use this added external hard drive connected to the TC via USB as the destination storage drive for my TM back-ups. I have partitioned the added external hard drive, and each of the several partitions all have enough storage space (e.g., each of the two partitions used by TM are sized at three times the hard drive space of each laptop, etc.). Everything works flawlessly.
(6) Network Attached Storage (NAS) - In addition to using the TC's Network Attached Storage (NAS) capabilities to wirelessly back-up two Apple laptops via TM, I also store other additional files on both (A) the hard drive built into the TC and (B) the additional external hard drive connected to the TC via USB (there are additional separate partitions on this drive for these other additional and non-TM backup files).
I use the TC's NAS feature with my Apple laptop and AirPlay to wirelessly access and play my iTunes music collection stored on the TC's hard drive. I also use my Apple laptop, AirPlay and Apple TV to wirelessly watch movies and TV shows stored on the additional external hard drive connected to the TC via USB. Again, everything works wirelessly and flawlessly. (Note: the Apple TV is connected to the network via Ethernet and a LAN port on the back of the TC).
The issue I am having is when I try to listen to music via Apple's AirPlay in the master bedroom. This master bedroom is located at a distance of two rooms away from the TC's current location in the living room, which is a distance of about 50 feet. This apartment has a long rectangular floor plan where each room is connected to the next in a straight line. In order to use AirPlay in the master bedroom I am using a second extended Wi-Fi base station (a Netgear branded product) to wirelessly extend my WiFi network to a Denon receiver located in the master bedroom and requiring a wired Ethernet connection. This additional base station connects wirelessly to the WiFi network provided by my TC and then gives my Denon receiver the wired Ethernet connection it needs to use AirPlay. I have tried moving my iTunes music directly onto my laptop's hard drive, and then I used AirPlay on this same laptop to connect to the Denon receiver. I always get a successful connection and the song plays, but the problem is that the connection inevitably drops.
I live in an apartment building and all of the many wireless routers in this building create a great deal of WiFi interference on both the 2.4 GHz and 5GHz bands. I have tried connecting the Netgear product to each the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands, but neither band can successfully maintain a wireless connection between the TC and the Netgear product. I also attempted to maintain a wireless connection to an iPod touch using the 2.4 GHz band and AirPlay on this iPod touch to play music on the Denon receiver. Again, I was able to establish a connection and successfully play music, but after a few minutes the connection dropped and the music stopped playing. I therefore have concluded that I have a poor wireless connection in the master bedroom. I can establish a connection, but it is intermittent with frequent drops. I have verified this with both laptops by working in the master bedroom for an entire day on both laptops. The Internet connection in this master bedroom proved to drop out frequently - about once an hour with the laptops. The wireless connection and the frequency of its dropout are far worse with the iPod touch and an iPhone.
I cannot relocate the TC. Also, this is an apartment and I therefore cannot extend the range of my network with Ethernet cable (I cannot drill through walls/ceilings, etc.). It is an old building with antiquated wiring and power-line adapters are not likely to function properly, nor can I spare the direct power outlet required with a power-line adapter. I simply need every outlet I can get and cannot afford to block any direct outlet.
My solution is to use a more powerful wireless router. I found the ASUS RT-AC66U Dual-Band Wireless-AC1750 Gigabit Router which will likely provide a better connection to my wireless Internet in the master bedroom than the TC. The 802.11ac band of this Asus wireless router is totally useless to me, but based on what I have read I believe this router will provide a stronger connection at greater distances then my TC. And I will be ready for 802.11ac when it becomes more widely available.
However, I still need to maintain the TC's ability to work seamlessly with TM to backup my two laptops. Also, I doubt the new Asus router will provide OS X 10.8.2 with NAS like features and capabilities. Therefore, I still would like to use the TC's NAS capabilities to share files on my network wirelessly assuming the Asus wireless router fails to provide this feature. I need a new and more powerful wireless router, but I need to maintain the TC's NAS features and seamless integration with TM. Finally, I want to continue to use my Apple laptop and AirPlay to wirelessly access and play my iTunes music collection stored on the TC's hard drive. I also want to continue to use my Apple laptop, AirPlay and Apple TV to wirelessly watch movies and TV shows stored on the additional external hard drive connected to the TC via USB. Can someone advise on how to set-up my existing TC with this new Asus wireless router in such a way to accomplish all of this?
Modem
Motorola SB6121 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem
Existing Wireless Router and Primary Wi-Fi Base Station - Apple Time Capsule
Apple Time Capsule MC343LL/A 1TB Sim DualBand (purchased June 2010, likely the Winter 2009 Model)
Desired New Wireless Router and Primary Wi-Fi Base Station - Non-Apple Asus
ASUS RT-AC66U Dual-Band Wireless-AC1750 Gigabit Router
Extended Wi-Fi Base Station - Provides an Ethernet Connection to a Denon A/V Receiver Two Rooms Away from the Modem
Netgear Universal Dual Band Wireless Internet Adapter for TV & Blu-Ray (WNCE3001)
Addition External Hard Drive Attached to the Existing Apple Time Capsule via USB
WD My Book Studio 4TB Mac External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0
Existing Laptops on the Wireless Network Requiring Time Machine Backups
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012) OS X 10.8.2
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010) OS X 10.8.2
Other Existing Apple Products (Clients) on the Wireless Network
iPod Touch (second generation) is model A1288.
iPad (1st generation)
Apple TV (3rd generation) - Quantity two (2)

Thanks Bob Timmons.
In regards to a Plan B, I hear ya brother. I am already on what feels like Plan Z. Getting WiFi to a far off room in an apartment building crowded with WiFi routers is a major pain.
I am basing my thoughts on the potential of a new and more powerful router reaching the far off master bedroom based on positive reviews on cnet.com, pcmag.com and pcworld.com. All 3 of these web sites have reviewed the Asus RT-AC66U 802.11AC wireless router as well as its virtual twin cousin 802.11n router. What impressed me is that all 3 sites rated this router #1 overall in terms of both range and speed (in both the 802.11n and 802.11AC flavors). They tested the router in real world scenarios where the router needed to compete with a lot of other wireless routers. One of the sites even buried this Asus router in a media room with thick walls and inside a media cabinet. This Asus router should be able to serve my 2.4 GHz band wireless clients (iPod Touch and iPhone 4) with a 2.4GHz Wireless-N band offering some 50 feet of dependable range and a 60 Mbps throughput at that range. I am hoping that works, but it's borderline for my master bedroom. My 5 GHz wireless clients (laptops) will enjoy a 5GHz Wireless-N band offering 150 feet of range and a 200 Mbps throughput at that range. I have no idea what most of that stuff means, but I did also read that Asus could reach 300 feet and I got really excited. My mileage may vary of course and I'm sure I'm making some mistakes in my interpretation of their data. However, my Winter 2009 Time Capsule was rated by cnet.com to deliver real world performance of less than that, and 802.11AC may or may not be useful to me someday. But when this Asus arrives and provides anything other than an excellent and consistent wireless signal without drops in the master bedroom it's going right back!
Your solution sounds great, but I have some questions. I'm using OS X 10.8.2 and Airport Utility (version 6.1 610.31) and on its third tab labeled "Wireless" the top option enables you to set "Network Mode" to either:
Create a wireless network
Extend a wireless network
Off
Given your advice to "Turn off the wireless on the TC," should I set Network Mode to Off? Sorry, I'm clueless in regards to how to turn off the wireless on the TC any other way. Can you provide specific steps on how to turn off the wireless on the TC? If what I wrote is correct then what should the rest of this Wireless tab look like, or perhaps it is irrelevant when wireless is off?
Next, what do you mean by "Configure the TC in Bridge Mode?" Under Airports Utility's fourth tab labeled "Network" the top option "Router Mode" allows for either:
DHCP and Nat
DHCP Only
Off (Bridge Mode)
Is your advice to Configure the TC in Bridge Mode as simple as setting Router Mode to Off (Bridge Mode)? If yes, then what should the rest of this "Network" tab look like? Anything else involved in configuring the TC in Bridge Mode or is it really as simple as setting the Router Mode to "Off (Bridge Mode)"?
How about the other tabs in Airport Utility, can they all stay as is assuming I use the same network name and password for the new Asus wireless router? Or do I need to make any other changes to the TC via Airport Utility?
Finally, in regards to your Plan B suggestion. I agree. But do you have a Plan B for me? I would greatly appreciate any alternative you could provide. Specifically, if you needed a TC's Internet connection to reach a far off corner of your home how would you do it? In the master bedroom I need both a wired Ethernet connection for the Denon a/v receiver and wireless Internet connection for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Power-Line Adapters - High Cost, Blocks at Least One Wall Outlet and Does Not Solve the Wireless Need
I actually like exactly one power-line adapter, which is the D-Link DHP-540 PowerLine AV 500 4-Port Gigabit Switch. This D-Link power-line adapter plugs into your wall outlet with a normal sized plug (regular standard power cord much like any other electronic device) instead of all of the other recommended power-line adapters that not only use at least one wall outlet but also often block the second outlet. You cannot use a power strip with a power-line adapter which is very impractical for me. And everything about my home is strange and upside down. The wiring here is a disaster and I don't have faith in its ability to carry Internet access from the living room to the master bedroom. And this D-Link power-line adapter costs $90 each and I need at least two to make the connection to the Denon A/V receiver. So, $180 on this solution and I still don't have a dependable drop free wireless connection in the master bedroom. The Denon might get its Ethernet Internet connection from the power-line adapter, but if I want to use an iPhone 4 or iPod Touch to stream AirPlay music to the Denon wirelessly (Pandora/iTunes, etc.) from the master bedroom the wireless connection will not be stable in there and I've already spent $190 on just the two power-line adapters needed.
Extenders / Repeaters / Wirelessly Extending the Wireless Network
I have also read great things about the Amped Wireless High Power Wireless-N 600mW Gigabit Dual Band Range Extender (Repeater) SR20000G and the My Net Wi-Fi Range Extender. The former is very powerful and the latter is easier to install. Both cost about $150 ish so similar to a new Asus router. However, everything I read about Range Extenders points to them not being very effective for a far off corner of your house wherein it's apparently hard to place the range extender in the sweet spot where it both gets a strong enough signal to actually effectively extend the wireless signal and otherwise does not reduce network throughput speeds to unacceptable speeds.
Creating a Roaming Network By Hard Wiring with Ethernet Cable - Wife Would Say, "**** No!"
Even Apple seems to warn against wirelessly extending your network (see: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4145#) and otherwise strongly recommends a roaming network where Ethernet cable is used to connect two wireless base stations. However, I am in an apartment where stringing together two wireless base stations with Ethernet cable would have an extremely low wife acceptance factor (WAF). I cannot (both contractually and from a skill prospective) hide Ethernet wire in the walls or ceiling. And having visible Ethernet cable running from room-to-room would be unacceptable, especially to the wife.
So what is left? Do you have a Plan B for me? Thanks in advance for your help!

Can't access the Time Capsule Drive and attached USB drive

I bought the 3 TB Time capsule a couple of months ago. I am using it as my wireless router for a cable modem and have attached a USB drive (seagate) to the TC. I use the TC drive for time machine only. It worked well at first, for about the first month. Now I have trouble accessing the TC drive as well as the USB drive. The router function works perfectly fine. The drives show up in the Finder under Shared but cannot connect. Time machine does not back up because it says the back up drive is not available. In disc utility, the base station shows with the correct name, but I can't access it. It asks for a pasword but does not respond, so I cannot reboot it from my computer.
If I restart the TC (power off and on), it works fine, I can access both drives. However, this problem recurs, sometimes within a few days. I have also noticed, which may be related, that when I enter time machine (when everything is working fine), some of the back-ups are blank. There is a date and time but no actual back-up. Not sure if this is related.
I'm runing Mavericks 10.9.2 on an older MacBook, 15" late 2008 with 2.4 ghz dual core.

Hi Bob,
I updated Mavericks but still had the same problem, so I did a hard reset on TC, although I held the button for over 5 seconds and the amber light was flashing rapidly, it acted like a soft reset. Still no change so I rebooted my laptop. Still had an excellent internet connection but in AirPort utility, the TC is grayed out and says device not found. Light on TC was amber. So, I tried a hard reset again, but the light wouldn't flash at all. Unplugged it and after pluggin back in, acted like a hard reset. I restored previous settings and it is fine for the moment. Will keep you posted if it recurs. Hopefully it will not with updated Mavericks, but I get the feeling the problem may be the TC.

Time Capsule v NAS drive

I'm currently using a LaCie 2gb RAID NAS drive as a Time Machine backup for a MacPro, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. The laptops don't always find the NAS drive automatically, and I end up with corrupted sparsebundles.
Would a Time Capsule do a better job for me and would it be faster than the NAS drive.

BazzNK wrote:
I'm currently using a LaCie 2gb RAID NAS drive as a Time Machine backup for a MacPro, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. The laptops don't always find the NAS drive automatically, and I end up with corrupted sparsebundles.
Would a Time Capsule do a better job for me
Probably.
and would it be faster than the NAS drive.
Doubtful.
However, you have another option. Use a drive or drives in or connected to the MacPro. Back the MacPro up directly, to a dedicated volume. Back the laptops up to one or two volumes on or connected to the Pro, over your network, via sharing. See #22 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Time Machine+ forum).
Another advantage to that is, if there's a problem, you can address it from the MacPro. And if it's a drive connected to it, you can connect the drive directly to the laptop in question. You can use +Repair Disk+ on the backups, or do a large or full system restore, much faster that way, too.

Time capsule and NAS 220

I recently bought time capsule. Before that iwas using my NAS220 attached to my Belkin play station(wireless 300mbps and ethernet 1gbps) and my PC link to this system through TP link ethernet BOX (10/100mbps.) my copying speed was 10-15mbps from PC to NAS220. After buying time capsule i replaced it with TP link ethernet BOX. Now i m facing following problem:
1. my copying speed was remarkedly reduced to 40kbps to 600kbps from PC to NAS220
2. But my copying speed was 15 - 20 mbps from PC to Timecapsule
3. What is the problem? How can i overcome it?

I did a quick google search for a
Belkin play station
So far all I get are Belkin (about 100 different router) and PS3 which is sony. Can you give url to a Belkin play station so I can see what you are talking about.
Anyhow what I want you to do is bridge the TC and put the TP-Link switch back. Connect the TC to the TP-Link Switch. (model number??) You can then test the speed to both TC and NAS220 without using the TC.
I want you to check the actual link speeds when you are connected to each unit.. tc or tp-link in the pc.
Open the admin tools and check the packet failure rate on ethernet. Again this is in the PC.
You may need to use more sophisticated tools like wireshark to get a proper idea of the issue.. but look for things that are going haywire. eg. A great test is to boot the PC using an ubuntu live cd and check the speeds. Linux has far better TCP stack than windows.. and if it fixes things then you will know you have some fundamental windows / apple eccentricity going on.

Time Capsule as NAS connected to Mini Server

Hi all
I apologize for the length of the question, but I wanted to be detailed and thorough in order to hopefully pinpoint my troubles.
I've done some searching of the forums and while I've found some helpful tips, they don't seem to match my scenario exactly, or I'm doing something horribly wrong (which is the likely scenario as I'm new/educating myself through this process).
Quick background on my prior network configuration:
2TB Time Capsule (TC) was our one and only router and wireless backup for a house of roughly 5 computers. Super simple and everything worked as expected.
Just this last week I completed a bucket list item and bought a Mac Mini to act as a home server/media center. Yay! In addition to this, I also purchased a new router that affords me a little more control over my network.
So here's a brief summary of how things are set up now:
New router set up in office as my single, wireless access point. Mac Mini (2014 with Server installed) in my entertainment center connected wirelessly (not ideal, I know). The TC has had it's wireless functions disabled, and is connected to the Mac Mini via Ethernet.
What I'm trying to accomplish is setting up my old TC to continue as my centralized backups for all the computers in my home, but it's no longer set up as my router. It's simply connected via Ethernet to the Mac Mini, which I control via ARD and Finder Screen Sharing. As far as I can tell I've properly set up File Sharing for the TC drive, but as it stands, the only computer in my home that can see the drive is the Mac Mini; my other devices cannot see the TC drive/share.
In essence, I'm simply trying to turn my old TC into a simple NAS that hangs off my Mac Mini Server, but there is something that is keeping it from appearing appropriately on my network to my other devices.
Does anyone have any thoughts/clues/tips as to where I may be going wrong with all this? I'm happy to provide any additional details to help troubleshoot.
In terms of my level of knowledge, I know my way around computers pretty dang well (I've worked in software QA for a number of years). However, networking has forever been my weak point, and I've never really bothered to tackle educating myself until this week. So forgive some of the network ignorance, but please don't feel as if you need to dumb things down for me. Thanks!

TC is really the wrong device. It is now and forevermore a network drive.
Even if you attempt to share it from the Mini OS, your computer does not OWN it.. Therefore what you would really need to do is to route packets from wireless to ethernet. And leave the TC to share itself.. as it of course is designed to do..
This kind of routing is possible.. but I highly recommend against it.
You will overload your slow wireless connection to the network and for little use.
The TC is in the wrong place. It should be plugged into the main router by ethernet in bridge. And made available therefore to the network.
What you should plug into the Mini is a USB3 drive.. over which the Mini OWNS and controls.. and is therefore truly able to share with the network.. although I still don't recommend you do that. At least not for TM backups.
How to use TM over a network.
http://code.stephenmorley.org/articles/time-machine-on-a-network-drive/
Maybe a bit out of date but he is smart guy.
I also have to say I have not ever setup OS X server which is able to do central TM backups..
There is some excellent info tutorial for OSX server on youtube.. just look them up.
BUT.. I would never do it when you only have a wireless link.. sorry but that is just going to lead to slow slow double hop wireless over your whole network.
ie a wireless device.. has to send packets to the router.. and the router then sends the packets to the mini.. since wireless is one channel, half duplex.. it will cause wireless transfers to go at half speed .. at best.. and with multiple connections .. it will crawl.. as the inefficiency of this goes up in leaps and bounds as more clients are trying to reach the server.
So I would avoid it completely. TC has to be in the right place.. plugged into your main router. And no computer is more than one hop away from the connection. (ethernet is multiple channel full duplex and fast so it can be considered instantaneous in a wireless network).

Time Capsule as NAS only

I already have a network set up, with a router and wireless N access point. So, the only reason I am buying Time Capsule, essentially, is to use it as a Network drive for Time Machine (I understand that Time Machine will not work with other NAS drives). My question then is this: When i set up Time Capsule, will I be able to plug it into my router via ethernet, and turn off all of its networking functions ie router, wireless N transmitting etc . . . so it is really just being used as a wired network drive? I know there is no down side to having another wireless access point, but I'm a "neat freak" with my network. Thanks.

I believe there are some terminal commands that you can run that can force an external NAS to be used with Time Machine. If you do a Google Search you can probably find them. But the Time Capsule is a really nice product and given that you don't have to do any extra "messing" via Terminal, it's the easiest way to go.

Time Capsule as Network Attached Storage Hub

Is it possible to connect an external drive directly to the time capsule so that I can share pretty much any file I would want to on my network? Of course then I would like the time capsule to also back that drive up via time machine.

The Time Capsule can share that drive if it's formatted correctly, but won't back it up.
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Configure Time Capsule as NAS behind firewall

I have a sonicwall TZ 215W firewall and a 3 gig time capsule. I just added the sonicwall to my equipment set. Previously I've been using TC to connect all the devices in my network and to backup my macbook pro. Now I want all the wireless traffic to go through my wireless LAN on my Sonicwall. So I've configured the TC to be in bridge mode and turned off the wireless. I have it connected by ethernet to my firewall.
From my macbook pro connected to the sonicwall via wireless, in Terminal, I can ping the IP of the TC and I get a response. But I can't see it when I bring up finder as a device. And when I bring up airport utility, I can't see it either. I believe that I've done everything right on the sonicwall to see it (been through 3 techs), and that there must be something I need to change on the TC so that I can connect to it and use time machine for my macbook pro. Can anyone provide any guidance?
Thank you,
Shaun

You must have ipv6 set to link-local in the computer wireless settings and in the TC.
Here is the TC one.
Here is the computer one.
(Ignore what I was trying to do there with Global hostname.)
In the Mac try manually mounting the disk, by using the TC ip address. This is much better than using its name. But it does mean you should have the TC IP set in the sonicwall to never change.
In Finder, top menu, Go>Connect to Server.
AFP://TCIPaddress
where you replace the TCIPaddress with the actual IP.
If it works it will ask for a disk password and you can type that in and store it in your keychain.
You can also connect to the TC in airport utility by doing it manually.
(Sorry I had some screenshots here but the apple new format is driving everything around the bend. New photos are removing old ones.. this is the worst forum)
In airport utility go to the configure other in the top menu and type in the IP and password.
Every now and then you need to give Mavericks in particular a short sharp kick to get the networking to do anything useful.
Open the network utility (now hidden so use search in finder) and do a netstat scan for what domain the TC is in.
Your issue can be default domain setting in the TC is different to the sonicwall.. this does seem to matter.
Why turn off the wireless in the TC?
The wireless is going to still pick up IP from the Sonicwall, but if you have issues you might find the sonicwall is not particularly apple aware. It can lead to issues.. ipv6 for instance is now really important for apple.. as i indicated.. I am not sure where sonicwall is up to.
The TC will generally work better and faster with apple clients if you keep its wireless on. It will also prevent flooding the wireless when your computers are doing backups.. which can stop your internet connectivity for other clients.

Performance with Referenced Master on Time Capsule vs. Attached Hard Drive

My managed master library on my MBP is getting too big and I am running out of hard drive space. I am considering going to a "hybrid" situation, where all projects that have already been edited and stored in folders can be relocated to referenced.
Considering my options, I am wondering how Aperture will perform with referenced masters stored on the networked Time Capsule drive, as opposed to having to plug in a USB3 or Thunderbolt hard drive every time I want to re-edit those old photos (which is not very often).
I came across this article, which says to use a locally mounted drive:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3252
However, I am not sure exactly what that means. When I connect to the Time Capsule, it does show up as a mounted drive with a "data" folder that I can interact and store things on. Not sure if this counts as "local", but from my experience it seems to move pretty quick.
Does anyone have any experience storing the referenced masters on a Time Capsule. My plan would then be to periodically back that one Time Capsule folder where all masters will be placed to a harddrive stored off-site and also set CrashPlan up to backup that one folder. Thanks for any input... otherwise, I guess I will test it and see how it goes, since I rarely/never go back and re-edit images.

It can be done, but you are "saving" the cost of an inexpensive external drive by accepting the cost of a convoluted administrative set-up. IME, for one person or any organization small enough to _not_ have a dedicated IT person/staff, that is a false economy. Typically, one of the admin tasks won't get done or won't get done right (you might need more space for back-ups on your Time Capsule, or you might forget exactly how you set up the TC drive to hold your Originals and put off moving more to it).
Drives are inexpensive, and bargains. For rarely loaded referenced Originals you don't _need_ anything faster than USB 2 (FW400 or any faster connection rec'd). Additionally, if you have room on your Time Capsule for your referenced Originals, then you have room for their backup. Put the referenced Originals on a new external drive, and back it up to Time Capsule.
And then you don't have to worry about pulling your Originals through a network. They will be locally mounted.
My 2¢.
--Kirby.

Time capsule as nas

Anyone know if Timecapsule can work as a NAS

A.
It could be the same thing.
Look at speeds.. you want to keep speeds high which means no 100mbit..
If your modem is working as the router.. and has gigabit ports.. then the TC is bridged to it.. and it makes no difference if you plug the NAS into the TC or into the modem/router.
BUT most modem routers have only 100mbit ports.. and in that case you definitely want to plug it into the TC to maintain the gigabit connection.
B.
USB is usually better and faster than cheap end NAS.. in fact with USB 3 now .. it is faster than any NAS. It is also more responsive.. and that is assuming all ethernet .. if you are talking about wireless well snails crawl faster than wireless backs up.
HDD holders can be purchased which stack neatly below the mini in the same form factor... Look at the huge range OWC has in stock.
C. If you are downloading on the Mini then store the download on the mini.. it will take a few minutes to move whatever you download to your NAS.. do not use download software on one device and a NAS as the online storage.. that is not the way a NAS works.. you are using far more power that way.. constantly spinning the disk/s for a miserable little flow of data.
When I say store it on the mini, you can use anything attached as well.. you can even use a USB stick or sdxc card.. anything. As long as it is controlled locally.
Some NAS do have ability to run various software like torrents and media players.. choose wisely if you are going to do this kind of thing.. and be prepared to pay for it.. the optional extras like players require higher end processors and better firmware.
Any info would be super! I'm trying to find the best way for a new netweork , currently using Windows but starting the change in januari!~
Tnks,
Not everything has right and wrong answers.. some things I might post one way and Bob posts another.. he is smarter than me in some area.. maybe visa versa.. we each work within a set of parameters and budgets and backgrounds.
I moved to Mac at vista.. abandoned the sinking ship.. like the fleeing rats. So I have less experience than people who started their Apple life at SE/30 (I was too poor to buy Macs in those days).
Buy at this stage as little as possible.. if you don't already have a TC don't buy one. You do not need it.
Especially if you are buying a NAS see what the NAS can do for you.. explore that.
You can also do TM backups to it perhaps. or a drive plugged in directly and stacked under a mini.. no problem at all.

Time capsule and NAS drive Problem

Currently have my TC connected to my wireless router via its only ethernet port. I want to add a NAS drive but as there is no port left onthe router, can I use one on the TC??

Does your cable modem have an Ethernet port? If it does, then connect an Ethernet cable from the modem to the TC. You do not need to use the WiFi from the cable modem. The TC will provide both wired and wireless networks. The second NAS can be connected via Ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports on the TC.
I use just a cable modem (it does not provide any routing - it's a Motorola SurfBoard) connected by Ethernet cable to the WAN port on an Airport Extreme Base Station which is basically the TC's router but without an internal hard drive. Then any Ethernet device connects to one of the LAN ports on the AEBS.

Can't copy with LaCie Network Attached Storage and Time Capsule/Airport

Hi,
I bought a Time Capsule to replace my recently faulty modem/router Linksys AG241 and in preparation of buying my first mac in the next few months.
Right now the network is as follows:
— 1 Linksys AM200 modem connected to the TC by ethernet and set to bridge mode
— 2 windowsXP pcs attached by ethernet to the Time Capsule
— 1 NAS (LaCie 2Big Network) attached by ethernet to the Time Capsule
Despite some initial problems configuring the modem in bridge mode, the present problem is the following:
Everytime I try to copy a file (it can be either an 4MB file or an 800MB one) I get this error window:
— Cannot copy "Filename": the specified network name is no longer available
Even when copying a file from one Share of the disk to another! However, have no trouble copying 1KB file, for example.
I've been searching throughout the internet for some days now but couldn't find any answer.
This LaCie NAS External Disk is ethernet-only and can only be connected to a switch or a router. It worked before with my older modem/router. I changed the ethernet cable by another one and I get the same result.
The Time Capsule is cofigured to distribute IPs through DHCP. Right now, I even have enabled the DHCP reservations to assign a static IP to the NAS, and to the Pcs. STill the same result.
This happens on both pcs. Still haven't tried with a wireless device yet (I don't have one).
Can anyone help me solve this?

Ok. I've ran a test on a friend's network in order to clarify if the LaCie NAS was the hardware causing this issue.
Well, it isn't. The NAS worked fine on this other network setting - which uses a different router, modem and 2 different computers.
The test ocurred in Wireless G, though, not by Ethernet connection with the computers.
*So I guess the problem must be on my Time Capsule or Modem?*
*Possibly a configuration issue.*
Does anyone has/had some problem connecting Ethernet External Disks on a Time Capsule/Airport that can share some Solution ?
Please, Help!?

How can I limit acces to files on drives attached to my Time Capsule?

My home network is set up with a 1TB Time capsule and several attached USB hard drives. On those drives I've got a bunch of movies, tv shows, home videos, music, pics etc. that I either stream or transfer to my various devices for viewing/listening. My wife and I have recently become the permanent guardians of my 13 year old neice and she'd like to have access to some of the media. In general I have no problem with this, but there are movies and cable tv programs that aren't appropriate for a 13 year old. Is there a way to give her access to some, but not all of the files on the drives attached to the Time Capsule? I'm thinking perhaps creating a "Rated R" folder and password protecting, or somehow having the Time Capsule look at which user is attempting to access certain files and either granting or preventing access. She's using my old G4 tower running 10.6 and will be viewing these videos on either that machine or an iPod Classic, or perhaps a Touch if Santa comes through . . . and her grades are good.
Thanks,
Adam

Thanks for clarifying that you are using Time Machine and iPhoto in regard to your questions.
There are a number of other applications that will back up your Mac to the Time Capsule.....Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper and Chronosync to name just a few. That is why we were asking for more information.
As far as Time Machine and iPhoto are concerned, it is unfortunate that a few years ago, Apple removed the feature which would allow you to "browse" the images in your Time Machine backups in the iPhoto Library. If you want to restore any images from your Time Machine backups, you must restore the entire iPhoto Library then use iPhoto to view the images that you want.
You can get a good idea of whether your iPhoto Library backups are good by comparing the size of the iPhoto Library in your Pictures folder to the size of the iPhoto Library in your Time Machine backups. If the size is the same, then you know that everything is being backed up by Time Machine.
To do this, click the "smiley face" Finder icon at the lower left of the Mac's screen on the dock
Open the Pictures folder
Click once on the iPhoto Library to highlight it
Click the "gear" icon at the top of the window
Click Get Info
Note the size of the iPhoto Library
Now open Time Machine and choose a date from the past from the timeline on the right side of the screen.
Navigate to the iPhoto Library in the Pictures folder
Double click the iPhoto Library and note the size of the library
If the library is being backed up, the size of the library on your Mac and in the Time Machine backups will be the same.

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