Airport Utility and Time Capsule

So as part of my new IMAC puchase I also purchased Time Capsule (TC) 2TB as a backup and wi-fi option. It asked mt to configure it as a 'Bridge' which I did.
I also have the lasest version of Airport Utility 6.3?. I installed the TC as per instructions and created a new Wireless newtork and and I can access the TC and the Internet. All fine there. However when I look at the Airport utility option and try to change or look at settings as per the manual
On a Macintosh computer using Mac OS X v10.4 or later:
1 Open AirPort Utility, located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.
2 Select your Time Capsule and click Continue.
If you don’t see the Time Capsule you want to configure, click Rescan to scan for
available wireless devices, and then select your Time Capsule from the list.
3 Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your Time Capsule and your wireless
network.
I cant see my TC as under Airport Utility to do the above. I get messages saying I haven't created amn Airport base station and yet I can see the TC and it will do Time Machine backups ?
So question is how do I create a 'base station' so I can get to view the settings in Airport Utility.
Additionally my PS3 needs to be re-configured and is asking for WK2 passwords - which were set up automatically when I ran the TC install. Question is how do I see these passwords.
I've read the forums but camt find a post/amswer that can help me, so any replies from the 'experts' is appreciated.

Hi Gilgamg,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I'd suggest resetting the Time Capsule and then setting it up again:
Resetting an AirPort Base Station or AirPort Time Capsule FAQ
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3728
Setting up Time Capsule for the first time
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1178
If the Time Capsule still doesn't appear in Airport Utility, see the "Troubleshooting missing devices" section of this article:
When do Apple wireless devices appear in AirPort Utility?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3624
Regards,
Jeremy

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Hi all, I’ve got a befuddling Time Machine/Time Capsule/Airport problem that I can’t seem to sort out.
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On the old Mac Pro running 10.8, Time Capsule, Time Machine, and AirPort Utility all behave normally.
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1. In Time Machine system pref pane, I deleted the Time Capsule, intending to try again with a new, even shorter name. But then when I went into AirPort Utility to change the Time Capsule name, it told me that “no configured AirPort base stations have been found.” I assumed that I was just deleting it as a choice on the backup disk list, but now I'm wondering, did the Time Machine pref actually delete the actual disk? In the AirPort Utility window, Time Capsule appears in the "other wi-fi" devices list, yet when I click it, it says "error reading settings."
Here are some other random details that may or may not pertain:
2. On the new iMac, I tried to mount the TC disk image, but Connect To Server reports that the connection fails because “the server may not exist or is unavailable.”
3. Although the Time Capsule shows up in the sidebar of the Finder window, “getting info” just produces the spinning wheel.
4. Although AirPort utility says that it can’t find the Time Capsule, the TC is nevertheless connecting to the internet just fine. All household devices are online, including iPhones and iPads.
5. On the old Mac Pro running 10.8, Time Capsule, Time Machine, and AirPort Utility all behave normally.
6. I thought I might try resetting the Time Capsule, but will this erase all the backups (from other computers around the house all running 10.8x without problems of any kind) that are on there? The other computer users will definitely squawk about that!
I hope this tirade makes some sense. Thanks for reading!
Rather than chop up your post I have taken the liberty to number the points.
1. When you deleted the TC in the airport utility you simply changed its ability to display the errant device. You did not actually delete anything on the TC itself.
Getting back a lost Airport.. more below.
2. Please give actual command you used.. and the name..
It is most important that you translate the name from Apple name to actual network name. That is why I constantly hammer on about using network names.. short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.
So Fred Blog's Airport Time Capsule apart from being hopelessly wrong.
Is translated by Apple to the Network name.. Fred-Blogs-Airport-Time-Capsule (note.. no spaces and no special characters.. the apostrophe is deleted).
It can be much easier to just use IP address.. if the TC is the main router.. then it will hold a constant IP.. by default 10.0.1.1
So mount the TC as AFP://10.0.1.1
3. That is standard.. it is a network device and will not show info. Same on any computer in your network.. same on any OS.
4. Yes, that is standard.. the location of the hard disk is lost.. but the internet is still working.. This is the bug that has been around since Lion and is still growing worse with each revision.
5. Again standard. the issue is on the computer or the interaction of the two.. computer and TC.. yet other computers are unaffected.
6. Reset of the TC is fine.. no reset, soft hard or factory will ever delete the hard disk files.
But if you change the name of the TC, you will need to go around to all the computers and setup TM again to point to the right target.. none of the backups are lost.. you just need to tell TM where they got to.
Manual setup of the lost TC.
In Airport utility go to the top menu, open configure other.. and type in the IP address of the TC that got lost.
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What you have would appear to be working but I can comment how I would redefine your setup. Note that both Airport Express and Time Capsule can function as wireless base stations so you do have wireless everywhere and at all times — using the Time Capsules for backups doesn’t mean your parents won’t have internet access regardless of the where the base stations are located.
You appear to have devices to connect to your network that use the 2.4 GHz band with 802.11g such as the iPhone 3G and perhaps the 5 GHz band with 802.11n such as likely the Macbook Pro if it’s a recent model. The iPhone 4 can use 5 GHz and 802.11n. Can’t comment on the Sony and Samsung but you can check their specs.
Now the Time Capsule (if it’s a recent version), can simultaneously supply 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band signals, but the Airport Express (if it’s recent) can only use one of those bands at one time. Likely the lowest common denominator for your devices is going to be the 2.4 GHz band since the devices that are capable of using 5 GHZ also support 2.4 GHz. If you don’t use 5 GHz, you won’t lose much in a two-storey home because likely it’s the 2.4 GHz band is better signal anyway because 5 GHz signals drop off quickly with several walls/floors to penetrate.
You also didn’t mention if the Airport Express is used to support a printer and/or AirPlay (using iTunes to play on remote speakers via the Airport Express connection) but that might also be a factor in the best location to place the Airport Express. Although the printer could be switched between the Time Capsule and the Airport Express if needed, only the Airport Express will support your remote speakers.
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Not sure if you are aware that this is a user to user to support forum.
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I started with a time capsule and all was fine apart from the coverage in the house.
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Ethernet modem - Airport express ( as its close to my audio equipment ) - extended WIFI conection via 802.11n.
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i'm not sure just what setup is right for you. and i'm sure the newer Airport Express is way improved over mine (got mine few yrs ago). but my Airport express works as extension from your Time Cap Wi-Fi. Airport does not put out wireless Wi-Fi signal on it's own.
1> if yours can take your phone line & send out Wi-fi signal on it's own, then more power to you/ & you could sell back your Time Cap & just have a WD backup drive, or seagate external drive for less.
2> otherwise, your airport express needs to connect to your Time Cap, to answer you #2.
3> usually the application helps where you have dead spots in your house, or your location of Time Cap can't reach places in your house where U need Wi-Fi signal, or where you can't thread an ethernet cable out to your printer or device.
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hope this helps, & didn't confuse,
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