Another Time Capsule shuting down

After one year having this famous TC disease, I mean the Time capsule shuting down after 20secondes, i usually restart it several times and the TC finally remains on. Now the TC is dead. It systematically shuts down after 20 sec. The factory reset does not change anything. After 2 years of use, including 1 year with troubles i do have exactly the same problem That was described so many times before me ( just Google ' time capsule shuts off ' to see the extent of this problem). And Apple still do not consider it as a quality problem except for a very limited serial numbers... Reliability and Apple divorced a few years ago!

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how do i use a time capsule as a shared drive and back it up to another time capsule using time machine ??

You cannot backup network drives with Time Machine.
You can simply setup the TC in the network.. it is a shared drive.

5th gen time capsule powers down unexpectedly

Whether or not time capsule (wi-fi) is being used it just powers down unexpectedly ( 1 to x times a day). Done a reset and made ssid visible but to no avail ( after diagnostic check help list). Also powers down when trying to make a back up to external drive. Starts up without problems when power cable is re-inserted. Doesn't get hot etc. ( thinking problem is a safeguard cut-out thing). Other than that 3 months with no probs but now this?!? Anyone with same situ? Greetz chilly

We have seen a number of reports of the Time Capsule powering down unexpectedly. You should have Apple replace the defective Time Capsule as soon as possible.

Can a Time Capsule back up another Time Capsule?

I have a set up with an iMac, a Mac Air and two Time Capsules. Now I intend to use one Time capsule to create a Network and to Back Up and the other Time Capsule as external hard drive.
How do I set this up, so that the "Back Up Time Capsule" backs up the other time capsule working as external hard drive?

Time Machine cannot backup another Time Capsule, so you will need to use a commercial application like Chronosync or Carbon Copy Cloner to do this automatically on a schedule that you choose.

Time Capsule bringing down my internet modem.

Time Capsule bringing down my internet modem.
I have been having issues for several weeks where my internet modem loses its connection (often the Time Capsule wireless network would continue but without its connection to the internet since my cable modem was down). I replaced my cable model with Time Warner but the problem continued where I would routinely lose the internet and have to unplug the modem and router several times to get it working again.
I tried removing the router from the equation and connected my laptop directly to the router via Ethernet cable. This seemed to work and the internet modem no longer dropped the connection. It seems the problem is some combination of the internet modem and time capsule router, though I have been using the same Time Capsule router for over a year with no issue.
I used Airport Utility to restore the factory settings on my Time Capsule and reconfigure the network from scratch. Once again the wireless and modem seemed to work together for an hour or so and then the modem dropped the internet again.
I can keep unplugging the modem and router every time this happens but there must be something causing a conflict somewhere. Any suggestions of things I may try to fix or diagnose the issue between the modem and the router?

Is the cable modem you have also a router?
If it is a pure modem I don't really see how a TC can pull it down.
Can you get any access to the TC in the state when there is no internet? Can you check if the WAN still has IP address via utility.
You need to use the v5 utility btw to get any useful troubleshooting info. For Lion just download and install it.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Check the Log for any info there.. keep your eye on it if you cannot access the TC once it goes bad,, you need to try and get the info prior to failure.
How old is the TC? What model.. please the A1xxx model from the rubber mat.
If you have A1355 ie Gen3 there is a chance you are seeing the ethernet ports failing due to internal power supply problems.
I think a Gen4 is still too new to see this problem.

How do I backup my time capsule to another time capsule over the internet

I have a Time Capsule that I use for backups locally within my own home. My parents have one as well that they use for their backups. Ideally it would be great to have my backups offsite -- if your house burns down it doesn't help that your backups were in the house...
So is there a way to copy (automatically) the image from one TC to another and vice versa over the internet?

No, there isn't, and even if there was, it would take forever, or possibly longer.
Any backup done over the internet will be quite slow; upload speeds are generally much, much slower than download speeds. Some of the companies that do internet backups, such as Mozy, Carbonite, etc., actually ship you an external HD for the first backup. You ship that back, they load it onto their servers, then do "incremental" backups of what's changed over the net.
In addition, it's not a good idea to back up a backup; any problem with the original will be copied to, and perhaps magnified, on the copy.
A much better approach is to get a portable external HD; do backups to it, then take it to a secure off-site location. See #27 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions for some suggestions, especially the pink box there.
It still might be a good idea to have some limited data backed-up over the internet, such as relatively-small things and/or things that rarely change.

Time Capsule shuts down

My Time Capsule occasionally shuts down on its own. Everything is plugged in. When I unplug it from the back and plug it back in, it powers up again. It will work for days, even weeks and then power down again. I have tried plugging it into different power strips from other outlets and it sill happens. I brought it and the power cord to the the Genius Bar twice, 1 time for 2 weeks and they said they could not replicate the situation.

MKayden wrote:
My Time Capsule occasionally shuts down on its own. Everything is plugged in. When I unplug it from the back and plug it back in, it powers up again. It will work for days, even weeks and then power down again. I have tried plugging it into different power strips from other outlets and it sill happens. I brought it and the power cord to the the Genius Bar twice, 1 time for 2 weeks and they said they could not replicate the situation.
As with many HD today, the TCs HD does have a sleep feature. What exactly do you mean by "shuts down"?
Does it not wake on its' own when a TM machine backup takes place?
Do you lose internet connectivity?
Does your wireless network disappear on your Mac?
Another idea is this: When you look at the TCs power cord in the back of the device, does the white tip disappear completely into the back of the TC? If not then it is not pushed in all the way and power could be lost. I discovered this one last year.
Cheers!

Time Capsule slow down: a hint

I want to share this new experience so that others can learn from it.
I've had Time Capsule for about 2 to 3 weeks now. It worked quite well for the first two weeks but this week it was really, really slow. I was going mad trying to figure out what was going on. The symptoms:
- Time Machine was spending a lot of time in the "Preparing Backup" stage
- Sometimes over 1 hour just to back up say 5MB worth of stuff
- Entering Time Machine was much slower than before
- and when I changed from using wifi to direct ethernet plug in, the backup would finish in no time
-, all backups even over wifi eventually; nothing was failing; it was just SLOW! VERY SLOW! SLOWER than before.
I was going insane trying to figure this out and even deleted all my backups and started from scratch.
Was it:
1. a corrupted diskimage?
2. something to do with a "delay ACK" setting I should fiddle around with according to one blog post?
3. A bad wifi chip on the Time Capsule?
4. Spotlight doing something funny?
It was none of these. I figured out what was going on. A neighbouring router had been interfering with my network using the same radio frequency. I don't think it was intentional. I was able to discover this after I set my mouse pointer to the wifi icon on the menu bar and pressed the option key while clicking on the icon. It showed a transmit rate of 11 or 9 instead of 54 (I'm using a G network).
The reason I didn't figure this out earlier is because my internet connection is relatively slow and B or G speeds make no difference in accessing my connection to the internet but makes a world of difference using the intranet (LAN).
I ended up switching the radio frequency my network operates on and now it's back to its normal speeds. A regular 20mb hourly update doesn't take over an hour but just takes mere minutes.
WHEW! I thought I was going insane!
Another interesting thing is that my Time Capsule is less than 12 feet from my laptop and yet my neighbour's wifi signal could interfere with it to the extent of making transfers go from 54 to 11 or less! Unfortunately I cannot switch to N because my laptop is a first generation MacBook Pro which did not come with the necessary N hardware.
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Bad Monk wrote:
thanks for that!! interesting and i never knew the option key pressed while on the wifi icon showed that info so cheers
mine is on channel 11 but so far its @ 54 so thats all good, but yeah i think channel 11 is very popular as its prob the default for most wireless devices!
Most routers come with the default Channel 6 set.
question though, if i change the channel on my wireless router what is the best channel to go for please? and also do my wireless devices in my home automatically change to the new channel? or do i have to mess around with each one individually?
There is no "best" channel to go for. You have to figure out what channels are being used and select one that is not being used by other routers. ONe way to do this is download the free iStumbler software which will discover all visible and invisible networks and tell you what channels are being used. From that information, select a number that is farthest from any of the other channels being used.
thannks

My time capsule shuts down very frequently. Wondering if it's a software or firmware problem?

My time capsule is shutting down with great reglularity in the past few weeks. I have the latest software upgrade and I keep unplugging and it reboots, but then usually shuts down within an hour or two again. Wondering what might be causing this or if I have to replace it.

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New 2t Time Capsule shuts down: light is off, doesn't show up in network

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If I unplug and replug, it will work again, but will eventually shut down again.
Is this a problem with a sleep proxy service?
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The internal power supply on the Time Capsule is defective. Soon, the Time Capsule will not turn on at all.
Please contact Apple for a replacement Time Capsule as soon as possible.

Extend Time Capsule network with another Time Capsule

Hi guys.
Like the title says: I want to extend the wireless network of the dual-band Time Capsule (2TB) with a first generation Time Capsule (500GB).
So, I opened AirPort Utility, selected the older model and completed the logical steps (extend another network wirelessly), but it doesn't restart. It hangs there, with the orange light blinking...
What should I do to make it work?
Thanks.

Welcome to the discussions!
Check your settings as follows:
On the 2TB Time Capsule, open AirPort Utility - Click Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab below the row of icons
Wireless Mode = Create a wireless network
There must be a check mark entered next to Allow this network to be extended
On the 500GB Time Capsule, open AirPort Utility and click Manual Setup
Click the Wireless tab
Wireless Mode = Extend a wireless network
Wireless Network Name = Same name as your 2TB Time Capsule
Enter a check mark next to Allow wireless clients
Wireless Security = Same setting as your 2 TB Time Capsule
Wireless Password = Same password as your 2 TB Time Capsule
Update to save settings

Time Capsule Shuts Down or Powers Down During or After Backup

Just started backing up my wife's MBP (Leopard) to our Time Capsule via Time Machine. Previously the Time Capsule had only been used as an Airport, and had never shut down by itself. Now, inexplicably, the Time Capsule powers itself down. If I stop backing up to it, it stays on. If I run Time Capsule, it powers down. Powers up again fine - unplug, wait 10 seconds, and it cycles to a green light. Then a few hours later, Time Capsule is discovered powered down. Its not the cats, not the dog - it seems to be whenever Time Machine runs.
Checked the firmware on the Time Capsule and upgraded it to the most current. Made no difference.
What is going on?

So this just started happening to my Gen 1 500GB Time Capsule as well. I came across these articles:
http://www.macgasm.net/2010/07/12/time-capsule-recalled/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/jul/13/apple-time-capsule-failure -analysis
The second one claims that the shutdown is due to an "overheating fault in some of the electronics around the power supply." I am going to check the serial number on mine to see if it falls in the range for a recall-replacement (since I am way out of warranty).
Even if yours isn't in the recall range, is it possible it's damaged from prior overheating?

Time Capsule shuts down frequently

Over the last few weeks my Time Capsule has been shutting down randomly. I did a hard reset a couple of weeks ago and that seemed to resolve the situation for a time, but now it has recurred.

The new express I haven't had opportunity to test. I would say it was pretty much the same, although they are not as good as the extreme.. use 10/100 port still, can introduce a slow down. So if you can afford it the Extreme is always going to be better as a router or AP. Still the reality is wireless seldom gets close to 100mbit so whilst theoretical speeds require gigabit.. reality is a harsh word. If you are close enough to get more than 100mbit, you are close enough to use a patch cable. (That is assuming Apple didn't leave out the ethernet port of course).
In my testing the wireless of the whole series is medium.. middle of the road. Whilst the latest generation stuff is supposed to have big power boosts.. I could barely detect a difference.. and in my double storey house.. my old G modem has wireless signal right to the extreme ends of the house.. Neither the TC or latest Extreme could get any signal there at all. YMMV.. !

Airport Time Capsule slows down internet speed while uploading app

Hi All,
Internet speed is going down drastically when I am submitting any iOS app to iTunes Connect.
Previously it was not like this.
I have updated my Macbook Pro to Mavericks and using Airport Time Capsule for wi-fi connection.
Is anyone facing this problem? Any help on this will be very much helpful.

I have almost the exact setup as you, and airtunes never slows down my internet connection.
Has it just happened recently? Have you done a reset on the TC? Make sure you are using the g network, and not in the b only mode.
You can also make sure everything on the network are getting good signal. You can check the signal strength from Airport Utility (in the logs and Stats pane).

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Does Time Capsule have mounting holes so it can be mounted on a wall or upside down under a cabinet?

Yes it does, and yes it can
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