Basic help for grey haired guy, please (setting up Time Capsule & network)

Could someone provide me the Idiots Steps to setting up my Time Capsule and extending its range with my Airport Extreme? I have spent almost a day. I don't know WDS from Bridge from PPPOE.
There must be seven simple decisions that need to be made.
1. Is the TC to be set up as a new wireless network and to be a WDS?
2. I think my DSL model does the PPPOE thing so how does that impact my settings?
3. Sometimes the Airport Utility can see the TC and Extreme, other times it plays dumb.
Point me in the right direction, PLEASE.

1. If the TC is your main wireless network then you want to set it up as a new wireless network and select the Extend this Network option under the wireless tab. You would then setup the Extreme wireless mode as extend a network. If this option isn't available it is because your Extreme is an older model so therefore you will have to use WDS for your wireless network.
2. If the DSL modem is doing PPoE for you then you don't have to worry about using PPoE on the Time Capsule. The default settings for your Time Capsule for the Internet will be fine for your setup.
3. Good question. You might want to try hard resetting both devices by holding the reset button from 5-10 seconds.

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Setting up Time Capsule for backup only on existing wireless network

I have a wireless network already set up with a NetGear wireless router. Cable plugs into router, router connected via ethernet cable to my Power Mac G5 desktop, plus 2 PC laptops in the house also connect wirelessly to the home network via this router.
I want to set up Time Capsule as an external hard drive to back up all three computers -- I don't necessarily need to use it as a wireless router although i'm not opposed to that if it's easier to do it that way.
When i try to set it up using AirPort utility, i get the amber flashing light. Airport utility is able to discover the device, and then always asks if it's OK to switch networks. I've tried both "switch" and "don't switch"; either way when i try to set it up, AirPort utility stalls out on "Reading Time Capsule Configuration"; eventually giving me the error msg: "Base Station Error: AirPort Utility was unable to find your Apple wireless device."
All i want to do is mount it as an external hard drive so i can use Time Machine for backup, and be able to use it to also back up the PC laptops wirelessly. I need help in the following three areas:
1. How should I be physically connecting my devices if i want to do this? Which cables go in which ports? There is only one ethernet port on the back of my G5. The G5 can connect to the router either wirelessly OR via ethernet cable. I've tried G5-->Time Capsule-->Router, G5-->Router-->Time Capsule, Router-->G5 PLUS Router-->Time Capsule, and I've tried every variation on the regular ethernet and WAN ports. What's the right way to do this.
2. If i'm not setting up the TC as a Wireless Router, is AirPort utility even the right tool for setting it up? it seems to be confused by the two wireless networks and won't let me get past that point. Am I supposed to click "Switch" when it asks me to switch networks? Is there a way to just mount it as an external drive and bypass the AirPort utility setup entirely?
3. Once i get it set up so it's visible as an external drive and usable for Time Machine backup, how do i then make it available to the other PCs on the network so they can back up to it also?
Thanks for your help.

sarah,
You already have an existing wireless network.
You do not need to plug the Time Capsule into anything except power.
Set the Time Capsule to "Join an existing wireless network"...
That is all you need to do.
Then all the computers should see the Time Capsule.
If you can't see "Join an existing wireless network" in the choices, hold down on the option key and then click on the choices.
Give that a try.

Having trouble setting up Time capsule...

I just bought a new iMac last night. I also picked up Time Capsule and Apple TV. I'm having a problem setting up Time Capsule correctly. I'll go through what I did step by step and hopefully someone can help me as I've never tried to set up a wireless network before.
I'm connected to the internet via Comcast. I have the outside cable coming into the modem and the ethernet cable from the modem i have plugged into TC's WAN port (the one with the gear logo).
I start by opening Airport Utility ( I upgraded to the most recent version using the install disc that came with TC) and it recognizes TC in the left side of the window. It says it found TC with default settings and gives a name for it and an Airport ID. I click continue.
The next window prompts me to name the TC and assign a password. I do so and click continue.
The next window gives me some options about setting up a new or existing wireless network. It says it found some existing networks which I assume are my neighbors. I select "I don't have a wireless network and want to create one". I click continue.
The next window prompts me to give a name and security level to the new network. I provide a name and select WPA/WPA2 Personal and enter and verify a password. I click continue.
The next window asks whether I'd like TC to be in Bridge mode or Share a single IP address using DHCP and NAT.
If I click Share a single IP, a popup tells me "This will cause my TC to continue to blink amber and do I want to ignore this and continue?". So I figure this can't be a good thing and I click on Bridge mode not really knowing what it means.
The next window asks me to enter the TCP/IP info from my ISP. It also says to choose "Using DHCP" if I receive an IP address automatically. So in the box where it says "Configure IPv4", I select "Using DHCP" and there is an IP address and Subnet mask with numbers after each. Below that is Router Address, with fields for DNS Server, Domain Name and DHCP Client ID. These fields are blank. I click continue.
The next window says TC will use these settings:
TC name - Jim's Time Capsule
Wireless Mode - Create a wireless network
Network Name - Jim's Network
Wireless Security - WPA/WPA2 Personal
Connect Using - Ethernet
Configure IPv4 - Using DHCP
IP Address - (Provided Automatically)
If settings are correct, click Update to finish setting up your TC or click Go Back to change settings. I click Update and a box tells me that the device and its network service will be temporarily unavailable and do I want to continue? I click continue.
The next window tells me that the settings for TC have been updated successfully and its being configured. I then get a window reporting a problem.It says-
"Problem 1 of 1: Internet Connection
Your Apple wireless device does not have a valid IP address. Make sure your Apple wireless device is connected to your broadband modem or local network, verify your settings and try again. If you still can't connect, call your ISP."
There are two boxes with options. The first is "Connect Using" and "ethernet" is selected with "PPoE" being the other option. The second box says "Configure IPv4" and "Using DHCP" is selected, and "Manually" is the other option.
Obviously, I'm doing something wrong, but I don't have a clue. I'm getting online fine when I plug the ethernet cable into the back of the iMac. I've reset the modem by hitting the reset button. The light turns green on the TC but I can't connect to the internet. Any ideas? Feel free to call me a big dummy
Jim

Thank you, Jim Somoygi. I had a similar multi-hour odyssey with a AE and a Comcast cable modem.
This solved the seemingly endless blinking amber light:
1. unplug power from the modem and AE (or time capsule). Go get a beverage of your choice (wait a couple of minutes).
2. My modem has a battery backup (Comcast phone service). So, I pressed a tiny reset button on the back of the Comcast modem (it's made by Arris). With the battery backup, I'm not sure I would have been able to reset the modem simply by unplugging.
3. Make sure there is an ethernet cable connecting the cable modem and the AE or TC
4. Plug the modem back in, wait for the lights to come on. I also had to press a "standby" button on the front of the modem to get all the lights to come on.
5. Plug in the AE (or TC)
6. Green light on the AE (it's not easy being green)
7. Choose the appropriate Airport network & surf away.
I will say that the problem seems to be with the modem, rather than the AE. Once I reset the modem, I could configure the AE with ease. Once the AE is configured, it is absolutely rock stable. Before I fiddled with the network & brought this on myself, I enjoyed shockingly stable networking with the AE -- much better than with previous attempts with Netgear or Buffalo products (although I do like the ease with which Buffalo products can be configured together, using their proprietary handshaking protocol "AOSS").

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I am trying to set up my old apple time capsule as a wireless access point for my girlfriend. She is at college and the university does not permit routers, so I am trying to set the time capsule up so that is just takes the hardwired internet and allows wireless access to the internet so she can use her iPad and MacBook Air on the wireless instead of having to use a gigabit adapter to use the ethernet. The time capsule has the newest firmware and she is running mavericks which has the newest airport utility software. However I am not sure what settings to use to make this work. I am fairly intelligent when it comes to computers however I am not very skilled in networking. If anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you in advance!

How old is the Time Capsule? Running what firmware?
You have a problem.. If you cannot use the TC in router mode, then you are going to have to use it in bridge.. and it then depends on if the Uni system will hand out mulitple IP addresses. .which I doubt. In the end you might be stuck.. and it is not possible really with any system..
Bridge normally requires that the TC take an IP address and then clients connecting to the TC wireless will also get IP addresses.. but if the uni system only hands out one address then the TC has already captured it and there are no more available.. but try that method first.. as it is the easiest.
If it fails there is a more complicated method.. where we can give the TC a separate static IP in a different IP range and the wireless will still be bridged.. so the MBA or the ipad can use the wireless.. but only one can ever be online at a time.
The only way around this is to use the TC as a router contra the rules in the uni.. although I would suggest the uni only cares if you break their system. Most people don't.. but I am unsure what happens if you do.
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I purchase Time Capsule and Apple TV nearly 2 months ago. I'm just trying to set up Time Capsule via my PC. I've downloaded the Airport for Windows Vista and have got my device already hooked up, but Airport is not detecting the device. I've tried unplugging and rebooting all devices but nothing that I've tried has worked. Any helpful ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

So you have a Mac somewhere??
Is the TC plugged into the computer using ethernet?? If not do so.. press and hold the reset for 10sec until the front led flashes rapidly.. you want no other network connection to the TC or the computer.
Make sure the computer is set in local network,, ie home, not work or public.
You might have to turn off the firewalls.. if a laptop they are sometimes provided with multiple firewalls.. turn all of them off.
Make sure you are getting an ip from the TC.. if not there is something wrong.. check the ethernet cord is good, and the connectivity led goes on, on both the TC and the computer.. plug it into a different port.
Once you have access then you can complete the setup.

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See the info here about sharing or using the TC for data.
Q3 http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html
It is extremely important you realise.. the Time Capsule was never designed for this.
It is a backup target for Time Machine.. that is the software on the computer that does backups.. it has no direct connection to the Time Capsule.
It has no ability to back itself up.. unlike all other NAS in the market. It is therefore likely one day you will lose all your files unless you seriously work out how to backup.
The TC is slow to spin up the hard disk and fast to spin down. iTunes and iPhoto will continually lose connection to their respective libraries.
iPhoto in particular is easy to corrupt when you move photos over wireless into the library.. once corrupted all is corrupt. A single photo will ruin it all.. so backup is utterly essential.
Time Machine cannot do backups of network drives. ie the TC. You will need a different backup software like CCC. You will then need another target to backup to..

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Idiots guide needed.
My TimeCapsule (year old model) had been running well from my BT Openreach box (without using the Home Hub 4.0) but recently had issues with connection dropping - BT said they've sorted out their end and can't see any remaining issues and can't offer me any more support if I'm not using the Home Hub 4.0
I reset the TC to run straight from the Openreach Box still have issues with wi-fi dropping in and out (both on ethernet and wi-fi).
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The easiest and sure way is to use bridge on the TC as the method of connection. The TC then becomes a device in your network and gets its IP from the main router that I presume BT supply.
Method is,
1. Plug the TC WAN port into the BT supplied modem by ethernet.
2. Plug the computer you are using for the setup into the TC by ethernet.
3. Run the airport utility .. go to internet tab on the top menu..
In the bottom option, Connection Sharing choose off (bridged mode)
4. Go to the wireless page and setup wireless connection as you like it.. using whichever band you want. And make sure security is set to the highest setting, wpa2 personal. Put in a decent wireless passkey.
5. Press the update and fix whatever else the TC will show as needing fixing.. usually security stuff.
6. You can then disconnect the ethernet and connect by wireless if you want. Any port on the TC will now be a LAN port, including WAN.
This is assuming BT supply a wireless router with built in vdsl/other type of modem. If so you normally will not be able to bridge the modem, unless BT are using pppoe authentication which they haven't in the past.
If you really need to use the TC as a router then you will need to work out an alternative method. You can double NAT by placing the TC in the DMZ of the BT router if that is an option. It is not without issues in general.

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1. Plug the TC WAN port into the BT supplied modem by ethernet.
2. Plug the computer you are using for the setup into the TC by ethernet.
3. Run the airport utility .. go to internet tab on the top menu..
In the bottom option, Connection Sharing choose off (bridged mode)
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5. Press the update and fix whatever else the TC will show as needing fixing.. usually security stuff.
6. You can then disconnect the ethernet and connect by wireless if you want. Any port on the TC will now be a LAN port, including WAN.
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How can I set my time capsule to only back-up once a day. It appears to be backing up several times a day. Not sure there is a set schedule for the back-ups and they take a great deal of time; over an hour each.

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Not sure there is a set schedule for the back-ups and they take a great deal of time; over an hour each.
Then something is wrong. Changing the schedule will only deal with the symptom (and give up one of the better features of Time Machine's usually quick and unobtrusive hourly backups).
See if the size of the backups makes sense, considering what you've changed since the previous one. If it seems much too large, that may be the problem. See #D4 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting for some common culprits and ways to see just what's going on.
If the sizes seem reasonable, see #D2 in the same link for things that can cause extra-slow backups.

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Time Capsule is performing great as wireless base station set up today. Extended the network and added AirTunes Airport Express - everything works great.
Started Time Machine to configure the TC as the backup device for TM. Time Machine prompts me to "Set Up Time Capsule" and clicking that button brings me to Airport Utility. But there are no settings in the Airport Utility which allow me to configure the Time Capsule as the TM backup location.
Any ideas? Thanks.

Thanks for your reply and the article. It turns out the problem was that when I initially set up the Time Capsule in Airport Utility I checked the "not now" box when asked if I wanted to set up the TC for Time Machine backup. (I figured I could easily come back later to configure the TC for Time Machine.) I had to restart the AirPort Utility process and revert the TC to factory settings and then re-configure the TC while also setting up the wireless network and the Time Machine at same time. All is well now and after 6 hours overnight for the initial backup my iMac is backed up by TM on a regular schedule.

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Hi people, my doubt can seem quiet simple, but I'm unable to set my Time Capsule. I'll tell you.
I a new mac user, I've got a MacBookPro, and I just bought a Time Capsule (2Tb), but I don't know to set it for first time. I've followed the next steps:
1 - I've connect the TC to my router WI-FI by ethernet cable.
2 - I've plug in my TC.
3 - I've started my MacBookPro.
4 - I've started "Airport Utility" from folder "Utilities" (in "Applications").
5 - But then start the problem, 'cause Airport Utility doesn't find any base station or gadget, just say me that internet is OK, but the software can be hours searching with the next message: "Not found any Airport base station set. Airport utility will continue searching". So, after hours, I don't get any answer.
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Ok,, the TC is primarily designed to use ethernet WAN.. if you try and use wifi to connect it is not as good or reliable. You gain nothing.. but it depends on what you mean..
If the wifi from the existing router is good.. just turn off wifi in the TC.. plugged into the main router by ethernet you are now accessing it as fast as you would directly.. If you want faster connection, plug ethernet directly into TC lan port.
If you join by wireless to the existing router.. the ethernet ports go off.. there is no wifi from the TC to the rest of the network..it is just a client. And you will double hop the wireless which means half the speed.
Test it yourself.. that is the best way to learn. Hold down the option key and select wireless mode.. join will then be available.. although you may have to use 5.6 airport utility to do it.
The exception to this is if the main router is another apple model.. then the TC can use extend wireless.. but I am guessing that you have a wireless modem router not an airport extreme etc.

How do i set my time capsule up to function as an external hard drive

How do i set my time capsule up to function as an external hard drive? Is this even possible? I had a friend tell me it woudl be a good set up to get a time capsule with my Macbook Air to use as a gigantic external hard drive but then was unbale to wlak me through the setup after I bought the equipment. Any suggestions?

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Just bridge the TC..
I cannot walk you through it either if you use v6 airport utility.. due to my refusing to run Lion until it gets network issues sorted.
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