Can I use Time Capsule off a Netgear Router?  Can it work with a hub?

Hi, I have a Sling Box set up with a modem and a Netgear router and a bridge. The sling box does not support an Airport base station. I also have a Time Capsule which works off a modem and I can not get to work off my Netgear router. How do I avoid having (and paying for) two internet networks in my house. Someone suggested using a hub. I have no experience. Does this make sense? Thank you.

Duane - you seem to be a very active user and I am new to Mac. I am considering a time capsule and / or Air Port extreme. I have a PC I would like to put on the wireless network (still use it until my transition is complete) and would like to do some wireless printing on my HP L7780 OfficeJet Pro All-in-One. I would appreciate some advice of what and / or how to do this.

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    The subject is my first question my secont question is will time capsule will be comptaibal with all my game systems suck as (wii Ps3 & xbox 360)? thanks in advance

    Yes - when you do get a new Mac that supports "n" connections, you can use the Time Capsule as its wireless access point to the internet.
    Keep in mind though - most cable and DSL internet connections have a data rate slower than a b/g wireless network connection. You will only make use of n speeds for data transfer between either (a) two n-speed Macs or (b) an n-speed Mac and the Time Capsule hard drive or (c) an n-speed Mac and a Mac cabled to your network. For internet access, n-speed connections will not appear any faster than b/g speed connections.

  • How do I use Time Capsule as a wireless router and turn my current one into modem only

    I have a crappy modem/ router and before I purchase a new modem I want to use the modem (no wireless) feature of my router.
    Question #1
    How do I use my Time Capsule as a router?
    Question #2
    If I do this will I still be able to wirelessly back up to my Time Capsule?
    Question #3
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    Question #4
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    Question #1
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    Connect an Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <-> ports on your modem/router to the WAN port (circle of dots icon) on the Time Capsule.
    Open AirPort Utility and click Continue to follow the guided setup to  configure the Time Capsule to "create a wireless network".  Select the "Bridge Mode" option when it appears during the setup. (AirPort Utility will normally do this for you)
    Question #2
    If I do this will I still be able to wirelessly back up to my Time Capsule?
    Yes
    Question #3
    How do I turn off (wireless) or the router function of my modem/ router?
    We prefer not to guess at things, but since we do not know the make and model number of your modem/router, and this is an Apple support area, we have little choice.
    In general, you would enter the default IP address of the device into your browser to bring up the configuration pages (check your documentatio on the modem/router for this information, or it may be on the back or bottom of the device. An example of a default IP address is something like 192.168.1.254
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    If you acquired the modem/router from your service provider, they should be able to tell you how to do this as well, or if you check the manufacturer's website, they will likely have a support area for questions like this.
    Question #4
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  • Possible to simultaneously use time capsule for backup + another router for internet?

    I will soon be moving into an apartment in which my landlord provides wireless internet through her own router.
    I also have my own Time Capsule, which I'd like to continue to use to back up my Mac via Time Machine.
    Is it possible to connect to both my Time Capsule (for backup only) and another router (for internet only) at the same time?
    If not, can anyone suggest a good workaround?

    moskovit wrote:
    I've done a little research, and it looks like I might be able to wirelessly daisy chain the two routers, using WDS (wireless distribution system), assuming my landlord's router supports it, but that this would drop the speed of the internet significantly: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2623802?start=0&tstart=0
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    You could buy a airport express and plug that into the main router by ethernet.. again if allowed. Your TC can do wireless bridge to another apple product very well. Messy but could work. It is not that expensive to get a second hand AEBS and use that. You don't need the latest products but wireless range would be better in the AEBS than AE.
    So I'm still wondering: Is there another workaround?  Is there a way to get my mac to connect to my time capsule (for backup) and another router (for internet) simultaneously, or is that just technologically impossible?  If it's impossible, is there another solution?
    You cannot wirelessly connect to two different wireless devices at once on one client. You need to either have a second wireless client in the laptop.. for instance a USB stick which can be fairly tiny nowadays. It is just you need to find one with Mac drivers. Or the TC must have internet connectivity. You could get that by buying a wireless bridge, and using that in your room, with the TC plugged into it. Universal wireless bridge devices are fairly cheap, but can be a pain to setup. Look for products that work with the main router and use as fast a speed as possible. It can be a tricky setup as you need the wireless bridge working on one channel and the TC working on another. What I am suggesting is the WDS solution you found but using two different boxes to do it. And not using WDS at all, unless the main router is suitable, but rather universal bridge.
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    I have no idea if this works just to show you what I mean. Please do research it yourself.
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  • Using Time Capsule as a 'wireless' router and backup using Time Machine

    I have a question about backup speed on my 1 TB Time Capsule. I purchased a Time Capsule about a year ago and have an imacg5 and two Mac laptops that I setup to use the wireless router capability and as the backup drive for all three computers.
    I was experiencing a problem in that the backups from the imacg5 were never completing even though the Time Machine window said it was only backing up several MBs. In order to 'fix' the problem I finally 'erased' all of the backup files on the Time Capsule using Airport Utility. I had also run Disk Utility on all of the drives to verify and fix any problems.
    When I initialized the wireless connections and initiated backups I connected to the imacg5 to the Time Capsule with an ethernet connection as well as via Airport and began 'backing up' my laptops, then started by backing up individually, various disks on my imacg5.
    The laptops have rather small disks and backed up rather quickly. The imacg5 has hundreds of GB of data spread across several disks. I had decided to 'backup' the disks individually in case that had been the cause of my original problem.
    My systems disk, Macintosh HD, backed up about 110 GB at the rate of 8 GBs per hour. I was encouraged.
    My next 'data' disk, LaCie 320 #1, backed up about 209 GB at the rate of 2 GBs per hour. I was confused. This 'backup' took several days to complete. Once it completed, Time Machine has run about every hour as expected and completes the backup in about 3 minutes.
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    I say just do it!
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  • How to use time capsule as main wifi router?

    it is connected in bridge mode to an ethernet port, connected by a wifi modem. how to i set it as the main router and get rid of the other wifi. the phone plug wont connect because there isnt one, what do i need to get so i can plug directly to the time capsule. im not tech savy so im not quite sure what im doing.
    regards, Chris

    Chris,
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    Rule 1:  If your modem/router is acting as the main router (it is), then the Time Capsule must be configured in Bridge Mode.
    Rule 2:  If you want the Time Capsule to be the main router, then your modem/router must be configured in Bridge Mode.
    Check with the support folks of your modem/router to find out whether this is even possible, and if so, how to do it....and more importantly make sure that your Internet service provider will support this type of setup.
    Another option would be to simply replace your existing modem/router with a simple bridge mode modem. Ask your ISP about this.
    Until you have a clear handle on this.....we cannot help you with support on your modem/router......it would be best to leave well enough alone and stay with your current setup with the Time Capsule in Bridge Mode.

  • DNS is wrong on vista pc so Internet does not work but works with iMac iPad PS3 using time capsule 1355...can not change settings on the pc vista..

    I Hooked up time capsule ..set all the passwords.  Works with iMac and iPad and PS3 . But vista say it needs to reset adapters. But does not work..show dlink router setting even though dlink is not connected. And has a different code...help

    Is Vista computer running wireless or ethernet?
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    Is IP statically set on the vista computer??
    show dlink router setting even though dlink is not connected
    If this is wireless.. then please delete all the old wireless configuration.. and start afresh.

  • Using time capsule and a PC

    I am having a real tough time getting into my mail in MSN using time capsule as my wireless router. I changed to time capsule as I run two MAC laptops and am still transitioning from my old PC. I cannot get into MSN mail with the time capsule router. Is anyone else having this experience??? DogannoMark

    Can I use a Time Machine as the storage device for my iTunes library? Can I connect the Time Machine and Mac Mini via Thunderbolt for fast data access? Also, if I can use the Time Machine for storage of the iTunes library, should I consider the iCloud to be my "Back Up" or should I get an additional Time Machine for back up? Also, I use and AirPort Extreme as my wireless router with 2 AirPort Expresses to expand my wifi network. Can I simply add Time Machine to my existing network or will I need to replace the AirPort Extreme with the Time Capsule?
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    You can add a TC to the network without doing much.. just bridge the TC and it will work fine plugged into the AEBS.. but again it is expensive waste. You are buying a router with enclosed hard disk drive and turning off the router.. so all you have is a hard disk which is networked.
    If you get a mini use firewire external drive.. you can get 2 or 3 TB fairly cheaply and plug it in. Then back up to a TC if you really want, but any NAS with Time Machine extensions will do the job. Or a hard drive in another Mac made available to the network.

  • Using Time Capsule as External HD

    How can I use my time capsule as an external HD? It works with time machine for backup but I can't drag and drop files onto it or make new folders...

    Note: you can't move the folders from the left rail because these are alias. You can however open your hard drive folder and drag and drop the folders such as Documents, Shared, etc or files from there directly into your Time Capsule.
    Another Option: From within your Data folder of your Time Capsule click on the Action pull-down (looks like a gear) inside the window next to your view options. There you can select New Folder.
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  • Can I use time capsule as an NAS devise with sonos, to play music library when iMac is off?

    can I use time capsule as an NAS devise with sonos, to play music library when iMac is off?

    Apparently Sonos system can play from the library without needing iTunes running.
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    Sonos needs fully compliant SMB file system.. this is important.. and not what the Apple system is using to access the TC.
    Moving the library has to be done correctly.
    See http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
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    http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/12/how-to-offload-your-itunes-library-to-a-nas /
    TC is very non-ideal itunes library location.. unlike a real NAS.
    Just so you are aware. If you have TM backups on it.. mixing backups and data is not a good idea.
    At least consider moving backups to USB drive. You will need the speed of the TC internal drive for using the library though.
    TC has no way to back itself up.
    TC is slow to start.. you will get errors as the library is not found.
    And quick to spin down drives.. it is not designed to stream media.. it is a backup target for TM.

  • Can I use Time Capsule to just back up my iTunes catalogue?

    Can I use Time Capsule to just back up my iTunes catalogue? or will it back up everything on my Mac?

    Set Time Machine to exclude everything else, or keep Time Machine turned off and drag the catalogue to the Time Capsule manually.
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  • Can I use time capsule with a ASUS (RT-N16)router?

    I will use a router with vpn. Can I use time capsule with it? And if yes, how do I connect them?

    There is no vpn built into the native firmware of N16 so I presume you are going to use third party.
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  • Can I use Time Capsule only as a WiFi backup disk w/out having to configure it as my main router?

    I already have an Airport Extreme that works great. Can I use Time Capsule ONLY as a WiFi backup disk w/out having to configure it as my main router with my Internet modem?

    Can I use Time Capsule ONLY as a WiFi backup disk w/out having to configure it as my main router with my Internet modem?
    Yes, you have two options here, each with advantages and disadvantages.
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    Advantages...easy to configure, you can backup either over wireless or plug directly into one of the Ethernet ports to backup large files 3-5 times faster than wireless.
    Disadvantages...none, except it requires a wired Ethernet connection to the AirPort Extreme.
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  • Can I use Time Capsule as external storage and not for Time Machine?

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    Because when I watched the video on it it says that time machine is automatically recognized
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    HI Just bought a 4th generation Time Capsule and after a bit of trouble, I was able to do the following...
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