Can't back up to my Time Capsule from iMac.

Had to disconnect my Time Capsule from the iMac to troubleshoot an ISP problem.  Upon reconnect I am unable to back up to my Time Capsule via Time Machine.  I keep getting the following error message after the backup starts and immediately fails:  Time Machine could not complete the backup.  The network backup disk could not be accessed because there was a problem with the network username or password.  Open Time Machine preferences to select the network backup disk and re-enter the correct username and password." 
The network name and password are fine, because I am connecting to it via iPhones and a MacBook without problems.  When I select my Time Capsule in preferences as the disk to use for backup, a window opens requesting the Time Capsule password, which I enter and then select "Connect" in that window.  Still, after the two minute countdown, the backup fails and I am back to square one.  Any assistance would be appreciated!! 

OK, after posting my problem, I noticed the "More Like This" list.  Clicked on one of those and it said to rename my Time Capsule to take out the "apostrophe s" in the name.  That solved the problem!!

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    wjkelly29 wrote:
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    Gabr1el wrote:
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    I have a new mac book pro and and older MAC desktop.  Both are backing up to my time capsule but it is close to full (1TB).  If I purchase a new time capsule (2TB) can I bridge them or access both and back up to it still from both computers?  If so how do I do this?  Thanks in advance.

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  • Just set up Time Capsule and imac is backed up.  Can I back up ipad and iphone too?  If so, how do I do it?

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    Using iPhone      Using iPad

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