Can't connect to Time Capsule after MacBook has been closed

Hey guys,
While ago I bought a 2TB Time Capsule to back-up my movies and music to, because my MacBook Air only has a small SSD.
It worked fine for a while but now I'm experiencing some problems. Everytime I close my MacBook and open it again, it can't connect to the Time Capsule anymore. I have to reboot the macbook and then it works again. Any idea how I can fix this? I also connected my iMac in the other room to it but I don't think that should be the problem.
Greets and thanks

Give this a try:
1. Start AirPort Utility, then let it remain open.  You can hide it but do not quit, 
2. System Preferences>Energy Saver>Power Adapter>uncheck "Wake for access".
Any improvement?

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