Can't find my network on time capsule

I was having trouble running my backup. The error showed the disk was in use. I did some research and it was suggested that I reboot the time capsule. I did that and now I can't see my wifi network that I use on my time capsule. The Airport Utility shows the Time Capsule and Network in good order, but the network doesn't appear in my network list and won'd let me add it.

mbachavez wrote:
The TC is attached to the modem with an ethernet cable.
What is the modem? It is clearly working as router as well and it must be wireless if the ipads and iphones have internet connection.
What model is the TC? What firmware is it running?
What issues is it showing in the airport utility?
What is the wireless name in the TC?
Is it set to create a wireless network?
I would strongly recommend a factory reset of the TC and redo the setup.
Universal Factory Reset.. any model TC or AE.
Unplug your TC/AE from power or turn off at the power point.
Hold in reset. and power the TC/AE back on.. all without releasing reset and keep holding in for about 10sec. (this is often difficult without a 2nd person or a 3rd arm).
Release it when the status light flashes rapidly. If it doesn’t flash rapidly you have missed it and try again.
Note..
Be Gentle! Feel the switch click on. It has a positive feel.. add no more pressure after that.
TC/AE will reboot after a couple of minutes with default factory settings and will wipe out previous configurations of the router.
No files are deleted on the hard disk in a TC.. No reset of the TC deletes files.. to do that you use erase from the airport utility.
In the new clean setup..
The TC must be bridged if your modem is also working as router.. Only if the modem is pure cable type should you have the TC routing.
You should have the TC create a wireless network.
And especially for Mavericks which now uses SMB network, you should have all names compliant with SMB standard.. ie short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric. That means TC base station name and wireless name.
Use WPA2 Personal security for wireless with 10-20 character password also pure alphanumeric mix of upper and lower case plus numbers.
Remember also everything is now dependent on ipv6 being set correctly. In every computer ensure the ipv6 for both wireless and ethernet is set to link-local.
For example in wireless it looks thusly.
If you have no luck.. please post screenshots of the TC setup.. I need to see the internet tab, wireless tab and network tab.. plus the full summary screen can help. Full summary screen you need to hold the option key and double click the TC icon in the airport utility. It looks thusly.

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Hello!
I'd like to connect a small external harddrive (40 GB) to my Time Capsule (1 TB) via USB.
I've read on http://www.apple.com/timecapsule/wireless.html the followings:
"... +And if you want to share both a printer and an additional hard drive, you can. Just connect a USB hub to Time Capsule.+ ..."
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Regards,
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Vlad, this might help...
*Accessing External Hard Disk*
Open a Finder window
Select the Time Capsule in the Sidebar on the left.
Click "Connect As..." in the upper right of the window.
Enter the Name of your Time Capsule & its' password (Note: NOT your own Username & password).
Check "Remember password in my Keychain."
You should now see a blue share folder with the name of your Time Capsule.
Any hard disks attached to the Time Capsule’s USB port will also appear here as blue share folders. To mount them on your desktop double-clicking their blue folders. If you had a separate password setup for those disks in Airport Utility then enter that password if asked. Otherwise, it should now mount on your desktop.
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*On Desktop*
In the Finder, go to the Finder menu and select "Preferences".
Click “General” in the toolbar.
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*In Finder SideBar*
In the Finder, go to the Finder menu and select "Preferences".
Click “SideBar” in the toolbar.
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Did this resolve the issue?
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Summary:
My Time Capsule wirelessly extends a 5Ghz "n" network provided by my Airport Extreme, but the Time Capsule frequently fails and stops providing Internet access to connected computers. I'm not sure if the problem is with the Time Capsule or with the Airport Extreme it's connecting to.
Setup:
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There are no wireless devices, such as cordless phones, in the house. The microwave is NOT in use when the problems arise.
*The Problem:*
Frequently, the MacBook loses its Internet connection, though it is still connected to the 5Ghz network through the Time Capsule. When this happens, it can only see the Time Capsule it's connected through (and other devices that are connected to it) but no other devices on the network.
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*Unsuccessful Solutions:*
This was happening in a previous incarnation of the network, when I had a non-dual band Airport Extreme providing the main network, the Time Capsule connected via 5Ghz, and an Airport Express connected via ethernet to the Time Capsule to provide a b-g network.
I replaced the Airport Extreme with a new dual-band unit to simplify the setup, but it did not solve the problem.
Since the Time Capsule seemed to be the weak link in the network, I reported the problem and got the unit replaced, but the problem still persists.
I've reset both the Airport Extreme and the Time Capsule to their factory settings numerous times, and set them up again from scratch (no imported settings). I've gone in and made sure that there were no WDS settings leftover from the earlier configuration, as the 5Ghz network does not need it to extend itself.
*Plea for help:*
Is anyone else experiencing a similar problem?

Update
The other day, I modified the setup so that the Time Capsule doesn't extend the wireless network wirelessly, only through Ethernet (so the attached printer will work, but the computers will connect directly to the AEBS. The Time Capsule stayed connected long enough for me to do a full backup (125GB) from the downstairs computer.
I thought I had it "solved" (though extending the 5Ghz network would be preferable so the office computers can have faster backup speeds.)
But yesterday, I went to print to the Ethernet-attached printer, and it got only one page out before it disappeared off the network again, and the print job failed. I noticed it did it again, today.
So the problem is not tied to wirelessly extending the network.

Can I simply just use my Time Capsule as a normal External Hard drive? A wireless external hard drive?

Can I simply just use my Time Capsule as a normal External Hard drive? A wireless external hard drive?

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