Can't get to Time capsule back-ups -- Connection Failed and "Connect As" does nothing

I had to replace my hard drive. I am trying to access the Time Machine back-ups. I can see the back-up volume in the Finder under the "Shared" category, but when I try to connect to the back-up volume, I immediately get "Connection Failed" and the "connect as" button does nothing when I click on it.
Do I have to re-start backups before I can get into the old back-ups?? Any advice on how to get "Connect As" to let me connect?
Thank you.

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10.5.6 iMac

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