Can't hook up to time capsure, can't hook up to time capsule, can't hook up to time capsule
My time capsule is hooked up to our router and has power with a green light on the front of it. But my mac book pro is not finding it. What am I doing wrong?
Hey Bob,
I need your help and advice:
I have a PPPOE Internet conection (user name & password).
That goes in a wired router which has DHCP enabled, so basically Internet is always on.
Wired to that router is a Time Capsule and an Airport Express that are in different rooms. (plus 2 PCs which I rarelly use).
I would like to have a wired connection between TM and AE through the router and also be able to have 1 wireless network so that my Ipad and 2 Iphones can have wireless coverage thru out the house. I read it's called a "roaming network".
The problem is that, even if i put all the settings exactly the same in AE as I do in Time Capsule - except the channel (Time Capsule is set to 1 and AE is set to 12), my wireless devices stay connected to the Time Capsule, although I am sitting 3 feet away from my AE - and have a poor wireless signal. Is it possible to connect to the nearest device?
I am writing below the setting for each device
Airport Express:
Base station name: Airport Express
Internet Tab -Connect Using: Ethernet
-Connection Sharing: Off (Bridge Mode)
Wireless Tab -Wireless Mode: Create a wireless network
-Wireless Network Name: Apple Network
-Radio Mode: 802.11n (802.11b/g compatible)
-Channel: 12
-Wireless Security: WPA2 Personal
-Wireless Network Options: -Country: United Kingdom (The list has only European countries)
-Multicast Rate: 2 Mbps
-Transmit Power: 100%
-WPA Group Key Timeout: 60 minutes
-Closed Network - not checked
Time Capsule:
Time Capsule Name: Time Capsule
Internet Tab -Connect Using: Ethernet
-Connection Sharing: Off (Bridge Mode)
Wireless Tab -Wireless Mode: Create a wireless network
-Wireless Network Name: Apple Network
-Radio Mode: 802.11n (802.11b/g compatible)
-Channel: 1
-Wireless Security: WPA/WPA2 Personal
-Wireless Network Options: -Country: United States (only North & South America countries in the list)
-Multicast Rate: 2 Mbps
-Transmit Power: 100%
-WPA Group Key Timeout: 60 minutes
-Closed Network - not checked
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Alex.
PS: No wireless phones or microwave ovens around the devices.
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many thankspooldoc58 wrote:
have just set up my new airport time capsule done a time machine back up but can not add any files to it to share when i try i get the following message
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how do i change this
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You cannot add them to the TM backup?
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1. In airport utility does the TC show up.. if so click it.. and see the summary page which will include its IP address. That is what you are after.
From my screenshot you can see the TC address is 192.168.2.57
It might well show up briefly after a reboot or in ipad / iphone version utility. Yosemite is hopeless. The airport utility hardly works.
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I recently decided to stop using Time Machine to do all my backups because there didn't seem to be a way to see everything a folder has ever had (if I wanted to see all my music at once, for instance).
So, I decided to stop Time Machine and start to manually copy folders over to my TC but I am getting the error message that it "can't be modified." I have changed my share settings to no one being able to access the disk, and at the top of the screen I am clearly logged in as myself and not a guest so I should have full access. Anyone know what I could be missing? Thanks!rhutchie wrote:
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I recently decided to stop using Time Machine to do all my backups because there didn't seem to be a way to see everything a folder has ever had (if I wanted to see all my music at once, for instance).
I'm not sure what you mean by that. The "Star Wars" display shows a "snapshot" of the way your entire Mac looked at the time of any backup.
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