Changed IP address on Time Capsule now can't back up

I have a time capsule 2GB model. I was using the time capsule only for backup as I had a router. The router I was using has gone bad so I decided to use the time capsule as a router also.
I set up the router portion of the time capsule as 192.168.xxx.1. It was 192.168.xxx.111. It works fine as a router. Now my MacBook Pro can not backup to the time capsule.
I would guess that the change in IP address is confusing the MacBook Pro as to where the backups go.
Should I change the IP address for the time capsule back to 192.168.xxx.111?
Is there a way to tell the MccBook Pro about the new IP address?
Should I reset the time capsule back to factory and configure all over again?
Any other suggestions.
Thanks
Ralph Foss

Did you try resetting Time Machine?
Open System Preferences and open Time Machine
Click Select Disk
Click your Time Capsule to highlight it
Click Use for Backups

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