Connecting Wired Router to Time capsule?

Ok so i was wondering if anyone on here knew if i could connect like a regular linksys router to my Time Capsule and have it access the internet. See my issue (and I'm sure I'm not the only one) Is that I have more devices and only 3 ports to plug devices in to the router using ethernet cables. My question is if i Connect a router to the second port on my Time Capsule can I use the ports on the Linksys to connect devices and allow them to connect to the internet?? Thanks for any help you can give me. I am hoping it would just be that easy but if anyone has any suggestions feel free thanks

Welcome to the discussions!
You can connect the Linksys to any of the LAN <-> ports on the Time Capsule. The important thing here though, is that the Linksys must be configured in Bridge Mode to do what you want.
Most Linksys models can be configured by plugging them directly into your computer and then entering their default IP address in your browser address bar. It's probably 192.168.1.1
Check with Linksys support if you are not sure how to configure the device as a Bridge.
You could also plug devices into any of the other LAN ports on the TC.

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Utilizing Wired Router With Time Capsule

I have a wired LAN that consists of a Netgear cable/dsl router with 3 computers plus PS3 wired to it.
I am about to get a 17" MBP to become my main computer, and set up Time Capsule.
I assume my cable broadband will plug straight into the TC. Would it work to keep the existing computers attached to the Netgear router and connect it to the TC so that PS3, eMac, PC all can access the Internet? If so how? As I intend to run my printer from the TC would the other computers attached via the wired router be able to use the printer too?
Tony

You basically have two choices:
o Leave the Netgear configured as is, and then, connect the TC (via Ethernet) to the Netgear. In this configuration, the TC would need to be configured as a bridge.
o Replace the Netgear with the TC, and just the opposite of the previous choice, connect the Netgear (via Ethernet) to the TC. In this configuration, the Netgear would need to be configured as a bridge.
In either configuration, all of the devices connected to either router should be able to communicate with each other.

How to set up 6th Generation AirPort Extreme to cable modem as a wireless router and then connect my 3rd Generation Time Capsule to AirPort Extreme as a wireless extender?

What is the best way to set up my 6th Generation AirPort Extreme (A1521) to my cable modem as a wireless router and then connect my 3rd Generation Time Capsule (A1355) to my AirPort Extreme as a wireless extender? I live in a small 1 story house and I currently have the Airport Extreme connected to my cable modem in the living room and the Time Capsule plugged into the wall in my bedroom. I am able to wirelessly connect to the internet using the AirPort Extreme as my router and I can also do wireless back ups to my Time Capsule. My problem is that my connection seems to be really slow! My 1TB Time Capsule back up is only half way complete and it has been 3 days! My computer has been backing up all day and night for almost 72 hours and its still not even 75% complete. I have backed up to this Time Capsule in the past and it never took this long. I am thinking that when I set up my AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule using AirPort Utility I must have set it up incorrectly or something.
How do I set up my Airport Extreme and Time Capsule for the fastest possible internet speed and back up speed?
Thank you,

AirPort Utility 5.6 works with AirPort Extreme 802.11g base stations.
It works with N version airports.
It will also show details of the AC model but cannot be used for the setup.. mostly.
I purposely got the new 6th Gen Airport Extreme so my internet connection would be a lot faster!
Your network will be much faster when you have AC client directly connected to the AE. Older client will go no faster.. but what is worse.. extend wireless is mixing new and old wireless standards.. guess what one wins.. OLD.. So when you extend wireless.. you have no improvement whatsoever. This whole post is about extending wireless.. so you cannot extend to older equipment and do any better.. maybe slightly better signal although from your comments that isn't happening either.
I would rather not have to use an ethernet at all with the TC and I don't know EOP adapters are!
If you do not use ethernet then you are going to be forced to accept slow speed.
EOP (ethernet over power). Also called homeplug in the US.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomePlug
Provides a method of networking over power cabling that already exists in your house.
So what your saying is for the fastest internet speed and back up speed possible I should keep my Airport Extreme plugged into my Modem and keep my TC set up as a wireless extender? Then when I want to do back ups I should plug an ethernet cable from my TC to my MacBook Pro?
To spell this out.
A wireless link to an extended device will go very slowly.. if it is not direct.
So lets say you have a laptop sitting in the lounge.. Your connection goes.. Laptop- - - - - AE- - - - -TC.
That means two wireless links.. wireless has this nasty half duplex and single channel nature.. it can send or receive (Tx or Rx) but not at the same time.
Ethernet by contrast does both at once. It is full duplex.
Wireless can talk to one client at a time.. so if there are multiple items using wireless lets say 4 devices.. then your computer gets a 25% time slice. Since wireless cannot handle multiple simultaneous connections.
Ethernet by contrast can connect multiple computers to multiple destinations at the same time.. all transmitting and receiving at full speed.
When you put all this together.. there are a couple of rules for fast connection.
1. Use ethernet at all times. Where you cannot use ethernet use anything but wireless.. eg EOP (homeplug) at least to try and get rid of wireless.
2. Where you must use wireless use it sparingly and make sure it is never more than one hop.. ie never have an extend wireless (repeater is more usual term). Repeater will cause instant slowdown of 50% and maybe up to 75% just because it is so inefficient.
3. Fastest wireless is 5ghz but it has very short range.. you need to be up close and personal to get it working.
Apple routers however unless you do manual setup I suggest are set to connect to best signal strength not best speed. It will therefore use 2.4ghz at 25% less speed than 5ghz because it is 1db better signal.. this madness means you need to setup manually for the best setup.

IPS Modem to Vonage router to Time Capsule to Airport Express. Now I want to add a guest network.

I want to set up a guest network.
I understand that there can only be one main router and the others should be in bridge mode to set the guest network feature on the Time Capsule.
If I set the Time Capsule from bridge mode to "DHCP + NAT" then I lose my internet.
Since I think the Vonage router is set as the main router how can I swap that function with the Time Capsule or perhaps that cannot be done.
Please let me know what I should try or whether to give up.
Thanks.

Thanks. I understand you want to "swap" your Vonage box with your Time Capsule. That will require re-enabling the Time Capsule's DHCP and NAT as you already attempted and explained in your original post, connecting the Time Capsule directly to your modem, and installing the Vonage box "downstream" of the Time Capsule by connecting it to a Time Capsule LAN port.
I assume you using your Mac wirelessly, that you have cable Internet (as opposed to DSL, FiOS, satellite, or office / school wired LAN), and that right now everything is working including your Vonage telephone service. If any of that is not correct, stop here and let me know.
You should also print these instructions, since you will be unable to communicate with either your Mac or your phone until you are finished and everything works correctly. If all else fails you may have to begin all over again with a "hard reset" of both your Time Capsule and the Vonage box and reconfigure them completely. Any Time Machine backups already completed will not be affected though.
Then:
Power down your cable modem: unplug it from the wall receptacle.
Disconnect the Ethernet cable linking the Vonage box and the Time Capsule. Set it aside for now.
Disconnect the Ethernet cable end attached to the Vonage box's blue port, and connect it the Time Capsule's WAN port instead.
Take the cable you set aside and connect the Vonage's blue port to one of the three Time Capsule's LAN ports.
Power up your modem and wait a moment or two for it to complete its startup sequence.
On your Mac, open AirPort Utility and reconfigure your Time Capsule's Router Mode to "DCHP and NAT" as you did previously. Update and allow a moment or two for it to reset.
Verify that you can use your Mac to load web pages and that your Time Machine backups continue to occur as usual.
Should something not go as expected and you need to make changes, be absolutely certain to power down your modem before changing what you connect to it.
Next:
The following Vonage video will illustrate the remaining steps particular to the Vonage box: Set Up Vonage Box With Router
Review their tutorial and make sure all its instructions make sense for what you have. If something doesn't, write back and I'll try to figure it out.
... how to make the vonage router a bridge.
Unless you want to use the Vonage box's LAN (yellow) port to connect an additional wired computer or other network it's not necessary to reconfigure it as a bridge. The Vonage's router will just remain unused.
If you want to do that though, you must log in to the Vonage box's configuration web page. Its address will be assigned by your Time Capsule, sequentially: for example if your Mac's IP address is 10.0.1.2 your Vonage box might be 10.0.1.3 or something along those lines. You may have to experiment to find out what it is (see Note below). Once you find it though, you will be presented with a login page resembling the following:
Its default User Name is router and so is its password. Click Go to log in.
Once there, navigate to Basic Setup > Local Network Setup, and change DCHP Server to No as in the following:
Click Apply and you're done.
Note: just like all non-portable network devices, it makes sense to assign the Vonage box a static IP address: Basic Setup > Connect to the Internet, and change Connect Using to Static IP Address. You'll have to fill in the fields using addresses appropriate for your network.

ISP Router/Modem Time Capsule - Optimal Setup

I've read many different threads on this issue but none have really address my question fully, so posting this in the hopes of getting some feedback.
I currently have an ISP that supplies a DSL Modem/Router that serves a dual purpose, provide me with internet and TV service. In Canada it's called Bell Fibe TV. Currently, I have the ISP Modem Wifi OFF, wired it to my Time Capsule and use it to provide Wifi throughout the house.
My question is related to all my other devices and whether they should be connected to the Time Capsule or the ISP Router. Time Capsule and Router are both located in the basement. I have my house hard wired with ethernet to the basement with 3 main outlets, one in the basement for my iMac computer/office, one on the main floor, and one on the top floor.
I have two 3 Apple TV's, one in the basement, one on the main floor and one on the top floor. I use a 5-port ethernet switch on the main floor as I have a variety of different devices there ie: Apple TV, TV Receiver Box, Sonos Player etc. I also have an Airport Express that is wirelessly extending my Wifi.
What is the optimal setup in this situation? I have my Time Capsule on DHCP with router mode OFF (Bridged). Should I be connecting the hard-wired ethernet cables that go throughout the house to the ISP Router/Modem or to the Time Capsule? Does it matter? In recent weeks, I've noticed some odd issues where my Apple TV will lose its network settings and not find the network.
Also, I noticed in BRIDGE mode, there's no way to setup a Guest account on Wifi.
Looking for any suggestions/help on this.
Thanks

My question is related to all my other devices and whether they should be connected to the Time Capsule or the ISP Router.
If the Time Capsule is configured correctly, it makes no difference whether devices connect to the Time Capsule or the ISP modem/router, since both the modem/router and Time Capsule are on the same network.
I have my Time Capsule on DHCP with router mode OFF (Bridged)
That is the correct setting for your situation.
Should I be connecting the hard-wired ethernet cables that go throughout the house to the ISP Router/Modem or to the Time Capsule?
See answer above.
The best practice, wiring wise, would be to connect an Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <--> ports on the modem/router to an Ethernet switch. Then connect the Time Capsule and all other Ethernet connections to the switch.
Performance will not be any better this way, but the network layout and troubleshooting are easier in this type of setup. If you do not want to add a switch, then connect to the most convenient port on either the modem/router or Time Capsule.
Also, I noticed in BRIDGE mode, there's no way to setup a Guest account on Wifi.
That is correct. The Guest Network feature will only work correctly if the Time Capsule is the main router for a network....not a bridge to the network.

I install LION on my mac pro 2008 and it's alway's pop with " there was a problem connecting to the server " Time Capsule" .How can i remove this popup. My Time machine is working fine and also rename it. But the popup keeps on coming with the old name.

I installed LION on my mac pro 2008 and it's alway's pop with " there was a problem connecting to the server " Time Capsule" .How can i remove this popup. My Time machine is working fine and also rename it with less than 7 karakters. But the popup keeps on coming with the old name.

I have a BT Infinity router plugged into the Time Capsule, not sure where the radio settings are?
They are able to use the network settings of the TC i.e. they can connect to the internet via the wifi through the TC but when they try and connect to the AirPort Disk this is where it is not allowing a connection.
I don;t have the drive shared out at all at the moment, is this necessary? How do I do this if so?
I have attached the screen shots of all the settings.
Thanks again for your help.

Problems connecting a NAS to Time Capsule

Hi everyone,
I just purchased a Time Capsule for backing up my Mac Book Pro, and to use as my wireless router. I also have a Western Digital My Book NAS drive that I want to connect to the Time Capsule via an ethernet cable.
I want to use this NAS drive just for extra storage, not for backing up with Time Machine or anything like that... and I already know that I can easily plug a USB drive into Time Capsule.
The problem I am having is that according to the instructions with my NAS drive, once the NAS is plugged into the router (ie Time Capsule) via ethernet, it is suppose to show up in my Finder (under 'Shared') and then I can begin to configure it. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be that easy. I don't have anything showing up in the Finder at all (other then the Time Capsule Data drive). I have tried the usual restarting my computer, router etc... but nothing I do seems to help.
I don't know all that much about networks, but I am wondering if there is something I need to set up in the Airport Utility to be able to see the drive?
Any feedback, guidance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Annalog wrote:
I just purchased a Time Capsule for backing up my Mac Book Pro, and to use as my wireless router. I also have a Western Digital My Book NAS drive that I want to connect to the Time Capsule via an ethernet cable.
The problem I am having is that according to the instructions with my NAS drive, once the NAS is plugged into the router (ie Time Capsule) via ethernet, it is suppose to show up in my Finder (under 'Shared') and then I can begin to configure it. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be that easy. I don't have anything showing up in the Finder at all (other then the Time Capsule Data drive).
The NAS drive should appear in the same place as the Time Capsule Data drive.
I don't know all that much about networks, but I am wondering if there is something I need to set up in the Airport Utility to be able to see the drive?
Not really. Assuming that the Time Capsule is configured (in the Internet panel, Internet Connection tab) with "Connection Sharing" set to "Share a public IP address", and that the NAS drive is configured to be a DHCP client.
One thing you could to do investigate things is to launch AirPort Utility, put the Time Capsule into "manual setup" mode, pull down the "Base Station" menu, select "Logs and Statistics", then select the "DHCP Clients" tab. Look for the NAS drive there. If you're having trouble identifying it, this Web site can identify the manufacturer assigned each range of MAC addresses:
http://www.coffer.com/mac_find/

OK to connect a Mac to Time Capsule simultaneously by wifi and cable?

I just added macbook to my airport network hosted by a time capsule. Next, I want to run an initial time machine backup of macbook onto the time capsule via an ethernet connection.
Should I shut off airport on the macbook before wiring it to the time capsule? Or can the software happily handle two simultaneous connections between newmac the time capsule, one wireless, the other wired? If so, is Time Machine smart enough to realize that it should use the faster wired connection?
Thanks!
Tom
Message was edited by: tttny

Shortly after posting this question I realized that it should have been posted in the Airport>Time Capsule forum. I've repeated the question in that forum and request that replies be posted there. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2489542&tstart=0

Connect apple tv to time capsule with ethernet?

How do you connect apple tv to time capsule with ethernet?

Oh, that's so sad. . Im sorry, but this problem requires professional help. At least I can't help you. Here is a link to Apple - Support - Contact Support.

I can't connect my WD to time capsule

hello, i've a problem, my WD "my book for Mac" don't connect to time capsule usb port.
When i try to connect to time capsule, airport app tell me the following: Must repair the disk.
How i can connect my WD to time capsule??
Best regards.
Pedro Pino

What TC model and firmware is it?
WD mybook are generally ok.. but the unpowered type will have problems.. you need a powered hub.
And some of the older TC will not handle all versions of some products.. WD keep changing them around.
It is often hard to figure out what works and what doesn't.
I am trying to assemble a database here.
USB drive compatibility with Airport Routers. Help make database.

There was a problem connecting to the server "Time Capsule". The share does not exist on the server. Please check the share name, and then try again.

The following error pop's up as an [OK] dialogue box after logging in the iMac,
There was a problem connecting to the server "Time Capsule".
The share does not exist on the server. Please check the share name, and then try again."
As it happens, a connection to the Time Capsule is established usually, anyway. On occasion it doesn't.
I have a Volume, Data, on the capsule, which similarly, usually mounts, but occassionally doesn't, with access permissions denied.
Any suggestions on how begin to work out how to achieve networking seamlesness?

First, restart the Time Capsule by disconnecting the power adapter and reconnecting it. If other devices on the network can see it, you can skip this step.
From the menu bar, select
 ▹ System Preferences ▹ Network
Click the lock icon in the lower left corner of the window and authenticate to unlock the settings, if necessary. Click the Advanced button, then select the TCP/IP tab in the sheet that drops down. Click Renew DHCP lease.
Try again to back up.
If you still can't, open the Time Machine preference pane and delete the TC from the list of backup destinations. You may have to unlock the settings by clicking the lock icon in order to do this. Then add it back.

How do I connect a 1 T time capsule to a new airport extreme so I can use it with time machine?

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I can Connect my iPhone to Time Capsule network, but I Cant get internett on it??

I can Connect my iPhone to Time Capsule network, but I Cant get internett on it??

Download 5.6 utility for Lion.. inbuilt version is hopeless.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Set TC and wireless names to short, no spaces, no special characters.. ie pure alphanumeric.
Lock the wireless to fixed channels.. only 2.4ghz matters.. as iphone cannot connect to 5ghz.
Try 6, 11 first then 1. I think bluetooth may be set to use lower channels.
That seems to have fixed it for most people.

Connected my printer to time capsule how do i get it to work on my computer

i am trying to connect my printer so that everyone can print to it. i connected it to the time capsule, hoew do i get my mac to recongize it

We don't know.....and you do not indicate.....whether your printer connects to the Time Capsule......
Using wireless?
Using Ethernet?
Using USB?
Would be helpful as well if you could provide the make and model number of the printer.

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How to connect Brother HL2270DW to Time Capsule wi-fi?

Well,
1. tried (vide setup manual for the printer) letting the printer find the wi-fi:
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/us/us_ot/en/faq/faq/000000/00200 0/000037/faq002037_011.html?reg=us&c=us_ot&lang=en&prod=hl2270dw_all#ForMac
Didn't work.
2. Then discovered, by clicking around, under Airport utility > Base station > Add WPS Printer that
"There are two ways you can allow a WPS printer to join your password-protected network without entering a password. You can either enter a PIN for the printer, or allow access to the first printer that attempts to join you network.
Before trying either, brought the printer physically close with the Time Capsule (within 2 meters)
Tried the "First attempt" option first. Failed.
Then, miraculously, out of the printer came a sheet with a 8 digit PIN code on it. Which enabled trying the 2nd option "Allow WPS printer by: PIN".
Entered PIN and Continue, but to no awail.
Final attempt was made by connecting the printer to the USB port of the T.C. That generated a fresh printout with another 8-digit PIN. Which was duly entered, again with no result.
Am at my wits end. Anything else that could make the twain meet and restore normalcy in this all too Apple-dependent house?

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