Could not complete backup; network username and password wrong....help!

I've been using the Time Capsule just fine for my automated Time Machine backups, until recently when they stopped working. I finally checked into it today, and it tries for about 10 seconds, then says "Time Machine could not complete backup. The network backup disk could not be accessed because there was a problem with the network username and password." I hadn't changed any of the settings, so I don't know why it would do this. So I totally erased the Time Capsule, set it to factory settings, gave it all new passwords and what not, created a whole new wireless network, etc... and still it's doing the same thing. Take a look at the screenshot to see what I mean.
Any help here would be appreciated.
Thank You.

Ok
Go to Applications -> Utilities -> Keychain Access. Look for an item named the same as your Time Capsule, and it will say 'Base Station Password" (or something like that), and delete it (just select it, and press delete on your keyboard)
Now when you try to connect to your Time Capsule for a backup, it will prompt for the password. Enter the password that you set just before.
Let me know if you have any more trouble.
Taylor

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