Devices (iPad, iPhone) no longer can maintain wifi connectivity with time capsule

My iPad and iPhone can no longer maintain wifi connectivity with time capsule. Time capsule has connectivity to internet via Macbook, but not other devices. This started after upgrade of devices to s/w 6.0. Does anyone know if that could impact connectivity?

Yes, this is often reported with iOS 6.. there are definitely more wireless problems.
I recommend you reset the TC in the following ways.
1. Change all names to SMB type.. ie short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.. that includes the TC itself, wireless and hard disk. I recommend a different name for 5ghz so you can force clients to that band without auto voodoo affecting it.
2. Use WPA2 Personal security only.. 8-12 character pure alphanumeric passkey.
3. Lock the wireless channels.. particularly for 2.4ghz.. pick one of the channels, out of 1, 6, 11 as these are the only ones that do not overlap.. test each in turn for the best and most stable. TC should pick the best itself but that is voodoo and I am preferring to run the system without black arts.

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Wifi connections with time capsule

I recently installed a time capsule and 2 express base stations to replace a Lynksys wireless router system. Problem is several devices disconnect from my wireless network each time a device( Ipad/Iphone) is shut off. The units should automatically find and log into the network. Instead, I have to log on each time I turn a device on. I have tried resetting the network setting and changing the chanels per apple support but the devices still don't automatically find the network. Any suggestions? Thanks

a) what is wrong? how can I add my aupairs Window laptop to the WLAN in the house?
When you try to connect the Windows computer do you get an error message? Try restarting your Windows computer. If you are still having problem restart your Time Capsule.
b) how can I change the password on Fam Tschopp Wlan
You will need to launch Airport Utility to change all setting on both the Time Capsule and the Airport Extreme.
c) I need to amplify the WLAN signals, how to I get my other Airport Extreme devices to be seen in the new setup and work?
You will need to launch Airport Utility to change all setting on both the Time Capsule and the Airport Extreme.
d) how to I manage the backup set up on the Time Capsule so it saves my apple laptop data and the Mac of my husband as 2 different things...
You will need to go into your Time Machine settings and select the Time Capsule's hard drvie as your backup source.
Time Capsule Manual, Time Machine Basics

I'm trying to extend my wifi network with time capsule but it can't find the existing wifi network

I'm trying to extend my wifi network with time capsule but it can't find the existing BT wifi network even though it is there with a good signal strength. The Time Capsule is connected to a Netgear router via ethernet.

You will need to start over on the setup of the Time Capsule as follows:
Disconnect any Ethernet cables that might be connected to the Time Capsule, but leave it powered on
Hold in the reset button on the back of the Time Capsule for 8-10 seconds and release. The reset button is located next to the AC power socket.
Allow a full minute for the Time Capsule to restart to a slow, blinking amber light
Connect the Ethernet cable from a LAN <--> port on the Netgear to the WAN "O" port on the Time Capsule. The Ethernet cable must remain connected at all times.
Click the WiFi icon at the top of the Mac's screen
Look for a setting of New AirPort Base Station
Click on Time Capsule
The example below shows an AirPort Express. You will see Time Capsule on your screen.
That will get the setup wizard going. It will take a minute to analyze the settings, then display a screen that looks like this, except you will see a picture of the Time Capsule
Network Name..........Type in the exact name that the Netgear wireless is using
Base Station.............Type in a name that you want to call the Time Capsule. Use something short and simple. Mine is TC, for example
Password..................Type in the exact password that the Netgear wireless requires
Verify.........................Verify the Password again
Click Next
The setup wizard will configure everything for you automatically. When you see the message of Setup Complete, click Done.
That's it. Now you have one big "extended" network. Technically, this is called a "roaming" network.

Can I use Extreme with Time Capsule to extend my gateway router and still use Capsule as "external HD"?

Bought Airport Extreme with Time Capsule version 7.7.2 with 2 Terabytes Feb 2014. It was probably an expensive mistake, but after searching for weeks for a external hard drive, it seemed reasonably priced to just use the capsule as my external hard drive for the price I paid. Spend an hour with Apple Care to get it working-had to use ethernet cord to my iMac OS 10.8.5 processor 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5. I did not "need" the airport as we have a Winstream SAGEMCOM modem/router (Sagemfast 1704) But, I was desperate and about to lose my old external hard drive with literally had 3 computers worth of information on it. It had already "died" once, but got it back, so once I got the airport/capsule and was told I just paid for an expensive HD, I had no time to take it back to get something else-I had to transfer my info right then. We (Apple Care) could not get it to work as a HD wirelessly. It may be because it was being set up for the first time; I don't know. I was hoping I would get a transcript of all done so I could do it myself if needed later on, but when I looked at my email-they didn't do that. (Don't know if that is normal, I was used to other "techs" sending the email.) So now I really want to try to move my airport and "extend" our wifi as it said on the "box" that you could do...
Our Windstream router had to be placed in the lower level at the bottom of our stairs. The stairway is "open" (no door going down the steps). I want to place the Extreme at the top of the stairs so that we can use some things in our offices or not have Netflix on our TV lose connectivity when we all are on our computers.
I know I need an ethernet cord to connect directly with the modem/router to the Airport Extreme. I don't know what I will need to do after I connect it as it was so goofy when we set it up the first time (With the app it would disappear and not show up..) But my biggest concern is will I be able to still use the capsule as my hard drive and will I be able to do it wirelessly? (Even with it connected by ethernet, every day I have to re-connect to it before I can click on anything on the hard drive. It never shows up on it's own as my old HD did. That drives me nuts.) I do back up using the Time Capsule feature as well. I appreciate any help.

I am still willing to plug in the ethernet cord to the modem/router and try it IF I was able to get a step by step instructions..
Connecting the Time Capsule (TC) to the existing Winstream by Ethernet would be the basis for a roaming type network. This type of network allows you to basically "roam" with a wireless client and connect to either router. This, in essence, would provide you with an "extended" wireless network. The Apple routers can work with just about any manufacturers' routers in this fashion.
The keys to having a successful roaming network are as follows:
The routers must be interconnected by Ethernet.
Both routers will broadcast their own Wi-Fi network, but MUST use the same Network Name (or SSID), wireless security type (WPA or WPA2), and wireless password.
The TC MUST be reconfigured as a bridge.
Connect a single Ethernet cable between one of the Winstream's LAN ports and the WAN (circle of dots) port on the TC.
The basic steps are:
Power-down the Winstream.
Perform a "factory default" reset on the TC. Leave the TC powered-down after the reset has completed.
Connect the TC to the Winstream using an Ethernet cable.
Power-up the Winstream. Wait at least 10-15 minutes to allow it to initialize.
Power-up the TC. Wait at least 5 minutes to allow it to initialize. (Note: Since we just reset the TC it will be performing as a wireless router that will be broadcasting an unsecured Wi-Fi network with a Network Name of something like: Apple Network NNNNNN)
Connect your computer to the Winstream's Wi-Fi network.
Run the AirPort Utility. select the TC, and then, select Edit.
Go to the Network tab.
Change the Router Mode option to: Off (Bridge Mode)
Select the Wireless tab.
Verify that the Network Mode option is set to: Create a wireless network
For Wireless Network Name, enter the Wi-Fi network name used by the Winstream.
For Wireless Security, select the equivalent security type that is used by the Winstream. (Note: Use "WPA/WPA2 Personal" if the Winstream is using WPA/TKIP. Use "WPA2 Personal" is the Winstream is using WPA2/AES.
For Wireless Password, enter the same password used by the Winstream.
Select Update and allow the TC to restart.
As far as your external HD, yes you should still be able to use it as before.

IPad stopped WiFi internet connection with Time Capsule

My wife's iPad is suddenly having a problem connecting to the internet via the Time Capsule (3rd Gen). Full strength on the WiFi icon but gets message that it cannot connect to the internet. This just started. Her MacBook Air connects fine and so does my MBP and my iPad as well as our daughter's MB and iPad. Both of our iPhones also show full wifi strength. Just my wife's iPad that suddenly is having a problem. I have tried powering down the iPad. I have tried turning the wifi on and off. I have sync'd it with iTunes and it reports that the OS is up-to-date. I used the AirPort Utility and checked the TC and it seems to be up-to-date. I also did a "Renew DHCP Lease"
The iPad is a Model MB293LL running version 4.3.5 (8L1)
The iPad Settings shows it connected to the Time Capsule with an IP Address of 10.0.1.4; Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0; Router of 10.0.1.1
When I use "About This Mac" on my MBP, it shows the TC (with Version 7.5.2) info as:
Wedgewood Time Capsule:
PHY Mode:          802.11g
BSSID:          0:19:e3:30:e3:39
Channel:          1
Network Type:          Infrastructure
Security:          WPA2 Personal
Signal / Noise:          -87 dBm / -96 dBm
Wedgewood Time Capsule:
PHY Mode:          802.11n
BSSID:          90:27:e4:5c:f6:e0
Channel:          149
Country Code:          US
Network Type:          Infrastructure
Security:          WPA2 Personal
Signal / Noise:          -81 dBm / -96 dBm

Please disregard my post...It's now connecting...go figure. Last night, I did all of the above described in my post and nothing. This morning, I do the post and then I go and do another Safari link to Apple.com and it connects.

Using the Network Three Wifi Dongle with Time-capsule

Hi folks, i have just joined the forum today but have been an apple user for 2 years now. I do not use a router to get on the inter as I have recently purchased the 3 WiFi Dongle (mifi) and just wirelessly connect my ipad, iphone and macbook pro to it. My question is can I connect my macbook pro to my dongle and also to time-capsule wirelessly at the same time or is it only 1 device at a time?
Also is there a way I can connect my USB wifi Dongle to my time-capsule and just have everything connecting to my Time-capsule?
Any information on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Dave

Welcome to the discussion area, harperdg33!
You might want to take a look a device this this USB Broadband Adapter to provide an ethernet signal to your Time Capsule, which in turn could act as the wireless router for your network.
The key element with any adapter like this is to verify that it supports your particular service, so you may need to do some checking about this.

Wifi issue with Time Capsule

I used TC (1TB) to create a wireless network at home (no mac address filtering) and never had any connection issues before. Since I bought ipad last Saturday, I had no luck on the wifi connection: ipad shows strong wifi signals; however, it either cannot connect to the network (no signal bar), or sometimes shows signal bar with wrong IP's (like 10.0.1.3). At the same time, I can easily connect to the same wifi using macbook, iphone or Nintendo DS. I tried every step on the ipad wifi trouble shooting page but still, the ipad remains unconnected . Except for the wifi created by TC, there is another wifi available at home (public, no password required). I can connect it from ipad but the connection is intermittent (duration less than 5 minutes). When I tried the wifi at Apple store and Starbuck, there is no problem. Any suggestions to fix the problem? Thanks.

Call Applecare. Support is free for the first 90 days. 800 MY APPLE
It sounds like you have some sort of interference on the TC. They should be able to assist you in tweaking the settings.
Hope it helps you.

IPhone 4 802.11n and Airport Express with Time Capsule

I have a Time Capsule as my main wireless router, extended by an Airport Express (both are latest versions of the hardware and software). The Time Capsule is a dual-band version (2.4 and 5 GHz).
My new iPhone 4, which is supposed to be 802.11n 2.4 GHz compatible (unlike the iPhone 3Gx models) connects to the Time Capsule, but not to the Airport Express - hence no cover in certain parts of the home. There are no options for frequency when you extend a network - it's mostly plug and play from the main wireless router (the Time Capsule). What to do?

Welcome to the discussions!
+What to do?+
The iPhone does tend to remember the router that it is originally connected to.
If you plan to use the iPhone most of the time when you are in proximity of the AirPort Express, I suggest that you delete the current WiFi connection on the iPhone, restart the device, locate it near the AirPort Express, and set up a new connection to your network.
Works for me. May or may not work for you.

Wifi issues with time capsule 3tb

why does my wifi drop all the time, even though i have a state of the art $300 time capsule 3TB device.?

If you have the latest AC model TC, please ring apple support and let them know.. your issue is repeated here over and over.
I do recommend you have a few settings you work through but they may not fix it.
1. Use all short names.. not long names with spaces and non-alphanumeric characters.
2. For testing purposes set different names to the two bands, eg TC24ghz and TC5ghz.
3. Set the channels yourself. This is not especially effective for 5ghz but may help with 2.4ghz
4. Never use any security but wpa2 personal with a decent password.. pure alphanumeric.
5. On the computers, make sure you set ipv6 to link-local not automatic.

My iMac 5.1 with Windows XP can't connect with Time Capsule

The iMac can connect with Mac OS but not with Win XP.
Can see the signal, but can't connect.

The TC uses names that are not SMB compatible by default.
Change all names.. TC itself and wireless if you use it to short.. no spaces.. pure alphanumeric.
Use WPA2 Personal security with passkey of 8-12 characters and same rules.. no spaces pure alphanumeric.

Error log. Can anyone help me with time capsule??

Ok my problems started when I upgraded to Snow Leopard.
So today I tried again using an ethernet connection. Took ages to verify back up and then prepared for back up and then failed. Here is my log
Starting standard backup
Attempting to mount network destination using URL: afp://Martin%[email protected]/TC01%20MJM
Mounted network destination using URL: afp://Martin%[email protected]/TC01%20MJM
Running backup verification
QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN
Backup verification passed!
QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN
Disk image /Volumes/TC01 MJM/Martin Murray’s MacBook Pro_0023df87b79e.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Backup of Martin Murray’s MacBook Pro
Backing up to: /Volumes/Backup of Martin Murray’s MacBook Pro/Backups.backupdb
Event store UUIDs don't match for volume: Macintosh HD
Node requires deep traversal:/ reason:must scan subdirs|new event db|
No pre-backup thinning needed: 59.50 GB requested (including padding), 349.98 GB available
Indexing a file failed. Returned 200 for: /Applications/Adobe Bridge CS4/Plug-Ins/multiprocessor support.plugin, /Volumes/Backup of Martin Murray’s MacBook Pro/Backups.backupdb/Martin Murray’s MacBook Pro/2010-07-25-152744.inProgress/7DAFB63C-32BA-4824-9546-AEFA2F7CC9E9/Macintosh HD/Applications/Adobe Bridge CS4/Plug-Ins/multiprocessor support.plugin
Aborting backup because indexing a file failed.
Stopping backup.
Copied 15 files (3.1 MB) from volume Macintosh HD.
Copy stage failed with error:11
Backup failed with error: 11
Ejected Time Machine disk image.
Ejected Time Machine network volume.
Attempting to mount network destination using URL: afp://Martin%[email protected]/TC01%20MJM
Mounted network destination using URL: afp://Martin%[email protected]/TC01%20MJM
QUICKCHECK ONLY; FILESYSTEM CLEAN
Disk image /Volumes/TC01 MJM/Martin Murray’s MacBook Pro_0023df87b79e.sparsebundle mounted at: /Volumes/Backup of Martin Murray’s MacBook Pro
Can anyone help me please???
Thanks,
Martin

mjm81 wrote:
Indexing a file failed. Returned 200 for: /Applications/Adobe Bridge CS4/Plug-Ins/multiprocessor support.plugin
Time Machine is having a problem with that file. See #C3 in [Time Machine - Troubleshooting|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/Troubleshooting.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of the +Time Machine+ forum).

I've installed mountain lion. Now I can't make backups with time capsule

Since I installed Mountain Lion on mij Mac Book Pro my Time capsule doesn't regognizes my time capsule

I had the same problem.
First see to that you are connected to the same wifi of course
Start the airport utility and connect.
Click your TC and you need to login to it to see further details, do that if not done already.
Now open your TC settings (using the icon in the menybar for example)
Choose harddrive and remove the one already chosen as backup unit
Go back and turn off the TC backup on the large ON/OFF Switch unde the name Time Machine
Now go to finder and connect to your TC
Find the created failed backup spars bundle and delete it. Might take a while.
You might have to change your computer name under System settings-> Share to be able to delete the old TC backup.
Now go back to the TC Settings and choose your TC as the backup harddrive and turn TC back in ON with the ON/OFF Switch.
Start the backup and enjoy.
I hope

Can't establish internet connection with Time Capsule

I currently have a wireless Linksys router and have switch over to TC. I've connected my cable modem internet connection to the internet connection of the Time Capsule, however, with the Airport Utility it states that I do not have a valid IP Address. I've check under the Manual setting for Internet and ensured that the connection says "share a public IP address", but that does not work. Any ideas?

Did you remember to completely reset your cable modem and power cycle the network?
Push the reset button on the modem (if present)
Power the modem down
Pull the batttery (if easily accessible)
Power down every device on the network....order is not important
Wait at least 15-20 minutes
Make sure that you have the Ethernet cable from the modem connected to the WAN port (world icon) on the Time Capsule, and re-install the battery if it was pulled in the steps above
Power up the modem and let it run for 4-5 minutes by itself
Power up the Time Capsule the same way
Continue powering up devices one at a time about a minute apart until the network is powered back up
Check network operation

Migration assistant can't make connection to time capsule

I have new mbp and new 2tb time capsule....have connection made with ethernet at time capsule to mbp with thunderbolt adapter
migrating old imac to mbp.....the tme capsule icon shows up in the migration assistant screen..but "looking for other sources" is all it has been doing for 15 minutes....
what am I doing wrong?

I don't think it would do that, but you can help it find its way.
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Can I do this with Time Capsule...?

I am planning to upgrade to a new MBP and also get Time Capsule to use for wi-fi as well as back-up. I know I can access its files remotely via MobileMe. But can I set up a password-protected "public" folder so selected other people can access files inside that folder (but not the entire drive)?

Sorry, but no. You cannot set permissions on individual folders or files; just on the whole disk ... even if your create multiple partitions/volumes on the disk.

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