Does time capsule replace my router?
I bought the TC a few months back, got home, went through the setup and was off and running. Well, about three weeks later it just sporadically began disconnecting from the network and losing wireless transmission so I unplugged it and went back to using my wireless DSL router as primary with a separate external as my backup disk. I finally have time to set the TC back up, but I have a silly question: Does the internet from my wall, plug directly into my TC rendering it my wireless router therefore allowing me to ditch the DSL router that came with my service? Or does the internet still plug into the router and then into my TC? Thanks!
CK
Check in the airport utility.. does it have an error of double NAT.. if not it has automatically bridged the TC..
Bridge means the router part is bypassed. You need only one router in the network.. since your modem has wireless and probably multiple ethernet ports it is a router.. the TC must be in bridge..
Unfortunately the change in airport means I cannot show you what bridge looks like in version 6...
So if you run Lion or ML.. there is a strong likelihood that the TC is bridged as that is automatic process ..
If not there will be a double NAT error.
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Does time capsule replace my existing router?
I currently have a Linksys 8.11n router. Will the Time Capsule replace this router, or should I continue to network via the Linksys?
If the linksys is merely a router and plugged into your modem then you can replace it..
If it has the modem inside it,, then no you cannot replace it. -
I have a new time capsule (replace my old time capsule). I want to erase my old one. My computer does not see the old one anymore, how do I connect it (the old TC is not connected to modem). I want to erase it and then use it as either a second hard drive (sired/sirelesly?) or as a hard drive/bridge. So,
1. why doesn't my cmputer see the old TC
2 once i have solved that, how do I erase the old one
3. Can I use the old one as a supplemental hard drive
a. wired?
b. wirelessly?
4. Can I use the old one as a range extender?
I know .. a lot of questions but I would appreciate any help.
Thankssgetraer wrote:
I have a new time capsule (replace my old time capsule). I want to erase my old one. My computer does not see the old one anymore, how do I connect it (the old TC is not connected to modem). I want to erase it and then use it as either a second hard drive (sired/sirelesly?) or as a hard drive/bridge. So,
1. why doesn't my cmputer see the old TC
2 once i have solved that, how do I erase the old one
3. Can I use the old one as a supplemental hard drive
a. wired?
b. wirelessly?
4. Can I use the old one as a range extender?
I know .. a lot of questions but I would appreciate any help.
Thanks
1. Because it is either the same IP as the new one or hidden by being plugged in as a second router.
To access it, isolate one computer from the existing network and plug it directly by ethernet to a lan port of the TC. Use the erase function in the TC to remove all the content of the hard disk.
Then go to the internet tab, connection sharing and select off bridged. You can then reconnect the TC to the network.. and the computer as well. The TC will act as bridged device.. getting IP from the main router and should then appear correctly in Airport utility.
2. I covered in 1. But you just go in airport utility manual setup. disk, and you will see the erase function. You can also set it to bridge and leave the erase until you put it back in the network.. but be careful you erase the right one.
3. You can use the old TC via wired or wireless.. although I would always stick to wired connection if possible. Speed on wireless is 10x worse than wired.
Also note the reliability goes down dramatically after 2 years.. a series 1 3 years old or more is ebay fodder unless you want to repair it. Do not trust vital data to it.. when it dies you will have issues recovering it.
4. Yes, all apple routers will function as wireless extenders. when you do that the ethernet ports turn off so it becomes a purely wireless device.. strange apple decision on what you want to use your TC for. -
you must have connected the Time Capsule with a router that does not work with my direct cable from my ISP
I tried to answer in your other post.. please stick to one thread ..
What method of internet do you have.. is this fibre install.. if so the TC should just plug in and use dhcp in router mode.. press and hold the reset and it will go back to router mode by default. -
Why does time capsule go missing from the network. The green light is lit at all times. I am unable to use the software the only thing I can do is power cycle time capsule, by unplugging and plugging the mains back in.
My time capsule is only a few weeks old, any ideas?
I am new to apple products very impressed with iPhone 5, I pad, iMac. Really not sure about time capsule!
ThanksAn external drive is much more reliable.. the issue has to do with network connection and loss of something.. although I am sorry I cannot tell you exactly what. The computer is still connected, still works on internet but has actually lost the hard disk.. lost and cannot find it without a restart.
If you want to try a few changes it can help.
1. If you are connected by ethernet make sure wireless is off in the imac.. having only one network connection is better than two.
2. Redo the TC setup with all short names.. no spaces.. pure alphanumeric. Apple has these long names with spaces and characters like apostrophe by default but they are not a help.
3. If the TC is the main router then reduce the dhcp lease time.. make it 20min.. that keeps everything refreshed and up to date.
None of those fix it but they may help stretch out the interval. -
Can Time Capsule replace my old wireless router?
I would like to use time capsule as my router. But when I plug it straight into the phone line, I lose the internet connection. Can this be done?
Hi,
You cannot connect the Time Capsule directly to a telephone line. Normally, an ADSL or cable modem is connected to the WAN port.
Is your existing device a combined ADSL modem and wireless router? Any details about the model and the type of service?
Jan -
Can Time Capsule replace my modem?
I would like to know if time capsule can replace my router? I have a couple of reasons for possibly getting a TC. One reason is to hopefully stream my movies to my Apple TV2, without the need for powering up my iMac, the other is to use the Airport Express card to extend the reach of my WIFI. I just hoped that my modem wouldn't be required as well.
Thanks
LeeCan Time Capsule replace my modem?
No, the Time Capsule does not have a modem onboard. -
Time Capsule as main router? PLEASE HELP!!!
hi,
i have had a time capsule for about 6 months and have been using it happily. but what i want to do is use this time capsule to replace my sky router. can you actually do this or am i just dreaming? i have tried and tried to do this but seem to get no where fast can someone spend the time and tell me in lames terms how to do this. or a website as i for some reason cannot do this. am i having wrong cables plugged in at wrong times or what.
basically what i want to do is use the time machine feature and for it to backup costantly but i dont want my time capsule and my router running at the same time to save electricity can you do this?
hopefully you get what i mean.
PLEASE HELPThis is a question that is asked during setup by AirPort Utility, but it would not apply in your case, since if you "replaced" the gateway you have (which is a combination modem/router...not simply a router....), you would not have any modem functionality. Your Time Capsule not be able to connect to the Internet.
It may be confusing because 5-6 years ago, everyone used a separate modem and router to connect to the Internet. Some manufacturers began to build device with both a modem and router in the same box. Sky is one of these manufactuers.
The Tme Capsule a a router only with a built in hard drive for backups. It does not have a modem built in.
To connect to the Internet with a Time Capsule, you need a minimum of two devices....a modem and the Time Capsule. Your Sky router is performing the function of a modem for you. If you turn off the Sky device to "save electricity", the Time Capsule will flash amber and you will not be able to connect to the Internet.
Give it a try if you wish. You will see that this is true. -
Time Capsule used as router attached to Comcast Modem. Wireless stops working with no light showing and Link indicator on modem off.
All I have to do is unplug the TC and plug it back in.
TC cycles up and green light appears as well as the Comcast modem operates correctly.
TC 4 yrs old. How do I correct?I have the latest and greatest Time Capsule and Comcast. Here is the weird thing. If I have one network set up, then occasionally that network will wedge. If I set up a 5GHz and a 2.4GHz network, then one of them (usually the 5GHz) will wedge. I saw this with a previous Time Capsule, Apple said call Comcast. They checked it out and said it was Apple's problem. Apple said maybe you Time Capsule is bad, so I bought a new one. The problem persists.
Tonight it's not complely wedged, but super slow. The 5GHz network is getting 0.45Mb/s while the 2.4GHz network is getting 17Mb/s. Both are coming in from the same Comcast cable modem. Apparently the Time Capsule treats them as separate.
Is it the cable modem or the Time Capsule. I am betting on the Time Capsule, since rebooting it fixes the problem. Resetting the cable modem does not.
Apple is NO HELP at all. They say reset the Time Capsule. Did that fix it? Yes. Problem solved! No, problem not solved. It will happen again in a few hours.
Here's the traceroute. Note what happens a few hops away. At hop number 7 the ping times go up by a factor of 200.
Huginn:~ darrell$ traceroute 128.114.48.10
traceroute to 128.114.48.10 (128.114.48.10), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
1 10.0.1.1 (10.0.1.1) 0.952 ms 0.886 ms 3.428 ms
2 67.170.200.1 (67.170.200.1) 43.269 ms 27.611 ms 21.004 ms
3 te-7-1-ur01.scotts.ca.sfba.comcast.net (68.85.101.53) 11.252 ms 8.450 ms 9.778 ms
4 te-1-5-0-7-ar01.sfsutro.ca.sfba.comcast.net (68.87.226.14) 15.026 ms 27.372 ms 15.516 ms
5 he-3-9-0-0-cr01.sanjose.ca.ibone.comcast.net (68.86.91.45) 14.374 ms 17.450 ms 24.752 ms
6 pos-0-0-0-0-pe01.529bryant.ca.ibone.comcast.net (68.86.86.122) 14.627 ms 15.408 ms 14.460 ms
7 xe-1-2-0.0.paix0.tr-cps.internet2.edu (137.164.130.233) 1583.490 ms 2697.533 ms 3240.337 ms
8 xe-1-1-0.482--2152.paix0.tr-cps.internet2.edu (137.164.131.62) 2413.800 ms 2937.085 ms 2667.384 ms
9 dc-svl-core1--svl-px1-10ge-3.cenic.net (137.164.46.14) 4362.188 ms 2399.774 ms 1397.535 ms
10 dc-svl-agg1--svl-core1-10ge.cenic.net (137.164.47.120) 588.755 ms 2447.772 ms 1795.253 ms
11 137.164.3.49 (137.164.3.49) 3179.385 ms 1718.755 ms 240.350 ms -
Does Time Capsule back up everything on my computer? If I inadvertently delete photos from iPhoto can they be retrieved from Time Capsule?
About TM "Backup Drive is Full"
Alert TM only deletes older files if they have been deleted from the source and when TM needs space on the backup drive for a new incremental backup. Time Machine "thins" it's backups; hourly backups over 24 hours old, except the first of the day; those "daily" backups over 30 days old, except the first of the week. The weeklies are kept as long as there's room.
So, how long a backup file remains depends on how long it was on your Mac before being deleted, assuming you do at least one backup per day. If it was there for at least 24 hours, it will be kept for at least a month. If it was there for at least a week, it will be kept as long as there's room.
Note, that on a Time Capsule the sparsebundle grows in size as needed, but doesn't shrink. Thus, from the user's view of the TC it appears that no space has been freed, although there may be space in the sparsebundle.
Once TM has found it cannot free up enough space for a new backup it reports the disk is full. You can either erase the backup drive and start your backups anew or replace the drive with a larger drive.
Also, see Pondini's Time Machine FAQ -
How to use my Time Capsule with my Router?
My Time Warner Cable HS connection uses a specific modem, the Motorola Surfband SBG6580.
I was currently using my Tiem Capsule as my router and just a Cable Modem from Time warner, but this particular service uses this wireless router. I need to get my Apple Time Capsule back into my netowrk.
I would either like to understand how to use the Motorola as a switch or just as a modem so I can use the Time Capsule as my router or vica versa, use my Time Capsule as just a back up drive and leave the Motorola as my rwireless router. The onyly thing about this second configuration is that I need to connect to the Time Capsule wirelessly with one of my computers for back up, the other two are both on an ethernet port hard wired.
So this is what I have to put in place:
Motorola Wireless Cable Modem
Time Capsule
5 Port EasyNet Switch
iMac Desktop (Ethernet hardwired)
Macbook (Ethernet hardwired)
MacBook (wirelessly connected to the network)
Any thoughts great appreciated.
HenryIt's likely that your ISP will require that the Cable Modem is the first device in the chain. You do need to set the Time Capsule to Bridge mode, disabling the DHCP. Now, the Cable Modem is providing DHCP to devices that connect to it, and devices that connect to the Time Capsule.
You will be able to wirelessly connect to the Time Capsule and network.
Here is a simple article explaining:
http://www.ehow.com/how5309467bridge-time-capsule-mac-pc.html -
I am using SURPLUSMETER I am also using Apple Airport Time Capsule as my Router that is connected to my Satellite dish Internet Modem ... Now on the Surplusmeter I have the option for PPP Modem . Ethernet Port , Airport , Network Card , & Adaptor .
Which one can I use properly to monitor all the wireless Devices in my housActually, none of the options will do what you are looking for it to do. That is because, this application only monitors the traffic from the device it is hosted on. That would also mean that you would have to run a copy on each computer that will access the Internet on your network; note their individual usages, and then, combine them to get an idea of the total usage.
However, if you are only interested in the amount of Wi-Fi traffic that only your computer is seeing, then the "AirPort Network Card" option would be the correct choice. -
Hi,
I just moved to a new place. I used to have my own internet setup and used my Airport Time Capsule as my router. Now that I don't need to use it as a router I would still like to use it as a storage device for my pictures. Can I still do that wirelessly or do I have to plug it into my computer? And if I do (which would really be crumby) do I just use a USB cable?
Please help. I have a lot of work stored on it and I am feeling pretty stuck at the moment.
Thank you,
CharlieYou can use your Time Capsule in your new network in a number of ways. One would be as a NAS device which I believe you are looking to do.
To do so, you would connect the TC to the new router by Ethernet. You would also want to reconfigure the TC as a bridge and disable its wireless radios.
You can do both of these using the AirPort Utility, as follows:
Run the AirPort Utility.
Select the TC, and then, select Edit.
Select the Network tab.
Change Router Mode to: Off (Bridge Mode)
Select the Wireless tab.
Change Network Mode to: Off
Select Update and allow the TC to restart. -
Does Time Capsule works as a External Hard Drive?
Does Time Capsule works as a External Hard Drive?
The Time Capsule works as a network drive.
An external drive connects to your Mac using either the USB or FireWire ports.
If your real question is to ask whether you can store other data on the Time Capsule drive....you can. -
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do i have to hardwire connect the Time Capsule to my router?
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