How do I get airport to recognize time capsule?

Recently I had the HIDDENEXT/Worm.Gen or some other malware that jumped from my VM Ware Fusion Virtual Machine running Windows XP over onto my Mac side.  It also infected my Time Capsule.  Using the Mac Disk Utility, I wiped the TC drive using the five pass to clear all the infected files.  Now when I scan with Airport, it is unable to find TC.  Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks edex67!  I thought I'd returned to factory settings but had not.  I appreciate the reminder!  Got it up and running like it was before!
Re the malware issue, I have quarantined 37 HIDDENEXT/Worm.Gen from my Library/Mail/IMAP accounts with MacKeeper, who terms it "other malware" on the quarantine page.  Hopefully I've gotten all of it cleared.  Whatever it was has created havoc.
You are much appreciated!

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