How do I monitor clients connections on the time capsule?

How do I monitor Wifi connections to the Time Capsule (client mac address, IP, time, etc.)?

There is very little information displayed about clients in Mountain Lion.
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the Time Caspule icon
Look for Wireless Clients
Click on the ID number or Name to see more information

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  • Can anyone recommend an external storage device to supplement my mac book air?  I already have a time capsule but want the new device to replicate the data on that so ideally would like a device that i can connect to the time capsule through a cable.

    Can anyone recommend an external storage device to supplement my mac book air?  I already have a time capsule but want the new device to replicate the data on that so ideally would like a device that i can connect to the time capsule through a cable. 

    Hi CJR
    I'm not sure how Time Capsule can be replicated onto your external drive but there is a USB port on the back of TC that can be hooked up to any recent external drive.
    Another thing to think about , besides a Time Capsule failure, is the theft of your Time Capsule, so it might be a good idea to consider separating any redundant back-up from your Time Capsule or both my be stolen.
    TC will back up until full and then begin deleting the oldest back-ups.  Mine is a 2TB Time capsule.
    My back-up plan is as follows:
    1.  Macbook Air back-up on Time Capsule though Time Machine backs up everything - I think it's about every 30 min or so.
    2.  Contacts, reminders, appointments, notes, email are backed up through iCloud.
    3.  iTunes and non-itunes purchased music is on iMatch (and no need to back-up) and any non-iTunes music is backed up on an HP external drive (in case Time Capsule dies)
    4.  Photos are on my MacBook Air and are backed up on my HP external drive.
    5.  Office documents (Excel, Powerpoint, Access etc) are stored in a Skydrive app (like iCloud) and Skydrive syncs these docuemnts with the MS  cloud and my old PC and does not alter their native format like storing in iCloud would do.
    Cheers

  • Time capsule first said the back up was delayed no it won't connect to my home network. my internet is working fine and so is everything else but when i try to connect to the time capsule it says to check my server and ip address help!

    time capsule first said the back up was delayed, now it won't connect to my home network. my internet is working fine and so is everything else but when i try to connect to the time capsule it says to check my server and ip address and if it continues to contact system administrator.. i didnt change anything, please help!

    Lion networking.. just need to reboot everything.. modem TC and the clients.. then it will work.. Sometimes just the TC is enough.. sometimes just the computer. .. Vista golden networking award.. did you turn it off and on again??

  • I can't connect with the Time Capsule.

    Hello everyone,
    Some years ago, I bought a Time Capsule. Until now, I didn't want to use it as an extern HD.
    So I tried today.
    I am using it for a year now, as main router. Several computers and iDevices are using it.
    Because I had forgotten some things - and I hadn't wrote it down - I decided  to reset it and configure it again.
    Since then, the internet has become slower - and I my Macbook pro can't connect to the Time Capsule's disk.
    In Finder's everything fine. Left, under 'Shared', I can see the Time Capsule as a HD.
    When I click on it, I see: "No Connection". Then I select "Connect As", and I fill in the Time Capsule password.
    It tries to connect a few minutes, but then I get the message:
    "The backup disk could not be found. Make sure the backup disk is connected or open Time Machine preferences to select a different backup disk."
    In the Airport Utility, there's a green light.
    *My firmware has the newest updates
    *I am using Snow Leopard
    *I am using newest update of the Airport Utility
    *Since reset, internet's fine but a bit slower.
    Other Questions:
    *Can I use my Time Capsule for other things than only Time Machine (backup)?
    *Can I divide it in parts? (Backup, User)
    *Can I backup multiple devices on it? (Macbook Pro, iMac, Macbook Air etc.)
    Hope you can help me!
    iFallrise

    What actual model is the TC.. the A1xxx number from the rubber base mat???
    As they age they become unreliable. Some earlier and some at 3year mark.
    It greatly depends on the setup of the existing network.
    I would recommend a downgrade in the TC firmware.. as with Snow Leopard there is no advantage to you in the later firmware.
    Go to the airport utility and select firmware update.. hold down the option key when you make the selection and all the previous versions available for your model will come up. I recommend using 7.5.2
    Do another reset of the device. This time a full factory reset.. and start the configuration again.
    Ignore update to firmware requests.. turn off the reminder.
    Set all names to SMB standard. short, no spaces, pure alphanumeric. TC name, wireless names, hard disk name.
    For wireless I recommend you use wpa2 security with 8-12 character passkey.. pure alphanumeric.
    Set to manual for radio channels and test 1, 6, 11 in turn for the best.
    Depending on the broadband you use, the TC must be in router or bridge mode.. tell us more if you need help for this.
    If you think the TC is slowing you down, do a test with direct connection to the broadband modem and give us the speed comparison.. direct and via the TC ethernet or wireless.. tell us which though.. wireless will always be slower than ethernet.
    If you have issues still with the hard disk it might need some work.. older models the disk might need to be erased .. please open any time machine backup and run a verify.
    A5
    http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
    Other Questions:
    *Can I use my Time Capsule for other things than only Time Machine (backup)?
    Yes, but the TC is designed primarily for Time Machine.. if you store files, there is no method in the TC to back up those files.. do not make them the only store.
    *Can I divide it in parts? (Backup, User)
    You cannot partition a TC .. not without removing the disk. You can create a disk image.
    Q3 http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html
    *Can I backup multiple devices on it? (Macbook Pro, iMac, Macbook Air etc.)
    You can use multiple devices with TM. Be aware you need lots of free space for this to be successful. So you need to add up the total you want to backup on each computer.. and at least double it.

  • My macbook pro is connected to internet via my time capsule but my iPad and iPhone won't. it shows wifi connection to the time capsule but when i go on to the internet on the iPad or iPhone, it comes up with network error. can anyone help?

    my macbook pro is connected to internet via my time capsule but my iPad and iPhone won't. it shows wifi connection to the time capsule but when i go on to the internet on the iPad or iPhone, it comes up with network error. can anyone help?

    This can be caused by a number of issues.
    Was everything working and then suddenly stopped??
    Or is this a new clean setup and has never worked.
    Do you have a cable modem which is not a router and the TC setup in bridge? That will cause it. The TC must be in router mode, ie dhcp and nat.
    Check the IP the MBP gets including dns and gateway..
    Then check the ipad/iphone.. post what IP dns and gateway (router in applespeak) they get.

  • My Time Capsule expired and no longer works. My printer (a HP) will now not work as it still wishes to connect through the Time Capsule. It will not allow itself be recognised through a USB connection to my Mac. Anyone got any ideas?

    My Time Capsule expired and no longer works. My printer (a HP) will now not work as it still wishes to connect through the Time Capsule. It will not allow itself be recognised through a USB connection to my Mac. Anyone got any ideas?

    You will need to install the printer on your Mac
    Open System Preferences (gear icon) on the dock
    Open Print & Fax
    Click the + (plus) button at the bottom of the printer list
    Wait for your printer to appear in the next box, then click it to highlight it
    Click Add at the lower right
    Be sure to select the correct printer when you try to print as you will see your printer listed twice. Good idea to make the printer now installed on your Mac the default printer so you do not have to choose which printer to use each time you want to print.
    You can also go into Print & Fax, select the printer associated with the Time Capsule and click the - (minus) button if you want to delete that location.

  • Hi.  My air port is connected and wifi is working but i cannot connect to the time capsule to access any files stored there

    Hi.  My air port is connected and wifi is working but i cannot connect to the time capsule to access any files stored there

    Hi.  My air port is connected and wifi is working but i cannot connect to the time capsule to access any files stored there

  • Is it possible to see what traffic my clients made on the time capsule?

    Hello!
    is it possible to see on my macbook what traffic my clients made on the time capsule?
    With airport utillity 6.2 i cannot see this!
    sorry for my english and thanks for help

    If you control-click on the Time Machine icon and select "Browse Other Time Machine Disks" but don't see the other backups, try this: Look in the "sidebar" of a Finder window for your Time Capsule.  If you see it, select it, then look for the Time Capsule's disk (probably called "Data" if you didn't rename it).  Double-click that to mount it.  Now try again to control-click on the Time Machine Dock icon.

  • As a Verizon FIOS client, can we just use Ethernet cable to connect to time capsule, or do we need their router to connect to the time capsule?

    As a Verizon FIOS client, can we just use Ethernet cable to connect to time capsule or do we need the Verizon router to connect to time capsule?

    The Time Capsule is indeed a wireless router with simultaneous dual band capability...and a hard drive for backup purposes. You can use that to your advantage if you configure the Time Capsule as I suggested in Bridge Mode.
    The Time Capsule will provide a 802.11n 5 GHz band and a 802.11n/g/b compatible 2.4 GHz band to allow virtually any device to connect to the network.
    I suppose that you could also use the "g" wireless network provided by the Verizon router as a "guest" network or something similar if you really do need another wireless network.
    It might be possible to configure the Time Capsule as the main router on the network....that's a question for Verizon. But even if you might be able to do this, I'm sure it is not supported by Verizon, so you would be on your own in the event of any Internet connection difficulties on your service.
    And, since the Time Capsule does not have a built in modem....you would still need to add a separate modem to the installation anyway.
    That's why my suggestion is to use the Verizon device as the "modem" and let the Time Capsule provide the dual band wireless network and of course, handle the Time Machine backups.

  • How IPAD use the Printer which connected with the Time Capsule

    I connnected a printer to time capsule. And I can use the printer in Windows. But I can't use it on IPAD and IPHONE.
    So are there any solutions?

    iOS devices can only print directly to AirPrint printers. Wireless printers or printers connected to a Time Capsule are not necessarily AirPrint capable.
    To print directly from an iPad / iPhone you will need an AirPrint compatible printer or another device to act as a print server. That can be a Mac computer running Printopia ($19.95 with free trial) or handyPrint (donation - supported). The Mac must be "on" but may be asleep for them to work. Equivalent PC options exist but you're on your own finding them.
    You can also buy this standalone print server:
    http://www.lantronix.com/it-management/xprintserver/xprintserver.html
    The xPrintServer Home Edition will support a directly connected USB printer. The Network Edition will support any network printer.
    These options enable you to use any printer available to your Mac, even older ones that may predate AirPrint by decades.
    Otherwise you will need to buy an AirPrint printer or multifunction device.

  • Client connects to distant Time Capsule instead of closer Airport Express

    I have a Time Capsule upstairs, and downstairs I have an Airport Express set up to extend the "n" wireless network for use by a client located downstairs and thus farther away from the TC. Recently the downstairs client started connecting to the far away TC rather than closer, line-of sight AE, resulting in poor performance.
    I've restarted both the TC and the AE as well as the client several times but can't get the client to connect to the local AE with the strong signal instead of the distant TC with the weaker signal. (I see the client mac address in the TC and not the AE settings in Airport Utility).
    Any ideas what causes this problem and how to fix it?
    Thanks.

    Thanks for the info.
    Locate the Express about half way between the Time Capsule and the general area that needs more wireless signal coverage.
    Please power up the Express for a few minutes, then hold in the reset button on the back or side (depending on the version that you have) for 10 seconds and release. Allow a full minute for the Express to restart to a slow, blinking amber light condition.
    Open AirPort Utility
    Click on Other WiFi Devices
    Click on AirPort Express
    The utility will open up automatically and take a minute to analyze the network, then suggest that the Express will be configured to "extend" the Time Capsule network.
    Type in a device name that you want to use for the Express and click Next
    The utility will configure everything for you. When you see the message of Setup Complete, click Done
    The more that you have line-of-sight between the Time Capsule and Express, the better the network will perform.

  • Time Machine keeps asking for password to connect to the Time Capsule server

    I just got my MPB back from having the logic board replaced.
    Nothing was changed on my Mac OS 10.6.8, except that when my MPB went kaput I used a Windows OS PC and loaded the Air port Utility and did do a firmware upgrade to 7.6.1 for the Time Capsule(TC)
    Now that I am trying to do a backup of my MPB I keep getting a message asking me to enter the password for the (TC) server so that Time Machine(TM) can connect to it. I typed in the disk password and the weird thing is that the disk icon flashed quickly showing the TM clock icon and the immediately went to the 3 people holding hands icon. When I waited or forced the backup it would come up with an error stating that my user name and password are incorrect.  The other weird thing is when I put in a wrong password it starts "connecting..." but then hangs causing Sys Prefs to stop responding. I either have to cancel the connection or force quit Sys Prefs.
    Steps already taken:
    - Deleted all the Keychain passwords for the TC
    - Reset the TC both by using the menu option and push button power cycle
    - I have tried using the "Time Capsule password" option for file sharing
    It does the same thing with other external drives connected via the USB on the TC. However, that same external drive connected directly to the computer USB port works just fine and the icon stayed as the TM clock icon.
    It just does not want to the connect to the TC drives!
    I have read about the firmware being the problem, but how do I revert to the previous FW version for the TC?
    This is going to be stupid not being able to use the TC drive to do the backups, but for the meantime I am using the external drive connected via USB 2.slow!
    Thanks in advance!

    Ok. I got it to work, sort of....
    As I mentioned before I tried the "disk password" and the "Time capsule Password" options to see if I can start the back up again or start a new backup. Neither worked. So I tried the firmware down grade, but like you said that did not work. I then decided to try the "Account password" option and I have never used this option before becasue it states that if there is data on the drive it would not be acessable after creating an account. Since I wiped out the disk that was nno problem. When I created the new account and choose the drive it asked for the user name and password. I entered the info for the new account I just created(FYI this has nothing to do with your login username and password), bingo! It worked!
    Now I have two partitions on the TC disk. The old one and now the new account. I am guessing this is to be used if I have multiple computers, which I don't.
    I any case, I am going to wipe out everything again and try again to do a backup the way I had it before.

  • I want to connect an Airport Express via WiFi to my internet connection and then connect its LAN port to the WAN port of a Time Capsule. Will then any device connected to the time capsule wirelessly be also connected to the internet?

    Background is I can't hook up my time capsule directly to my internet connection via network cable. I tried to extend the network via Wifi, but that did not work. At the moment I have two wireless networks, one with internet connection and another one with my time capsule. So to use time machine I have to change my network all the time.
    Can I buy an Airport Express, use is as a client to my internet connection wifi and provide that connection via network cable to my time capsule and all it's wifi clients?

    The AirPort Express will connect to your existing wireless network if the network is using WPA2 Personal or WPA/WPA2 Personal wireless security settings.
    So, it can join the network as a client and then provide an Ethernet signal to your Time Capsule.
    Be sure to configure the Time Capsule to operate in Bridge Mode so that it will be operating on the same network.

  • Can I perform a Time Machine backup to a USB drive connected to the Time Capsule 3TB

    I would like to perform Time Machine backups to a portable USB drive, to use as an off-site backup copy.   However, when I plug the drive into the Time Capsule (3TB) it isn't seen by Time Machine from any of the computers on my network.  What do I need to do to make this work?

    I'm not sure about whether Time Machine can include a drive that is a month out of date in a normal rotation.
    This won't be a "normal" rotation. Assuming that you have already configured Time Machine on each Mac to back up to the USB drive, when you connect the drive to the Time Capsule, you will need to manually click Backup Now on a Mac to get the backup started. Then, do the same with other Macs that you want to back up.
    You could wait and see if Time Machine will start to back up on its own, but the wait would be unpredictable as far as time was concerned.
    Time Machine will also spend a good deal more time in the "Preparing" stage since it will have to look a month of history on the Mac since the last backup.
    It is set up and recognized in the Airport utility, and mounts normally. I can see the files using finder, but I can't get Time Machine to recognize that it is there and available for backups.
    So, if you open System Preferences on a Mac,
    Then, open Time Machine
    Click Add or Remove Disk
    The USB drive doe not appear as a potential destination?
    Have you restarted both the Mac and the Time Capsule?
    Any recent changes to the Mac.....like installing a new operating system?

  • Can my Mac connect to the Time Capsule automatically?

    Hi
    I would like to know if my Mac is able to connect to the Airport Time Capsule automatically when I do a back up or set a timed backup.
    Thanks

    As long as the TC is correctly setup as part of the network the connection should not be required as a special event.. it should be connected all the time. 

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