How to transfer files into Time Capsule server via ethernet?

Hello,
I intend to use my Time Capsule as to perform backups and a file server. I have been using it for backups only and now I want to move files from my external hard drive into the TC for storage so that I would be able to stream the files over wireless connection. I have bought a thunderbolt to gigabit ethernet adapter and plugged it in between my TC and my MacBook Air to enable fast transfer of files and backups. I am however baffled when I found out the transfer of files (900 gb) is going to take approximately 78 days to complete. It seems to me that the file transfer is going on over wireless connection instead of thunderbolt gigabit ethernet connection by default when the adapter is plugged in. Appreciate if someone could guide me through to solve the problem.
Note: All softwares are up-to-date and my wireless connection is a shared wireless connection, meaning that my TC only serves a backup station.

Mount the TC disk manually.
In Finder use Go, Connect to server.
Type in the following.
AFP://TCname.local (TCname is the actual network name of the TC. I strongly recommend you use SMB names.. ie short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric)
Find out the Network version of the TC name if you don't want to comply to the above rule. The best way is to discover it via netstat scan.
Open network utility.
Locate your TC on it.. since my TC is correctly named it shows up as tcgen4.local
I then type in AFP://tcgen4.local
Then the computer can discover the TC and it will ask for a password. The default is public
Type in whatever you changed it to or public.
The TC disk should now be mounted.
If this fails.. reset the TC to factory and start over. Name it correctly.. all short names, no spaces and pure alphanumeric will be a lot lot easier.
Then manually force the mounting.

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