HT1178 reset my time capsule and connect it directly to imac only for back up

I want to reset my time capsule and start a new complte back up ..How to reset it and use it directly connected to may imac?

Your little comment in the profile.. it used to work before Mavericks.. might be better to fix it and use it still as part of your network. The problem is the TC is a purely network device.. It is not at all easy to use stand alone. You cannot connect directly to it by USB. It really has to be part of the network.
I have used them plugged in by ethernet to a computer that connected to the internet by wireless. That is messy to setup but works. I will need some info to do it.
How does the iMac connect to the network.. and what IP does it get??
From that I can give you setup but with due warning, this may still have network issues as those bugs are in Mavericks. And you could save yourself the effort and just try to get it working as part of the existing network.
OR.. IMHO much better solution in this case. For desktop type computer like iMac.. plug in a USB drive.. Or FW800 or even thunderbolt if you have need for real speed. Thunderbolt>USB3>FW800>USB2. Price wise.. USB3 is now same price as USB2 so that is the best choice if your Mac has USB3 ports. Thunderbolt is still very expensive. FW800 is better than USB2 but is a dead duck.. Nothing you buy will be useful as the port is being phased out. 
But even USB2 will work faster, and be more reliable than a TC.
My other suggestion then is to use CCC or SuperDuper and keep Time Machine as a secondary backup for incrementals. You can produce easily a fully bootable backup drive using CCC. Superduper I heard had issues but that might be fixed now. A bootable backup means if you have a disk failure simply boot the computer from the backup. It is hugely superior method. TM can also continue to be used as it works well for incrementals and restoring applications if that becomes necessary.
Just indicate what you want and we can suggest a way forward or give details on the fix with Time Capsule.

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    Can I reset my Time capsule and re start?

    You do not need to reset to restart.
    Reset means changing settings..
    Restart means power off.. power on. Since it doesn't have a power switch we just pull the power cable usually.
    I am unclear what the question is though?

  • ITunes Library on External Hard Drive via Time Capsule and plugged in directly to laptop when away from home

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    I have nothing wireless in the house and no experience with Time Capsules.  However, as long as the drive appears on the desktop in both scenarios there should be no problem.  If there is, hold down the option key while starting iTunes and guide it to the library.itl file on the external drive.
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  • Can we connect a Mac and PC to Time Capsule and use it as common backup device for both machines ?

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    Yes, but you use Time Machine on the Mac although there are alternatives, TM is great tool.
    On the PC you need to use a suitable backup software. Many many available.. choose one.. anything but Microsoft's own backup which is a total pain.

  • I have time capsule and I am unable to connect to the internet using static public IP

    I have been using my Time Capsule on my company network for some time.
    Recently I removed the time capsule and connected the TC  Wan port directly to the firewall.  We have got block of static IPs provided to us from our ISP.
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    Subnetmask. ..no problem
    Router Address: what should I type here: IP address of my firewall or my ISP's GateWay IP?
    DNS servrs are clear...
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    Normally you would just set this up with dhcp to the firewall.. if the firewall is setup correctly it will simply pass you one of the block of static IP addresses.. if it doesn't or get a NAT address you should be able to allocate a static IP to the TC in the firewall to its MAC address.
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    Static, DHCP or PPoe?
    Try static only if dhcp doesn't work because the firewall is not setup.
    IP Address: is this the IP address of the public IP address given to Us from ISP?
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    Router Address: what should I type here: IP address of my firewall or my ISP's GateWay IP?
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  • Time Capsule and Existing Wireless Network

    I've previously used time machine to back up my G5 & Powerbook to separate external hard disks. I've just bought time capsule so that I could back up both computers to the same drive.
    However, when powering on the Time Capsule device it is not visible on my existing network (called Wireless LAN) and instead it seems to have created a separate network called Apple Network b73829.
    If I switch to this network I can see the Time Capsule device and it is also visible in Time Machine preferences but I cannot access the internet or any of my other wireless devices (Extreme Base Station etc.) which form the Wireless LAN network; I must switch back to this network if I want internet access.
    What I don't want to do at this stage is replace my existing base station with the time capsule device; I just want to use it for backing up wirelessly.
    I have reset the device several times now but it just will not join this existing network - what am I doing wrong?
    Many thanks & regards,
    Cliff
    Brighton, UK

    OK, so I have done this and it's made no difference. The new network Apple Network b73829 is still present alongside Wireless LAN.
    I can only access Time Capsule if I switch to the new network, with the resulting loss of internet access from my Powerbook and, if I switch back to Wireless LAN I regain internet access but cannot see Time Capsule.
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  • Time Capsule not connected to Ethernet?

    Hello,
    I walked in to my office two days ago and the amber light was blinking with an occasional green (on my Time Capsule).
    The reported error was that the ethernet was not connected. It was. I ultimately disconnected the ethernet cable from my Time Capsule and connected directly to my iMac. After some configuring issues I was on line. Did what I needed to do and shut down.
    Next day  I decided to try powering down the Time Capsule and re-connected the Ethernet cable. Everything worked fine just like it has for well over a year now.
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    Came in this morning and the Time Capsule is blinking amber again (with an occasional green) same issue. "no ethernet connected."
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    P

    On our TC, the TC shows a green light even when it refuses our computer/device wireless connections and says the password is invalid.  However, I left the house for three hours and am now on my laptop and it is apparently working normally.  I plan to watch it very closely for the next week and see what happens. 
    I have read on here (and other Mac-centric review sites) that TC's are very unreliable, have slower than average wireless connections (and short ranges in apartments, especially through walls/several rooms), and fail within 18 months -- all of which is considered "normal" lifespan by Apple (as confirmed by the Apple employees at the San Diego Store in Fashion Valley). 
    I don't plan on purchasing another TC, and likely not even an Airport extreme.  I will look at buying a more reliable wireless router with stronger (farther) connections and connection ranges. I love apple products and have used them to the exclusion of others for over 15 years, but this is really annoying (and my friends have much better wireless networks!).

  • Time Capsule and Verizon FIOS

    A few years ago my Actiontec router for Verizon FIOS died and they wanted me to pay for another one. Instead of buying a new Actiontec router I bought a Time Capule. I have had no problems until yesterday. My time capsule had a solid amber color and the amber color did not go away no matter what I did. I took ethernet cable from the Time Capsule and plugged it into my iMac and I no problems accessing the internet.
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    I went out today an bought a new Time Capsule (4th gen). I came home and plugged the ethernet cable to the WAN Port and turned it on. I ran the airport utility and configured it. The TC rebooted and came up with a green light, but I had a problem. I could not access the internet.
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    Connect Using: ethernet
    Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
    IP Address: 169.xxx.xxx.xxx ( a real IP Address)
    subnet mask: 255.255.255.255
    Ethernet WAN Port: Automatic (Default)
    When I look at my network settings when the ethernet cable is plugged directly into my mac, I get these values:
    IP Address: 173.xxx.xxx.xxx
    Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
    Router: 173.xxx.xxx.xxx
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    A few years ago my Actiontec router for Verizon FIOS died and they wanted me to pay for another one. Instead of buying a new Actiontec router I bought a Time Capule. I have had no problems until yesterday. My time capsule had a solid amber color and the amber color did not go away no matter what I did. I took ethernet cable from the Time Capsule and plugged it into my iMac and I no problems accessing the internet.
    I should not have  to set up a PPoE connection because I can remove the ethernet cable from the TC and plug it into my mac directly and access the internet with no problems. (I had Verizon DSL some time ago.)
    I went out today an bought a new Time Capsule (4th gen). I came home and plugged the ethernet cable to the WAN Port and turned it on. I ran the airport utility and configured it. The TC rebooted and came up with a green light, but I had a problem. I could not access the internet.
    Here are some of my settings taken from the airport utility.
    Status: normal
    Version 7.5.2
    Wireless Mode: create a wireless mode
         Allow this network to be extended.
    Connect Using: ethernet
    Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
    IP Address: 169.xxx.xxx.xxx ( a real IP Address)
    subnet mask: 255.255.255.255
    Ethernet WAN Port: Automatic (Default)
    When I look at my network settings when the ethernet cable is plugged directly into my mac, I get these values:
    IP Address: 173.xxx.xxx.xxx
    Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
    Router: 173.xxx.xxx.xxx
    There are DNS entries
    I know human error is involved (mine). Did I miss something?

  • Time Capsule and multiple USB drives ... no show

    Hi,
    probably one of the Apple wizards can enlighten me here, as also the information in this forum seems inconclusive.
    I have a Time Capsule, and everything is fine with that.
    I can connect one drive via USB, and this drive shows.
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    The first drive that is connected shows.
    If I connect the hub with already spinning drives, it is nondeterministic which one will show up.
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    Is this expected behaviour?
    I find references on the Apple site and throughout this forum that multiple drives are possible.
    Greetings,
    - Thomas

    This is not an answer, but it seemed like a good place to post my latest experience.
    I got the Time Capsule and connected three drives to it via USB hub. It worked fine for awhile but then I realized that the backups were not running.
    It was a struggle. I finally reinitialized the TC and then got another software program other than Time Machine to run the backups.
    So that worked, but now when I plug the other drives in by USB the TC drops off. I can't connect to it.
    The TC shows up on the network, but when I plug other drives in to it, it drops off the network.
    I finally worked around the problem (with fingers crossed!). I plugged in a couple of the drives to one of my older macs and networked to that drive and the backups seem to be running.
    The I plugged one of the drives in to my older Airport Extreme via USB and that backup is running via wireless.
    Then if I leave the TC alone with nothing connected to it, I can run a backup to it.
    But it is frustrating. First, I could run the backups with TM to the attached drives, no problem. Now, I cannot use the drives connected to the TC via USB. I have to connect them to something else completely.
    And that is after the backups stopped working under TM.
    It seems like the Holy Grail - a backup program that works.
    For today, I think I have worked around my problem, but it is disappointing. I was hoping the TC would allow me to connect drives to it by USB and run the backup through TM. Now TC is basically a networked drive. (Forgot to mention that i am not using it for wireless connection.) I turned that function off and it just a networked drive.

  • Time capsule and Windows Back Up Centre

    Hi There
    I have just bought a new Time capsule and it has set up properly, except for one small issue.
    I can see the TC in Explorer as a network drive but it can not be seen in the back up centre, has any one got any ideas on how to fix this problem?
    cheers in advance
    Graham

    map the drive thru explore first, enable the option to reconnect at logon and provide the TC id and pasword.
    then use the windows backup menu and select your newly maped drive as the backup media.

  • How to change loacalization of time capsule and other wifi hardware

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    Hi, you must go to Airport Utility, and in menù Disk you can change the name.
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    Your pro doesn't matter.. I presume it is happily working.
    Your imac setup has got messed up because you changed from a local (my book being USB type I presume) to network drive. Did you do a clean install of Lion?
    Did you use the backup from the Pro on the imac? Otherwise I don't see how the Pro shows up in use previous disk. Where is Pondini when you need him??
    You cannot download Time Machine as an App and replace the current version. It is built into the OS.. the only way to do it is a clean install. Unfortunately that might be the only way around the issue.
    There is a number of issues that Pondini has covered in the setup issues of troubleshooting.
    This is the most relevant I think. http://pondini.org/TM/B6.html
    But look at the whole section B setup problems.
    http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
    If it was me, I would store all the info you need.. not using TM but using a straight copy of files.
    Then clean install Lion. I doubt any of these issues would exist if you had not installed Lion over existing setup or used a different backup.
    See if you can get Pondini to respond.. !!

  • Time Capsule backup cannot be seen on new MAC after resetting Time Capsule and changing password.

    I have backed up my MAC to Time Capsule with Time Machine, erased HDD and clean installed OX Yosemite. After installation I have to reconfigure Wi Fi, so I reset my Time Capsule changed password. Now I cannot see my previous back up on reinstalled MAC. Neither on TM nor on the Manual search. In finder appeared new disk. I am pretty sure that old files are still there. Can anybody suggest how to retrieve them.

    This sounds like classic Yosemite.
    What you did is fine.. there is no way to delete the backups via the reset button.
    What I would suggest is a new clean setup of the TC again.. use a full factory reset.
    Factory reset universal
    Power off the TC.. ie pull the power cord or power off at the wall.. wait 10sec.. hold in the reset button.. be gentle.. power on again still holding in reset.. and keep holding it in for another 10sec. You may need some help as it is hard to both hold in reset and apply power. It will show success by rapidly blinking the front led. Release the reset.. and wait a couple of min for the TC to reset and come back with factory settings. If the front LED doesn’t blink rapidly you missed it and simply try again. The reset is fairly fragile in these.. press it so you feel it just click and no more.. I have seen people bend the lever or even break it. I use a toothpick as tool.
    N.B. None of your files on the hard disk of the TC are deleted.. this simply clears out the router settings of the TC.
    Redo the setup from the airport utility in the Yosemite computer..
    Do not use the recommend names.. use really short names.. no spaces and pure alphanumeric.
    eg TCgenx and TCwifi for basestation and wireless names.
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    Go, Connect to server.
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    SMB://10.0.1.1 (replace with your IP but it should be static.. that is default)
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    when asked for the disk password supply it and save in the keychain. Then open the disk in finder and you should see your sparsebundle in there.. from migrate assistant you should now be able to see your backup.

  • XBOX ONE. I have the xbox one and the airport time capsule and cant connect to most xbox live games and zero parties. I have 0 experience in all this but somehow was able to change NAT to open but still wont connect. HELLLPPPP

    Okay folks, I need your help out there.
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    So there is nothing like that to uncheck.. and as a matter of interest.. there no box to check or uncheck for NAT-PMP either.. since apple do not believe in end user adjustment of settings.. they simply do not exist.
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    I have not seen posts yet about xbox one.. but there are plenty about xbox and ps3 and the fact that Apple really doesn't give a hoot about games consoles.
    This is a good basic post for older xbox.
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  • I set up time capsule and now can't connect wirelessly

    I got home with my new Apple and Time Capsule last Friday and was unable to connect to the net. I called Cox cable and they came out and got me up and running. The yellow light on the Tine Capsule kept blinking but I was able to connect and thought it was just a glitch.
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    I just went through the same deal. I'm not exactly sure how I did it, but I eventually got it to work, and even have Back to My Mac in play. For the next ten minutes, anyway.
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