HT3466 How do I know if my time capsule's firmware is up to date for back to mac

Im trying to use bac to mac on my laptop so I can access it from my i mac at home.  I'm reading about making sure the firmware is up to date on the time capsul. How can I tell? 

If the TC is plugged in and hasn't complained for a week that it needs a firmware update.. it is updated.
Look at the summary page of the airport utility.. on the v5 at least it is listed.. we don't know what OS you run.

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    In the end it is easier and faster to power cycle the TC.

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  • How can i ensure that the time capsule back up all my data?

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    well this tells you why you are having issues.. since you have a filevault and unless you are logged on as that user TM has no way to backup the vault.
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  • How to manage a MacBook Pro + Time Capsule + Apple TV combo?

    Hi, everyone. I'm a new user to Mac techonology and I have a few doubts I'd like to clear before I acquire some new stuff and avoid a useless expense.
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    martinvfraga wrote:
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  • How do i set up the time capsule with only a wireless net work? it keeps asking me to plug in a cable and i do not have one.

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    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
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  • How do I connect an old Time Capsule to look for data from a previous OS?

    Hello. I replaced my old Time Capsule with a new one a few months ago, and broke in the new Time Capsule with a fresh backup of a clean 10.9 install after migrating my user account.
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    2. Unplug new Time Capsule
    3. Turn off Wi-Fi in the menu bar
    4. Attach old Time Capsule to power
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    6. Wait for old Time Capsule to appear in Finder > Sidebar > Shared
    7. Select old Time Capsule in Finder > Sidebar > Shared and Connect to old Time Capsule
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    how can i use the airport time capsule as a external hard drive?

    Why do you recommend not place things like iTunes libraries or photo libraries on the drive? It was what I am looking for...
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    Hi All,
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    Becky

    You might post this query on the iPhoto forum and perhaps someone there can provide an answer.
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  • How do I set up my time capsule to operate as a wireless hub when it is not plugged into the internet?  I want to be able to share wirelessly the information on the time capsule. thanks!

    How do I set up my time capsule to operate as a wireless hub when it is not plugged into the internet?  I want to be able to share wirelessly the information on the time capsule. thanks!

    I would prefer to answer in your post. as I have tried on two occasions to help.. so far this is the first time I can see you stated  you are using Lion.
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    Please do it. .. you will get no place before you do.
    2. Did you bridge the TC.. ?
    If so it will work perfectly.. please post a screen shot of the summary page from the 5.6 utility. If something is wrong I can work it out from there.
    3. Or ring apple support and get them to walk you through the setup.. there should be phone support for the first week or two.

  • HT201514 How to restore from a non Time Capsule back up

    I used an external HD to back up for the first time my Mac Book Pro with OSX, after that I bought a Time Capsule which has been my first choice to back up and restore, however some of the configuration from the first time I used my computer was lost, and now I cannot use the first backup to restore it as the first time because it does not mount as back up.
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    Copying Time Machine data is not a great plan.. I notice your Mac is using 10.4 and TM was not introduced before 10.5.. so when you say your Western Digitial Time Capsule has your backups .. how did you do them?
    When you say wired is this ethernet or is this usb cable or even firewire cable??
    You can copy files to the real TC.. (WD is not a TC).. but that seems a waste.. why not just keep the WD as an archive device in a draw.. if there is data you need on it.. copy it to the computer and set TM to back it up.

  • How can I set up a time capsule to extend my wifi network from a non-apple Medialink MWN-WAPR300N?

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    Are you using a v6 uitlity.. because it is a toy.. ??
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