HT4259 Wanting to extend WiFi from Cable Modem WiFi using Time Capsule

Hello,
I'm trying to extend my existing WiFi in my house that is hosted by my Cable Modem by placing my Time Capsule in my garage (so not connecting time capsule to cable modem using ethernet). I get a WiFi signal from my cable modem in my garage, so can I somehow add my Time Capsule to the existing network to extend it out there? Or does this configuration require I connect it using ethernet?
Thanks,
Jeff

Apple designed the Time Capsule and their other routers to only wirelessly extend the signal from another Apple router....an AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme or another Time Capsule......so the chances that the Time Capsule could extend the wireless network from your cable modem/router are just slightly above zero.
You should plan to connect the Time Capsule using a wired Ethernet connection.
If you cannot run the Ethernet cable.....then a pair of Ethernet powerline adapters might be able to send the signal over the existing AC power lines in your home and garage.

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