I just want an external wireless hard drive - Please help

Is there someone who could explain how to set up TC to just be an external wireless backup HD? The material that comes with TC assumes that we need to use TC as a router. I don't need a router, I've got a wireless O2 modem and I'm happy with it. Any idea how to do that simple thing?
Also just found out that TC has to be renamed for Time Machine to be able to select it as a backup disk. One more attempt at the piece of rubbish and it'll go back to Apple. I'm starting to feel that an external 1TB firewire drive would have been a better option.
Many thanks.

Yes, my TC acts as an external hard drive - wirelessly.
I would reset TC, then using a computer with a wireless card start *Airport Utility*. You have to use the new software that comes with TC - the older versions on most computers won't work. When it launches it will display all Airport devices, including TC showing a yellow light. Select TC and press continue. It will take you through a number of windows. On one of the early ones choose " I have a wireless network and want to add Time Capsule..." Follow all of the other steps window by window and once TC reboots it should appear on all network computers. If not, open *Airport Disk Utility* and check "Automatically discover Airport Disks".

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