Is it easy to replace an airport?

I think my Time Capsule just died. I think I got it in 2008 or 2009. Any protocols for dealing with back-up, or should I just kiss that info stored in it good-bye?

The information on its hard disk is most likely intact. The challenge is to liberate it from the Time Capsule.
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  • I just replaced my airport extreme and now the amber light on my airport express is flashing and so it is not being recognized.  I have been on the computer and gone to airport utility and it is simply not showing up at all.  What can I do?

    I just replaced my airport extreme and now the amber light on my airport express is blinking.  When I go to utilities and try to find the airport express it does not show up.
    What should I do?

    Anytime you change networking hardware it is always a good idea to perform a complete power recycle of that hardware. Check out the following AirPort User Tip for details. Please post back your results.

  • I BEG of you:  How do I replace an Airport Extreme base station with a 4th-generation Time Capsule as the base station?

    I'll be damned if I can figure this out.  I have a new late-2012 iMac (OS 10.8.3) connecting to my LAN via Airport wi-fi.  (It will be Ethernet-connected, as soon as a hole is drilled into my new work table, but right now the Ethernet cable doesn't reach.)  My wife uses a 2011 MacBook Air.
    The LAN consists of a flying-saucer-looking Airport Extreme connected by Ethernet to the modem, plus 2 old Airport Expresses.  I have an Ethernet switch too, through which I've got a TV connected and a printer connected. 
    I bought a 4th-generation Time Capsule about a year ago, but couldn't figure out for the life of me how to replace the Airport Extreme with it.  I became so incredibly frustrated that I hid it away in a closet until now.  I  just tried again, with the same results.  I've got both Airport Utility 5.6 (to use with the old Extreme and Expresses) and Airport Utility 6.2.  I was using version 6.2 to set up the Time Capsule... or to try to.  Once again, I cannot for the life of me figure out how to do it!  I tried so many different Ethernet wiring connections that I now cannot remember them well enough to describe them here.
    I distinctly remember that, when I tried this a year ago with my wife's MacBook Air and Airport Utility 6.2, I was presented at one point with the question whether I wanted to replace an existing base station with the Time Capsule I was trying to set up, but this time I never was presented with that option.
    Is there anyone who can, in essence, hold my hand and walk me through this process step-by-step?  At this point I even need to be instructed what to wire to what.  I feel like a total incompetent.
    My MOST sincere thanks in advance for help!
    (I hope Time Capsule is the correct forum for this question.  I considered the Airport forum as well, but I don't want to cross-post.)
    (And, just to complicate matters, after I get this done-- assuming I ever do-- I want to use the old Airport Extreme on the outside of the house to extend the range of my LAN to the back yard... but that's for another day entirely.)

    apikoros wrote:
    The Utility transferred all of the AE's settings, so I still have to change the password, which leaves me with only 2 other questions, I think:
    1)  I assume it's just a matter of using the Utility, entering a stronger password and checking for it to be remembered in Keychain Access.  But do I have to  change the password for each individual unit-- the TC, the Extreme and both Expresses-- or will changing it just for the TC alone work for the entire network?
    Resetting the password you will need to do for each device... the utility cannot even see those old units.
    So you will have to do it for each one.. think it through.. because as you change passwords the others will lose connection.. so start from the express which are wireless extending .. change those first.. and go back up the chain.. as each one changes it will drop off the network.. until you reach extreme and change that. Then you might need to reboot the whole network to get everything talking again. If something goes wrong.. just pluck that one out of the mix and plug in ethernet.. reset and redo the setup. That is my preferred method anyway.. do everything in isolation one by one. By ethernet and then nothing goes wrong.
    2)  Who's the treasonous SOB who spilled the beans to you about the ICBM in my back yard?!?
    N.Korean hackers.
    [Edit] Whoops-- one more question:  I want to partition the TC's disk, but Disk Utility doesn't see it.  What do I need to do?
    You cannot partition a network disk. And apple provided no tools for it in the TC itself. You can pull the disk out and partition it but that voids your warranty. (although done with care who is to know).
    Look at Q3 here.
    http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html
    Mixing TM and data on the TC is worth planning carefully. They don't necessarily sit happily together.

  • Replacing an Airport Express with a Time Capsule but it won't connect to the internet.

    Hello, I hope somebody can help.
    I am trying to replace an Airport Express with a 2TB Time Capsule but it won't connect to the internet, via an ADSL modem.
    I have tried everything I can think of, powering down all devices, re-setting all devices, but nothing seems to solve the problem.
    When I first tried to set up the Time Capsule, there was an option to replace the Airport Express using the same settings.
    But there were repeated error messages of 'No DNS Servers' and 'PPPoE server couldn't be found'.
    I also had messages that the password for PPPoE wasn't correct, but when I plug the Airport Express back in again, everything works fine.
    What could the problem be?

    99% of issues with authentication are wrong password or wrong username.. eg it can be strange like the user name is missing the domain.. whereas the Airport Express works fine without it.
    Ring your ISP and make doubly sure you have exactly the correct username and password.
    If it still doesn't work, put the adsl modem back into router mode and try it again directly on the modem.. if it works ok on the modem but fails on the TC that is possible and can be caused by pppoe client using incorrect authentication type, CHAP or PAP which the TC does not allow you to select AFAIK.. some ISP do not give enough time to get the router to switch on auto to the correct authentication method.
    In the end run the modem as router and bridge the TC. It will work just as well for most installations in bridge as the modem in bridge.

  • I recently installed an Airport Extreme 802.11N that I bought in May 2013. It replaced an Airport Extreme 802.11N that I bought in July 2007. My USB printer (Lexmark E350d) worked fine with the old Airport, but the printer won't work with the new one.

    I recently installed an Airport Extreme 802.11N that I bought in May 2013. It replaced an Airport Extreme 802.11N that I bought in July 2007. My USB printer (Lexmark E350d) worked fine with the old Airport, but I'm having trouble with the new one. When I try to print, I get a USB Waiting message on the printer, and when I force a page to print by pressing Go on the printer, I get a page that says ERROR: syntaxerror OFFENDING COMMAND: true.  . . .cvt . . . fpgm . . . x . . .lglyf . . . <..J head . . .     STACK: / [    -mark-   /sfnts I’ve tried shutting down the printer and disconnecting it and the Airport, but that doesn’t help. I reset the settings on the printer. I upgraded the Airport firmware and removed, reinstalled, and upgraded the Lexmark printer driver. After I upgraded the firmware and printer driver, a few pages printed correctly, but then I got the same syntax error page as before. Any suggestions for getting the printer to work correctly?

    Use a powered USB hub between the AE and the printer.. the usb port does sometimes have issues.
    Try deleting the printer in the Mac and reinstall it.. the change in AE can represent effectively a change of printer.. it is important to make sure that is all up to date.
    Beyond that.. USB printers.. ughhh! Consider for two toners you can go and buy a proper network printer.

  • TS1589 Had to replace our Airport Extreme when it stopped working (still under warranty).  Now I can't get anything but flashing amber light. Airport utility says "error occurred" when I try to get it set up.

    Had to replace our Airport Extreme (802.11n) and now can't get anything but flashing amber light.  Have gone the route of turning off modem (overnight), restarting everything this morning and at least when I turned on the laptop (no desktop) the Airport Utility opened automatically.  I put in the info for the Airport Extreme that we had previously (password, etc) but it couldn't connect (said error occurred).  I would assume this is because of the flashing amber light?

    I am having a similar issue.  However I've had my airport express for over 3 years.  Yesterday we had to reset the router as it wasn't broadcasting.
    Today having same issue so we reset the router again.  And now still blinking amber.  When I go to the Airport Utility I can't even go to the Manual Setup as I'm getting the Error 4.  Internet works fine as the router and modem are hooked up to my computer via Ethernet cable.
    I did a factory reset and the AE is broadcasting again.  but I can't get in to protect the network.  And it's still blinking amber.
    Any thoughts would be great.

  • How frequently do I need to replace my airport wifi?

    How frequently do I need to replace my airport wifi?

    Replace it every time it breaks and can no longer be fixed.
    That may be a very long time.

  • Replacing an airport express 802.11g with an airport express 802.11n

    Hi there,
    I'm about to replace my airport express base 802.11g with a new airport express base 802.11n.
    Is it difficult? Is there a guided procedure? Is there something that I should ABSOLUTELY NOT do (or ABSOLUTELY DO) before, during and/or after the replacement?
    My home network is made up by MB 13'', MBP 15'' (both with Intel processor and Leopard) and a Time Machine 802.11n 500Gb.
    Thank you in advance.

    Federico Platania wrote:
    Hi there,
    I'm about to replace my airport express base 802.11g with a new airport express base 802.11n.
    will the express be your main wireless router or the time capsule ?
    Is it difficult?
    usually not. see the setup guide

  • Replacing an Airport Extreme with Time Capsule

    I have had my wireless network setup and working for a few years.
    I've decided to replace my Airport Extreme with a Time Capsule.
    Can I simply disconnect the Airport Extreme, connect the Time Capsule and configure it with the same SSID & Password? or is there a procedure for accomplishing this that I'm not aware of?
    Rick

    rickinlv wrote:
    I have had my wireless network setup and working for a few years.
    I've decided to replace my Airport Extreme with a Time Capsule.
    Can I simply disconnect the Airport Extreme, connect the Time Capsule and configure it with the same SSID & Password? or is there a procedure for accomplishing this that I'm not aware of?
    Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
    What you describe should work, but first you might want to try this approach: Use AirPort Utility to put the Extreme into "manual setup" mode. Use the menu option File -> Export Configuration File to write the configuration to a file. Replace the Extreme with the Time Capsule, put it into "manual setup" mode, and use the menu option File -> Import Configuration File to read the Extreme configuration into the Time Capsule.
    Full disclosure: I haven't tried this. If it works, you'll have saved yourself several minutes of configuring. If it doesn't work, then proceed as you originally planned. And let the rest of us know how things went.

  • I have replaced my airport extreme with a new airport time capsule and want to know how I can set up my extreme to extend/strengthen my Wi-Fi?

    I have replaced my airport extreme with a new airport time capsule and want to know how I can set up my extreme to extend/strengthen my Wi-Fi?

    Start with a "hard reset" (see below) then use AirPort Utility to configure it.
    When asked what you want to do with it, indicate that you want it to add to an existing network, similar to the following screenshot.
    Follow the prompts that will eventually lead you to the words "wirelessly extend..." as shown.
    To "hard reset" an AirPort Base Station: make sure it's powered up, then press and hold its tiny reset button and keep it depressed for five to ten seconds, long enough for its LED to flash amber rapidly. Release the reset button. Then, the LED will glow amber steadily for about a minute. Then, it will flash amber, slowly, about once every second or two, waiting for you to configure it with AirPort Utility.

  • Replacing older airport extreme with time capsule

    I am thinking of replacing my airport extreme with time capsule. I had a lot of problems setting up airport extreme a few years ago - now it is very reliable. I don't want to have the same issues with time capsule. Can I simply physically replace the airport extreme with time capsule using the same settings as previously
    Advice gratefully anticipated

    Welcome to the discussion area, pancuronium!
    You will use AirPort Utility on your Mac for this operation:
    (Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility)
    Open AirPort Utility and click Manual Setup
    Click the File menu at the upper left corner of the screen near the Apple icon
    Click Export Configuration File
    Assign a name to the file and save it to a convenient location like the desktop
    When you are ready to install the Time Capsule....
    Open AirPort Utility and click Manual Setup
    Click the File Menu
    Select Import Configuration File
    Navigate to locate the file that you exported to import all the settings into a new configuration for the Time Capsule
    Message was edited by: Bob Timmons

  • Screen cracked on my iMac. Is this easy to replace?

    Screen cracked on my iMac. Is this easy to replace?

    Very easy. Ideally you need a couple of suction cups, although I managed it easily with one byt using the windscreeen sucker from my GPS. Have a look here:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99jucj3YfEw

  • Replacing Older Airport Extreme W/Time Capsule

    Greetings,
    Just received my new TC, and want to replace my existing Airport Extreme (older "Mushroom shaped' one).
    Do I have to setup an entirely new wireless network, or is there a way to just transfer the settings, etc. from the older Airport (network name, password, etc.)
    Trying to avoid having to reconfigure all the wifi devices in the house to work on the new TC.
    Thanks
    Jim

    Thanks for the response Tesserax!
    You are correct - during setup the TC provides several options including importing settings from a previous airport.
    Setup was easy and I'm pleased with the results - faster WiFi in the house, and 3 separate Macs backing up seamlessly to the Time Capsule - good stuff

  • Replacing an Airport TimeCapsule with newer model - transition ?

    I am thinking of replacing my Wireless network (older model Airport TimeCapsule 2TB extended with 2 even older Airport Express's) by a newer model.
    How can I make sure that the TimeCapsule history from the older model gets transferred correctly to the newer Airport TimeCapsule, so that after the installation the Mac's in the house will still be able to back up correctly AND access their TimeMachine history ?
    Also, after transition, I would like to give my older TimeCapsule to my son for his appartment. How do I make sure it is wiped and reset so he can start from scratch ?
    Thanks in advance for any advice offered.
    Philip

    Transfer of old backups is fairly easy but slow.. make sure you are connected by ethernet.. and turn off all wireless. You simply copy the sparsebundles across. Expect this to take many many hours or days as it has to transfer via the computer.
    Pondini has instructions here.
    Q18 http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
    Also, after transition, I would like to give my older TimeCapsule to my son for his appartment. How do I make sure it is wiped and reset so he can start from scratch ?
    Once you have transferred the files and ensured they are working fine.. simply factory reset the old TC and erase the disk.. you erase via the airport utility.

  • Time Capsule as a File Server - to replace existing Airport Extreme

    Hi
    I have a 4th Gen Airport Extreme connected to my cable modem.  I was thinking of getting a 2013 Time Capsule to replace my existing 4th Gen 2009 Airport Extreme, to use for Time Machine Backups and also for storing other files which I can access from anywhere only.
    Is Time Capsule just a great wirelsss router and backup device or is it any good as a basic file server / nas drive.
    Thanks in advance.
    Matt

    Is Time Capsule just a great wirelsss router and backup device
    Yes, it is that.
    is it any good as a basic file server / nas drive.
    It is not a good NAS.. primary issue.. no internal backup. No way for the TC to back itself up.
    No way for Time Machine to backup a network drive.
    It still lacks any proper high speed connections for a second hard drive.. usb2 doesn't cut it.
    The tools are poor.. actually almost non-existent. No partitioning.. so mixing backups and data is not a great idea.
    See Q3 Pondini. http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html
    Nothing has changed with this new one.
    There are no media servers. no ftp, http, or any other access method for files such as is common to the basic NAS of the world.
    To say nothing of rsync and all those kinds of things.
    It is still slow to spin up and quick to spin down.. fine for data.. not so great for streaming media.
    Remote access can be difficult if you cannot get the TC as the main router in the network.

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