Is it possible to remote-access my time-capsule to my home and downloads directly to it?

Hello,
I have only Macbook Air and iPhone.
I was wondering if its possible I could remotely access my time-capsule at home while I'm away and send downloads to it,
Once I get back the downloads are finished.

Is it possible to block access to the TC external hard drive
I am guessing here, that you may mean access to the internal hard drive on the TC
Set up a disk password for the Time Capsule hard drive.....and only give it to those that you want to have access to the hard drive.
This is not a foolproof method.....there are none, actually.....but it will keep honest folks away.

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    Thanks LaPastenague.  I'm not sure if I have a static IP but I can confirm it hasn't changed in the past month.
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    Already answered in your other thread.
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    Is there a way to access the time capsule remotely when it is down stream from my router? I have tried a few different approaches none of which seem to work.

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    Here are some troubleshooting articles. I'd start with Pondini:
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    How do I access my time capsule over the internet. I've already set it up to share over WAN, but I have ATT so my TC is connected to the router provided by ATT can I still access my TC via the internet even though its not directly connected to the Ethernet?

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