Is it possible to use an Apple Time Capsule simply as a network attached storage device on my existing (non-Apple) network (without using it to create or extend a WiFi network)?

My netowrk is working fine, but I would like to use the Time Capsule simply as a storage device for backups, etc.

Plug into the TC with ethernet.. although you can do it by wireless if you need to..
In the airport utility change the network tab from DHCP + NAT to Off (bridge mode).
That is from v6 utility in the Mac.. different for v5 utility in windows if that is what you use.
with the TC in bridge it is just a dumb switch and AP on the network.. plus a network hard disk.
If you are using it just for backups that is fine.. but remember the TC is not a real NAS.. storing files on the TC is fraught.. because it has no way to back itself up and Time Machine cannot backup the TC.

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    Sorry, but TM will not work with third-party NAS - only Time Capsule.
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    Time Machine is only available with Leopard (10.5.x)
    1. External FireWire or USB 2.0 drive
    2. Time Capsule
    3. Drive shared by a Mac running 10.5 or later using File Sharing
    4. Drive shared by a Mac running 10.5 Server
    5. SAN volume managed by Apple's Xsan file system
    A TM drive must be partitioned with either APM (PPC) or GUID (Intel) and formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)
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  • Can I use 2 Time Capsules on the same network

    Can I use 2 Time Capsules on the same network
    Posted: Jul 23, 2009 1:49 PM Reply Email
    Here is what I want to do. I currently have a time capsule used for one end of the house. Currently my 2 kids rooms are in an addition that I have run a cable from the time capsule to each of their rooms. If I want to give them wireless for that part of the house could I add another TC, for wireless and they can both backup their macbooks to that time capsule.
    So Can I add a 2nd time capsule to extend by "N" network, or should I just go with an AP express or extreme and let them each have their own HD backup for each macbook?
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    Have bought many reconditioned (Refurb) product from Apple site and have always been happy with them. To date none have failed me and we have been Apple customers since 2006. With that said when you buy Refurbs make sure you know what model you are getting. The current TCs on the Apple site are last generation. The way to tell is to check the model number against the current one. Easy way to do this is to put both in the shopping cart and compare the model numbers. The Refurb model number is FB277LL/A and the new TC model is MB765LL/A. The first digits identify whether a Refurb or new, the rest should be the same if they are the same model number.
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  • Can I use airport time capsule with a hotspot network?

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    Can I use airport time capsule with a hotspot network?
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    It can join a wireless network..
    See instructions here.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5719954?tstart=0
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  • Since I've upgraded to Maverick the airpot utility does not recognise that there is a time capsule on the wireless network. I can see the TC using the air port utility on my iPhone5 and on my iPad. What am I doing wrong on my macbook?

    Since I've upgraded to Maverick on my Macbook Pro the airpot utility does not recognise that there is a time capsule on the wireless network. I can see the TC using the air port utility on my iPhone5 and on my iPad. What am I doing wrong on my macbook?

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    I don't know if what you are seeing is a Mavericks issue or not, since I refuse to use any new software until at least the first major update with fixes comes along.
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  • When i use the AE2 as an extra wifi point and put the plug in from Time Capsule than the total networks goes down. what do I wrong?

    When i use the AE2 as an extra wifi point and put the plug in from Time Capsule than the total networks goes down. what do I wrong?

    When i use the AE2 as an extra wifi point and put the plug in from Time Capsule than the total networks goes down. what do I wrong?
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  • Since I upgraded to Mavericks, Time Machine no longer finds the Time Capsule Disk on my network

    Hi,
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  • Can i access my data on time capsule from some other network

    can i access my data on time capsule from some other network that is my data at home from office over internet

    There is plenty of info out there if you google..
    Here is a summary I just put into another thread.
    Remote access has been added back into iCloud that was in MobileMe..
    Read the info on setting it up from cloud service.. BTMM.
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    There are ways around it.. setting up your own domain for instance.
    http://dyn.com/support/airport-time-capsule-with-dynamic-dns/
    But it is easier to simply use a different router.. almost all of them have dyndns service available.. place the TC behind the router in bridge and forward port 548 TCP to it.
    This is a bit old but still relevant.
    http://gigaom.com/apple/access-your-time-capsule-over-the-internet/
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    The setup for the two methods is slightly different in the TC.. in the first instance, you need to turn on WAN access via disk sharing page in the manual setup.
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    If security is important.. there is a third and better (IMO) method and that is vpn.. you will need to buy a vpn router as TC also missed out on that.. establish a vpn with the main router and that will allow you access to your network.. you will also then be able to use SMB remotely not just AFP.
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  • Configure Time Capsule as a wired network drive for Time Machine Backups

    I have a 4th generation Time Capsule, a MBPr on OS X Mountain Lion.
    Time Capsule/Time Machine work fine in wireless mode.  But, that's not what I prefer!
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    Let me just be clear on the setup..
    I want to connect Time Capsule by ethernet cable to my cable modem (VZ FiOS), and turn off the Time Capsule's wireless, and access the Time Capsule as another newtork hard drive and let Time Machine perform backups with my Asus RT-N66U router.
    This is the sentence I am having issues with.
    There should be one router.. The Asus..
    The TC should be plugged into that, not the cable modem. Only the Asus should have a connection to the cable modem. The TC should be in bridge.. which from your other listing it is.
    I think this is the actual setup you have..
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    And type in AFP://TCIPaddress or AFP://TCName obviously replacing the generic with the actual name.
    Does that work?

  • Every time I try to connect to my 2TB Airport Time Capsule I get the following msg - "The server may not exist or it is unavailable at this time. Check the server name or IP address, check your network connection, and

    Every time I try to connect to my 2TB Airport Time Capsule I get the following message "The server may not exist or is unavailable at this time.  Check the server name or IP address, check your network connection, and then try again."  However, if I unplug it and then plug it in again, I can connect to it.  How can this be corrected without having to unplug it all the time?

    Are you using Yosemite??
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    You can fix it at its source..
    Hack in DNS from Mavericks.. so Yosemite can be raised to a level of reliability above GHASTLY.. !!
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  • I need to add a secondary hard drive to my time capsule. Can something that has been set up for a windows machine work without re-formatting?

    I need to add a secondary hard drive to my time capsule. Can something that has been set up for a windows machine work without re-formatting?

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  • Can time capsule boost the wireless network without beeing connected with cabel, hence wirelessly?

    Can time capsule boost the wireless network without beeing connected with cabel, hence wirelessly?

    Yes, providing that the wireless network has been created by another Apple "n" router.
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  • Time Capsule - Can't change network password after 10.6.3 update

    Has anyone else experience an issue changing the Time Capsule network password after updating to Snow Leopard 10.6.3? If so did you find a work around? After the update I'm no longer able to change the Time Capsule network password when accessing it from Airport Utility. The utility will say that Time Capsule has updated the network password to the new one but when I check keychain it shows the old password. I tried resolving this by deleting the original keychain then changing it again in Airport Utility but it still shows the old password in the keychain and Airport Utility when I reopen the app.

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  • Does time capsule make duplicate copies of the files those are already exist in it?

    Does time capsule make duplicate copies of the files those are already exist in it?

    It's not clear just what you mean.
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