Is it possible to view wireless user data usage through Time Capsule
I am currently running my Time Capsule connected to my internet router to provide wireless internet access to my household.
We have 5 members in the family, all with their own wireless devices (1x iMac, 2x MCP's, 2x iPhone 4's, 1x iPhone 3g, and 2x iPod Touch's).
Have recently found that our internet usage is going through the roof, and need a way to view actual data usage and time by MAC address to ascertain who the data culprit is.
Is there any that this can be done through the AirPort Utility on the TC?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Wow, that was quick — thanks! Being computer illiterate is a major pain!
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Wow, that was quick — thanks! Being computer illiterate is a major pain!
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Multiple Users Can't Access Time Capsule Data
My wife and I have two separate Apple MacBooks that share a Time Capsule. We have different account names on these respective computers. I initially set up my Time Capsule and created folders that I can access from Finder.app when I connect over our wireless network. In Airport Utility.app, under the "Disks" tab, I set up the shared disks "with device password", so that she and I can mutually access all the data on the Time Capsule. However, when I try to access it from her computer, I click on the Time Capsule in Finder.app and get this dumb Sharepoint icon--a total dead end. I created another account on her computer with the same name as the account on my own computer, and from that account, I'm able to access all of the data on the Time Capsule. This therefore seems to be a permissions issue, but I've checked all of the files and folders on the Time Capsule and ensured that they all have "everyone read & write" access, so there should be no restrictions on access to this data.
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This is very typical Yosemite problem.
For some reason which I don't yet understand Yosemite is horrible at handling network drives.
dumb Sharepoint icon
Sharepoint is a dlink app?? If you have ever had some app loaded that uses a different product to apple then it can mess your access.
WD share stuff seems to be the worst and causes no end of problems.
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Data transfer from Time Capsule to new Mac
I have a MBP which up until 7 days ago had Mountain Lion on it. The week before that, i had major abdominal surgery and when i was in the hospital, i accidentally knocked a bottle of water over and it fried my MBP. I would not turn on after that.
I took the MBP to the Apple Store for it to be repaired, at a cost of about $800. Meanwhile, i bought a new MBP. Both computers are the same with 2.5Ghz intel processor Core i5. As far as i know, the only difference is that the newer one has a 500GB HD and the older one has a 1 TB HD, and the older one ran Mountain Lion while the new one came with Mavericks.
I had the older computer backed up on a Time Capsule. When i got the newer one, i turned it on and went through the set up process. When asked at the beginning if i wanted to transfer stuff over from another computer or drive, i said 'ask me later' or something like that. I have never used Migration Assistant before and did not understand it well enough to use it.
I transferred the backed up data on Time Capsule to the new computer wirelessly. It worked fine. When i got done,
the hard drive looked like the old one, same set, same files on the desk top, dock arranged the same way, same Safari bookmarks, and also, the same third party
programs and data, with one exception, but for the most part it was the same.
Since i set up the new computer, it has been having regular back ups onto Time Capsule.
Now, i have the older computer back, repaired. The older computer no longer has Mountain Lion. It has Mavericks OS 10.8.5. The newer computer has OS 10.9.3.
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All i know is that whatever i did, it was very easy, i believe i used Time Machine to do it, and it transferred my third party programs with their data. It did NOT involve using Migration Assistant.
I don't plan on using the newer computer. i plan to go back to using the older one which has the larger hard drive.
Both computers have the same user account names and login info. I just want to replace what is currently on the older freshly repaired MBP with what is on the Time Capsule.
I am not sure if my question is very clear but i'm wondering if anyone can tell me how i can transfer the data from my Time Capsule to my older now repaired MBP without using Migration Assistant (which i think would not transfer my 3rd party stuff). i just want to do what i did a week ago but can't remember what i did. I think i used Time Machine, i connected the computer and Time Capsule (or they were already connected wirelessly).
I did NOT choose Enter Time Machine. I think i went in to Time Machine Preferences and clicked on 'Select Disk.' I think i selected a disk that has the name of my Airport connection and has the word Data on it. Does that sound possible?
Does anyone know what i'm talking about from experience or other knowledge? because i'm inexperienced with this process and am not very clear about what happened, but i know it didn't involve Migration Assistant and it didn't involve Time Machine > Enter Time Machine, because i have never seen those before today.
Whatever i did, it was so easy, just click on the disk i wanted to transfer data from and click some button that meant "ok" or "connect" or "transfer." And then, just wait, and after some time, my computer was set up reflecting the back up from Time Capsule, including third party stuff.
Thanks for any help with this.
btw, in Time Machine now, under Select Disk > Back up disks, there are two boxes. The first box says Backup Disks, and in that box is the name of my Airport connection, i.e. the Time Capsule i guess, and on the icon, it says Data. In the second box, it says Available Disks, and in that box, it has an icon of a disk with the name of my Airport or Time Capsule and it has an icon of a Wifi symbol which has the name, Other Time Capsule. Apparently that is an option to set up another Time Capsule not listed. I wonder if i chose one of those icons and clicked "Use Disk", would that data be transferred to my now repaired computer?(Sorry, after i posted this, i discovered it posted it in the wrong product forum, i guess when i typed in what i was interested in, it just took me to the Snow Leopard forum. i don't see a way to delete my post. Maybe the answer will be the same?)
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I need to improve the wireless router range of my time capsule. What sort of extender (repeater?) should I be considering? Will it affect my use of the time capsule as a hard drive backup?
In order to insure compatibility, you need to consider an Apple AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme if you are thinking about "extending" or "repeating" the network wirelessly.
It is also possible to extend the network by connecting an AirPort Extreme or Express back to the Time Capsule using a permanent wired Ethernet cable connection, which will provide better performance.
If you have a new "tower" model of the Time Capsule, then you would need a new "tower" version of the AirPort Extreme to take full advantage of the capabilities of the Time Capsule.
If you have an earlier "flat" or "square" version of the Time Capsule, then an AirPort Express would be a good match for the capabilities of the Time Capsule.
An "extender" will not affect the operation of your Time Capsule other than allow wireless devices to connect from a greater range at higher speeds. -
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How to set up for wireless through time capsule
I have at&t u-verse but I disabled the wireless in u-verse modem and now have forgotten the steps to take to set up my time capsule but to wireless. I had my time capsule used as wireless router before we moved to a different state but it has been a few months not that I was using the at&t wireless router and I didn't like it and my time capsule would not back up so that's when I realized I must disable my wireless in the At&t modem and use the time caspule wirelss. Please help. Thank you
Power on the Time Capsule for a few minutes, then hold in the reset button firmly with a ball point pen or something similar for 10 seconds and release. Allow a full minute for the Time Capsule to restart to a slow, blinking amber light.
Connect an Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <--> Ethernet ports on the back of the Uverse router to the WAN "O" port on the Time Capsule
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Click on the Time Capsule
The setup utility will open up automatically and take a minute to analyze the connections then suggest a setup on a screen that looks like this:
Type in a simple name that you want to use for the Wireless Network Name
Type in a name that you want to use for the Time Capsule device
Type in a password
Verify the password
Click Next
The utility will set everything up for you in a minute or two. When you see the message of Setup Complete on the screen, click Done
You can now log onto the wireless network that you created by selecting the name and entering the password
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But if you desperately want all the old backups you have to copy the sparse bundles.. this will take very long time as it must copy via the computer..
http://pondini.org/TM/18.html
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How do I set up my time capsule to operate as a wireless hub when it is not plugged into the internet? I want to be able to share wirelessly the information on the time capsule. thanks!
I would prefer to answer in your post. as I have tried on two occasions to help.. so far this is the first time I can see you stated you are using Lion.
1. Did you download and install the 5.6 utility..?
I said to do it.. you never said yes.. I did that.
Please do it. .. you will get no place before you do.
2. Did you bridge the TC.. ?
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I have Time Machine that I used to back up my old computer. It was running snow leopard. My MacBook died, so I got a new one which is running Lion. how can I restore the data from the time capsule to my new Mac?
In technical support, sometimes you have to make educated guesses. I'm sorry that you were offended.
iTunes does prompt when it is going to erase a device, and the message is clear.
She said in her message that she was able to successfully sync the old ipad. This indicated to me that itunes wiping the data was not an issue, because either it had been setup at the apple store (in which case it doesn't actually wipe the ipad despite saying it will*) (*based on a single case I saw), or because the itunes media folder was migrated.
Furthermore, my solution was to tell her how to backup her ipad (by either doing it manually, or as a last resort, by deleting the corrupt backup -- that she couldn't access anyway.)
I got that last part of the instructions from the "Taking Control of your iphone" book which I found samples of when I did a google search for "corrupted backup itunes".
She marked this as a solution, so it worked for her. -
Best way to extend wireless via airport express and time capsule
best way to extend wireless via airport express and time capsule
i live in a two storey house where i use my airport express to create a wireless network in the main floor, and time capsule to extend it in the upper floor, where my room is. i have like 16 mbps in the main floor, and 2-3 mbps in the upper floor after having speediest.
i used time capsule in the upper floor because i use wireless backup daily and don't want to put internet down while i im doin it and consequently my parent can have internet access in the main floor, am i right? or do i have make just the opposite in order to have a good internet speed?
secondly, while checking airport express wireless mode on airport utility, there is like 4 different type of radio mode(802 11n bg comp, 802 11n 2.4, 802 11n a comp, 802 11n 5ghz) which i have no idea what they mean
what do you recommend?
we have like iphone4, iphone 3g, mbookpro, ipad, ipad 2, samsung tv and a sony vaio laptop in the wireless network
thank youWhat you have would appear to be working but I can comment how I would redefine your setup. Note that both Airport Express and Time Capsule can function as wireless base stations so you do have wireless everywhere and at all times — using the Time Capsules for backups doesn’t mean your parents won’t have internet access regardless of the where the base stations are located.
You appear to have devices to connect to your network that use the 2.4 GHz band with 802.11g such as the iPhone 3G and perhaps the 5 GHz band with 802.11n such as likely the Macbook Pro if it’s a recent model. The iPhone 4 can use 5 GHz and 802.11n. Can’t comment on the Sony and Samsung but you can check their specs.
Now the Time Capsule (if it’s a recent version), can simultaneously supply 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band signals, but the Airport Express (if it’s recent) can only use one of those bands at one time. Likely the lowest common denominator for your devices is going to be the 2.4 GHz band since the devices that are capable of using 5 GHZ also support 2.4 GHz. If you don’t use 5 GHz, you won’t lose much in a two-storey home because likely it’s the 2.4 GHz band is better signal anyway because 5 GHz signals drop off quickly with several walls/floors to penetrate.
You also didn’t mention if the Airport Express is used to support a printer and/or AirPlay (using iTunes to play on remote speakers via the Airport Express connection) but that might also be a factor in the best location to place the Airport Express. Although the printer could be switched between the Time Capsule and the Airport Express if needed, only the Airport Express will support your remote speakers.
Recommend you use the Time Capsule as the Base station. When using Airport Utility to define the network, after you name your network, etc., select the Wireless tab, check the box “Allow this network to be extended” and set the Radio Mode to "802.11n (802.11b/g compatible)”.
Using the Airport Utility, click on the Airport Express; after you define the device and network name, select the Wireless tab, define the Wireless Mode as “Extend a Wireless Network” and check the box “Allow wireless clients”.
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HT201250 Can one view pics from iPhoto application in time capsule backup?
I am attempting to use my time capsule as a general backup disk for all my pics and movies in iPhoto, to then be able to erase all pics from my iMac. Can one view iPhoto pics from the backup time capsule?
You cannot "see" the images in your iPhoto Library on the Time Capsule. You can only restore the complete library.
If you erase the iPhoto Library from your Mac, then iPhoto will not be able to find the iPhoto Library on the Time Capsule
Do NOT ever erase the images from your Mac.
If you do this, the only version that you will have will be on the Time Capsule. What will happen to your images when....not if....the Time Capsule has a problem?
In addition, Time Machine backs up the changes on your Mac. If you delete the iPhoto Library from your Mac, then Time Machine will delete the backup....and you will not know when this will occur. -
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I can print on the same printer on my Macs...was wondering if I could do the same with iOS devices?Try Printopia. There is a free trial, so it will cost you nothing to find out if it works.
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Do you mean copy it? If so, see #18 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions You'll need section 2 there.
If you mean something else, please clarify.
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