Losing wifi connection on my time capsule

on a regular basis I lose my wifi connection on my time capsule but the Ethernet still work fine
can someone help me please

How old is the TC? A1xxx from the base please
Running what firmware?
Setup in what mode? Please tell me the whole network layout.
Do all your devices lose connection or just some or one... eg iphone is problem.. it is itself the problem.
What OS is the computer running? That is also a problem if Yosemite.

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My macbook pro is connected to internet via my time capsule but my iPad and iPhone won't. it shows wifi connection to the time capsule but when i go on to the internet on the iPad or iPhone, it comes up with network error. can anyone help?

my macbook pro is connected to internet via my time capsule but my iPad and iPhone won't. it shows wifi connection to the time capsule but when i go on to the internet on the iPad or iPhone, it comes up with network error. can anyone help?

This can be caused by a number of issues.
Was everything working and then suddenly stopped??
Or is this a new clean setup and has never worked.
Do you have a cable modem which is not a router and the TC setup in bridge? That will cause it. The TC must be in router mode, ie dhcp and nat.
Check the IP the MBP gets including dns and gateway..
Then check the ipad/iphone.. post what IP dns and gateway (router in applespeak) they get.

Wifi connecting drops on Time Capsule when I sync iMac with appletv

I've had this issue ever since I got my 27" iMac and I can't figure it out.
My setting:
I live in a 3 bedroom apartment. Livingroom is at the right as you go in. Followed by room 1, then room 2 and right before the kitchen at the end is room 3(mine). I Have an apple tv in the living room, a 21" iMac and a time capsule that I use only as an airport base. I also keep a macbook in the livingroom. In my bedroom, room 3, I have my 27"iMac. Everything is connected to the Time Capsule for wifi as well as a couple of iphones and an ipod touch. Everything is updated with the latest software updates.
My problem is that every time I try syncing my apple tv with my 27" iMac, the time capsule looses the wifi connection and immediately starts blinking orange. I have to restart the time capsule by unplugging it and then the wifi connection is restored. For a while now I've been using a 50' ethernet cable that connects the 27" imac and the time capsule with the wifi off on the imac. This is the only way the wifi connection isn't affected when I sync to the appletv. I've tried resetting and restoring the time capsule several times without helping the issue. I also tried all 11 channels on the wifi connection as well as automatic setting for the channel but that doesn't seem to help. I clean installed snow leopard on my 27" iMac as well with no luck. At this time I don't know what to do, any help would be appreciated. I'm really tired of having that cable laying around. Thanks
~C

please read this about possible sources of _*wireless interference*_, which may well be your problem.
wireless signals, if they have to travel over long distances or through obstacles (such as concrete walls or steel structures), will lose power. especially on the 5 GHz band you virtually need +line by sight+ in order to get a clean and reliable signal.
consequently, many users (including myself) resort to hardwired connections where possible. except my two airport express units and my iPod Touch, i have all my equipment hardwired to my TC.
additionally, syncing large amounts of data between devices heavily taxes your wireless bandwidth.
best of luck !
JGG

How do I monitor clients connections on the time capsule?

How do I monitor Wifi connections to the Time Capsule (client mac address, IP, time, etc.)?

There is very little information displayed about clients in Mountain Lion.
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the Time Caspule icon
Look for Wireless Clients
Click on the ID number or Name to see more information

MacBook Pro won't automatically connect to my Time Capsule for WiFi

My 2012 MacBook Pro (non-retina) won't automatically connect to my Time Capsule for WiFi. I had issues with my Comcast router before, and i reset my time capusle a few times, is that th reason why now everytime i wake my macbook up it dosent automtically connect?

Yes.. wireless after sleep or reboot is a problem. See the info from Tesserax.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/wireless/airport?view=documents
Unable to connect after sleep .. you will see it in the list.

Is there a way to see and have control over who connects to your time capsule wifi network?

Ok, have this question. Have a time capsule wifi network. Have the latest mountain lion on my mac pro. I know if you go into airport utility, and you click on the picture of my timecapsule it shows what clients are connected to my time capsule aka using my internet etc.
What I want to know, is there somewhere I can go on the mac where I can view who is connected to my time capsule wifi in more detail, see amounts of data they are using, and maybe even boot them off, or ban there computer from the network for a while if need be? Trying to assess what family members are using up all our data, and want to ban the appropriate offenders
Even if Mac doesnt have anythink, if you know any third parties from the app store that have an app that is like a "tap" on the top of your Mac that shows networking details, that would be great too!
Thanks heaps!

Nope.. TC are not burdened with controls.. don't you know..
In fact you will find it hard to find a wireless router on the market that mets your specs.. but there is a great 3rd party firmware.. called gargoyle.. this can be loaded like an official firmware in a NETGEAR WNDR3800 which is a fairly cheap very good solid wireless router.. bridge your TC behind this router running gargoyle and you can set quota for all your family members (kids I imagine). Quota can be set for daily, weekly even hourly.. and you can apply throttles or qos.. none of these controls even exist in the TC.

Hi. My air port is connected and wifi is working but i cannot connect to the time capsule to access any files stored there

Hi. My air port is connected and wifi is working but i cannot connect to the time capsule to access any files stored there

Hi. My air port is connected and wifi is working but i cannot connect to the time capsule to access any files stored there

HT1218 i have a windows 8 computer that is not connecting with my time capsule wifi. my other macs and windows 7 systems do connect. is this a firmware update glitch? any suggestions?

I have a windows 8 computer that is connecting poorly via wifi and my Apple time capsule to the internet. My IMac an another windows 7 based computer are connecting fine. This started 6 days ago. And, the windows 8 machine connects well via a hard Cat-5 connection to the time capsule (I'm using that now) and worked well on a wireless netgrear system over the weekend.
I'm thinking an automatic firmware update may have caused this or perhaps i need the time capsule to use something other than a default address. Those are just guesses, but I could sure use some help. Thank you.

It is hard to figure where the issue is..
Certainly if windows updated the wireless driver that can mess things up no end..
What update happened 6days ago?
What TC do you have.. ?? If it is flat one and you updated to 7.6.4 do a factory reset and reconfigure.
If that doesn't work roll the firmware back to 7.6.1 or even 7.5.2 as these are generally superior to windows.
There is no update for TC gen5 yet.

I have a Motorola SB6141 modem that is connected to a time capsule. I am unable to connect to the internet on my laptop and playstation 3

Ive just switched to a "Motorola SURFboard eXtreme Cable Modem" which is connected to a time capsule.
I am unable to connect to my internet via. wifi on my Playstation.
I have already tried many different attempts to connect to the internet. I have tried to directly connect to the internet using an ethernet cable as well as restarting my mac laptop and playstation. I am only able to connect to the internet on my main computer.
Please help?
I tried being the most descriptive I could

I am only able to connect to the internet on my main computer.
What IP does your main computer get.. ?? Post a screenshot if you can as it helps to see the details.
When you open the airport utility on the main computer.. click on the TC what errors does it show?
They will list in the summary.
What mode is the TC in? If the setup went wrong it might be bridged when it should be in router mode..
Remember any time to change things around with cable modems you MUST shut down the modem as well.. it cannot change the MAC address of the first item easily so need to be off.. a few minutes at least.. sometimes up to 20min or longer. Make sure the TC captures the public IP on the wan interface.. which is the only way this will work with a pure modem.
The most recent TC can still have issues.. new AC version TC and AE have the Max amount of issues with SB6121 and 6141.. there seems to be some ethernet issue between them..
What model TC do you have??
You can slow the LAN port down or specify the actual speed in the Gen1-4.

Cannot print or scan with USB printer over wifi from airport express / time capsule wifi

Hi everybody,
I have recently set up time capsule connected to the router from the telephone company but created a new wifi network for the time machine to better work. Now I have bought an airport express to be able to use my USB printer over the WIFI network. I have to laptops, the printing works fine over the mac book air but not over the macbook pro. On top of that I cannot scan with either of the devices.
I have scanned most of the information out there but this issue seems not to be addressed properly anywhere. Advices given do always repeat itself but no solution worked for me.
Now I have plugged the usb from the printer directly back into mac book pro and the problem seems to persist here too. The message I receive everywhere is this one:
The software for the printer was installed incorrectly.
Would you like it to be repaired?
When I hit the Repair button a notice says 'repairing permissions' but nothing really happens. In the end nothing has been printed.
Resetting the printing systems has not really changed anything either. The problems persist.
This is the screen I get when the printer is directly plugged in through USB:
Result: printer recognised and installed, I cannot print (The software for the printer was installed incorrectly), but I can scan (probably because of the hint ('multifunction')
When I try to install the printer through the network connection (wifi network over time capsule and airport express) I get this image:
Result: printer recognised over bonjour but without multifunction (in other words without scanning), I cannot scan nor print (The software for the printer was installed incorrectly)
As I already mentioned any solution I found online would not work. Now the qustions are:
1) why can't I print? The drivers seem to be there but somehow broken, and I don't know how to repair it
2) why can't I scan over wifi? It sould possible that any function that can be performed over cable should also be able to performable over air, right?
I would very much appreciate any kind of help.
Thank you in advance,
Cris

What's up doc?
HP has not provided "network" drivers to allow advanced features when the the All-in-One is connected to the USB port on the Time Capsule.
Therefore, only the printing function is supported when the All-in-One is connected to the Time Capsule's USB port.
If you need advanced features like fax, copy, scan, maintenance etc., you will need to connect over the WiFI network, or connect the All-in-One directly to your computer.

My iPad 2 will not connect to my Time Capsule

My iPad 2 will not connect to my Time Capsule. Both my Macbook and iPhone4 are connected. It finds the Wifi network, but will not log on. Any idea why?

this worked fine up until last night, then all of a sudden its kicking just my iphone off the network. i am going to try to connect to other wifi's to see if i should do one of the following
back up > full restore
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TS1398 I can't connect to my Time Capsule wi-fi with my iPhone.

I recently got internet through Time Warner which I believe is DSL. I connected everything up to my Time Capsule, and the light is green. I got onto my Macbook and updated the firmware for the Time Capsule and am able to get on the internet connected to the Time Capsule with no problem what so ever. I got my iPhone 4 and my iPhone 4s and try to connect to the Time Capsule, I enter the password and all it does is have the loading ring and won't connect to it. On my iPhones I've tried to renew the lease, reset my network settings, turn off and on the wifi, hard reset, turn off the phone normal, and still nothing. On my Time Capsule I've tried to disconnect and reconnect everything, I've tried to restart my modem and reconnect it. It's still the same problem I can connect just fine with the wifi on my Macbook, but my iPhones just have the loading ring and never connect. What can I do?

I had the same issue. Our iphone 4s connected to the time capsule just fine, but the older iphone 4 would not. I turned off the wireless n setting in the time capsule and set it for 802.11b/g only and it worked fine. The time capsule should have negotiated the 802.11g setting for the iphone 4 but it did not. Not a great solution but the g was fast enough to support our cable internet speed of about 25Mbit/s.

My printer is connected to the Time Capsule but my IPad 2 can't find it

My HP C4100 printer is connected to our Time Capsule and both of our MacBooks can find it easily. I just purchased an IPad 2 and it will not find the printer. What do I need to make this work?

Philip-
Your MacBooks print using the printer's native printing language. The iPad does not have the necessary printer drivers.
Instead, the iPad uses the AirPrint system that requires the printer to translate AirPrint jobs to its native language. The HP C4100 does not have AirPrint capability.
There are third party Apps for the iPad such as Print n Share, that have their own browser, mail, photo and document programs. Those programs can print to a several different printers that are not AirPrint capable.
You can also find a script on the web, that adds a small file to a Macintosh computer, so it will share its printers over WiFi as if they were AirPrint printers. There are also programs such as Printopia, that will share your Macintosh printers. This works well, but you must have the computer booted up anytime you want to print from the iPad.
Fred

How to scan HP Photosmart C4580 connected to my Time Capsule.

Hi, I just got a HP Photosmart C4580 connected to my Time Capsule, And I can send my printing jobs without any problem, But I can't scan sending the command throw the network, I tried with the Preview app Image Capture, nothing worked.:-(. When I connect the printer via USB scanner works fine.
How can I send the sanner job to the printer via Time Capsule?

No you are using the wifi in the ad hoc mode.. you can join it to the TC in infrastructure mode.. ie as a client of the TC.. and therefore on the network.. what I meant was the TC is not the print server.. the TC has no part in print jobs or scan jobs.. the TC knows nothing.. it is a router and gives an ip to a client.. what that client is, the TC has no idea.. that is what you want.. the TC is uninvolved in the job .. meaning it does not take part in printing or scaning or faxing or anything else. It is merely a switch on the network. It sends packets it does not understand to the right address.

Extending a wifi network with a time capsule

My broadband router (BT) can only go in my office and is the same room that my iMac is located.
Is there any way that I can connect my Time Capsule to either my BT wireless router or my iMac via WiFi and us the Time Capsule as another wifi base station.
Idelaly I want the Time Capsule in the hallway so that I can connect via WiFo from my living room.
Currently the living room is too far from my office to connect to my BT router via WiFi.

Is there any way that I can connect my Time Capsule to either my BT wireless router or my iMac via WiFi and us the Time Capsule as another wifi base station.
Unfortunately, no...unless you want to connect the Time Capsule to the BT router using a wired Ethernet connection or by using Ethernet over Powerline (EOP) adapters.
You need two Apple routers to be able to "extend" using wireless only......since this feature only works among Apple wireless routers.
If you connected an Apple router to the BT router using a wired Ethernet connection and configured the Apple router to "create a wireless network", then you could use the Time Capsule to "extend" that same network using wireless only.

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