Mac mini and time capsule

i have a new MacMini {end of 2009} and just bought a 2TETRA Time Capsule.
I am a bit confused as to which is the best way to set it up.
these are what seem to be my options: to plug the Wan cable directly into my router from the TC and then wirelessly connect to my MM and other things or to leave the MM plugged into the router and somehow plug the TC into the router.
what would be the best way to do this?
thanx
safed

thanx for all the feedback it has been very helpful.
one rather pedestrian question: i had to backup approx 130 GB from a 320 internal disk onto the TC. it took about 14 hours, why so much time?
my other question is as follows: i have a modem and a router with five ports which i have been using until now. from what i have been able to glean the TC router is much more powerful and seemingly it would be preferable to use it.
as of now the old router is plugged into the modem and the TC into the router. what i would like to do is to plug the TC directly into the modem and the router into one of the ports on the TC since i have need for more ports than the TC has.
am i correct to assume that if i do this the TC will takeover as the active and primary router and my old router{which is also a wireless} will be sort of a designated "hub" for the other ethernet connections i need and will not function as wireless etc.?
one more pedestrian question: recently when the dialogue box appears for the admin permission it is not readable but all garbled in some kind of mess.
i did verify disk and disk permissions but to no avail.
how can i fix this?
my MM is running primarily on Eng and the i use Hebrew and Arabic.
thanx
safed

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