My laptop goes to sleep during the Time Capsule backup process and never finished. What can I do?

I have an older MacBook laptop that I want to backup on my new 2TB Time Capsule. I have set everything up just fine (apparently) and the backup process starts out fine. About an hour or so into the backup process, my laptop goes to sleep. The laptop is plugged into AC power so it is not a battery loss. I have set 'hot corners' so that my screen saver is disabled. Nothing seems to keep the laptop running until the Time Machine process completes. Any guidance appreciated. Thanks!

You don't indicate what operating system the MacBook is using, but in general try the following:
Open System Preferences (gear icon on the dock)
Open Energy Saver
Adjust Computer Sleep to read Never
Adjust Screen Saver to read Never
Run the backup
When the backup is done, change the Energy Saver settings back to normal

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