Need to backup Time Capsule, (3rd Gen) 7.6.1 used as wireless router and network drive
I use Time Capsule, 802.11n (3rd Gen) 7.6.1 (1Tb) as a wireless router and a network drive. I do not use Time Machine at all. How do I create a backup of the files housed on the Time Capsule to an external drive?
Also, why does the use of Time Capsule as a network drive seem to be such an usual configuration? The configuration makes sense to me, aside from the inability to automatically back up the Time Capsule itself to a cloud or other drive, which, to me, is what really makes no sense at all. Is there something else I should be using? I'm not too familiar with the wisest way to set up a home network. I just know I like to wirelessly have access to my files from multiple computers within my household as opposed to saving files on any one computer locally.
Thanks for your assistance and advise!
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You could connect a USB hard-drive to the USB port on the TimeCapsule and Enable Disk Sharing on both the TC's Built in Drive as well as the USB connected one.
Then these drives can be mounted using finder and files copied between them as needed.
The main advantage of time-machine is - automation(like you mentioned) + to be able to go back in time - i.e. ability to restore files from a certain date/time. Multiple versions are available for restore.
Also in Mountain Lion - You can restore your mac from a time machine backup very easily - it is one of the options when you boot to the Recovery Partition (ditto when you boot ML from DVD/USB)
Hope this helps.
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I no longer remember how my USB-connected HP laser printer was seen with my iMac connected through Time Capsule. Oddly enough, my iMac also no longer sees the printer when connected directly to iMac. What the heck happened? They used to work fine together!
A printer that is directly connected has to be recognised to be installed..
I guess the first thing to do is open system profiler and check that the USB is recognising the printer.. If so then the issue is purely drivers.. if not it is bad usb cable.. bad usb port.. bad printer. Plug it into the computer via a powered usb hub.
If the USB does see the printer but the drivers don't work.. I stand by the comment.. delete all printers and start again.. multiple printers can mess things up equally as well as old drivers.. especially if you did an upgrade install.
What a shame you didn't buy the network version.. in the future.. never buy usb.. always buy network printers. Any printer called a workgroup printer without network is a contradiction in terms.
Once you get it working on the computer then you need to start all over again to get it running on the TC again.. man ethernet or wireless printer looks better and better all the time. usb .. shudder. -
Invalid IP address on time capsule 3rd gen
I can connect to the internet via the modem but when I try to connect via the time capsule (both wired and wireless) AirPort Utility tells me 1) I have an internet connection problem: invalid IP address adn 2) I don't have DNS server address
Anyway to fix short of restoring the from original settings?
thanksIt sounds like you are using Lion with v6 utility.. and that is at least partly the cause of the trouble.
Download and install 5.6 if you use Lion.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Now you need to decide which device will be the main router.. as there should be only one router in the network.. either the modem has a router.. most do now.. or the TC will be the router.. don't use two. Something has to be bridged.
So if you have cable modem.. pure modem that is excellent. TC will be the router.
If you have adsl it is generally also a router.. that can either be bridged or you can run the TC as pppoe client.
Tell me exactly what you have for broadband.. and if it is working as router or not.
Assuming it is working as router.. you need to bridge the TC.
Reset the TC to start.. we want to get a fresh go at this.
As stated.. in the 5.6 utility.. go to manual setup.. select the internet tab.
On the bottom of the page select connection sharing.
Select option.. off, bridge mode.
Update the TC.
It is best to do this with ethernet.. direct to the TC.. you don't need any other connections to set it up.
But if you normally use wireless then setup wireless as well.. much easier when connected NOT by wireless to setup wireless. Otherwise it is like sawing off the branch you are sitting on.
I recommend wireless name.. short, pure alphanumeric with no spaces.
Separate name for 2.4 and go to the advanced wireless page and give a different name to 5ghz.
Lock channels to 1, 6, or 11 for 2.4 ghz .. 5ghz does not matter so much.
Set wpa2 personal security with passkey.. 8-12 characters pure alphanumeric.. no spaces.
Once selected and updated.. plug the TC into the main modem - router with ethernet.
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My Time capsule did a backup yesterday in the morning without any problem. All of a sudden, it disconnected from the wireles system last night and the little indicator lamp turned off. It still makes a noice, as if a disc was turning inside. The Time Capsule was bought last year in June. Any suggestiom what to do? What happens if I press the little buttom (reset?), will I loose af my backup?
Do a reset.. power off the TC..
Hold in reset and power on.. keep holding in reset until it flashes rapidly.. if it turns on at all.
If you bought it in June.. take it back today.. it is broken.. at a guess.
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Time Capsule 3rd Gen no longer sees External USB drive
Airport Utility 7.6.4 installed and no other updates are specified as avaiable.
For a while the external drive with two 1T Mac formatted partitions cannot be seen by network nor appears in Disk section of Airport Utility.
Mavericks used and all fully up to date.
Connecting drive to iMac and MBP directly allows use of the drive fine.
I think the firmware has stopped the external drive from being recognised. Did have the "USB Power" amber light occur some time ago but selected to ignore. External drive is powered of course.
Any ideas?A Gen3 TC the USB port is seriously underpowered.
A powered hub is the first essential item to get this working. The fact that your disk is powered is insufficient.. I think also because of the limited number of USB devices the airport utility can work with.. even some powered hubs are simply not recognised.
For a while the external drive with two 1T Mac formatted partitions cannot be seen by network nor appears in Disk section of Airport Utility.
Mavericks used and all fully up to date.
The disk must appear in airport utility.
From there getting disks mounted in Mavericks can add another level of pain.. but recognition comes first.
The latest firmware is more likely a step backwards than anything.. I would downgrade the firmware to 7.6.1. Factory reset. Use all SMB naming, ie short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric. -
How do I set up my new Time Capsule just to back up not as a wireless?
Can anyone tell me how to use my new Time Capsule just for back up not as a wireless router?
I have an ATT Uverse for my wireless service and have not been able to get the two to work together.
I just want to plug my Time capsule in and connect it to my MacBook Pro with an ethernet an click backup.
So far my computer doesn't reconnect the Time Capsule.
Thank you for your helpYou will need to configure the Time Capsule (TC) to join the wireless network provided by the ATT Uverse router, as follows:
Either connect to the TC's wireless network or temporarily connect your computer directly (using an Ethernet cable) to one of the LAN port of the TC, and then, using the AirPort Utility, change this setting:
AirPort Utility > Select the TC > Manual Setup > AirPort > Wireless tab > Wireless Mode: Join a wireless network
Wireless tab > Wireless Network Name: <select the ATT Uverse network>
This configuration will allow your Mac to connect by wireless to the ATT Uverse router and perform Time Machine backups wirelessly.
If you want to only do this backups by wire, then you will need to connect the TC directly to the ATT Uverse router by Ethernet, and then, reconfigure the TC as a bridge. You can then connect the Mac to the TC by Ethernet as well for backups. -
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The Time Capsule is clearly announced as a router with a hard drive to make backups, not to store anything and share it with your Apple TV.
To access to movies and music from the Time Capsule, note that the Apple TV can only access to them if they are stored in your iTunes library, so you will have to put your movies and music into iTunes to access to them, and then, put your iTunes library on the Time Capsule in order to access to your data from there -
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The TC is really just an external networked hard disk plus router.. you can access the hard disk and place files on it from any computer. You can backup any computer to the TC but it will have to use a backup software in windows.. there are literally thousands available. The built in msbackup is horrible.. but you can download lots of different software and buy then online for not a lot. Macrium Reflect has a free disk image backup, and when you pay for it includes incremental. I think disk images are well worth it, as they recover much better.. and their is a proper method of recovery using a boot cd.
BTW the TC space is not endless. And it is designed to hold a large number of incremental backups.. so anything you do in backing up several machines will make the number of backups limited. Remember you can also use a usb hard disk plugged in as a Network accessible disk. But it has to be formatted HFS+ or Fat32.. the later being highly undesirable. -
What do I do to get backups to resume, when getting this message: "The backup disk image “/Volumes/Joyce's Time Capsule/Macintosh.sparsebundle” is already in use." ?
Make sure that no other Macs are backing up at the time
Pull the power cord from the back of the Time Capsule
Count to ten
Plug the power cord back into the back of the Time Capsule
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What is the best way to set up my 6th Generation AirPort Extreme (A1521) to my cable modem as a wireless router and then connect my 3rd Generation Time Capsule (A1355) to my AirPort Extreme as a wireless extender? I live in a small 1 story house and I currently have the Airport Extreme connected to my cable modem in the living room and the Time Capsule plugged into the wall in my bedroom. I am able to wirelessly connect to the internet using the AirPort Extreme as my router and I can also do wireless back ups to my Time Capsule. My problem is that my connection seems to be really slow! My 1TB Time Capsule back up is only half way complete and it has been 3 days! My computer has been backing up all day and night for almost 72 hours and its still not even 75% complete. I have backed up to this Time Capsule in the past and it never took this long. I am thinking that when I set up my AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule using AirPort Utility I must have set it up incorrectly or something.
How do I set up my Airport Extreme and Time Capsule for the fastest possible internet speed and back up speed?
Thank you,AirPort Utility 5.6 works with AirPort Extreme 802.11g base stations.
It works with N version airports.
It will also show details of the AC model but cannot be used for the setup.. mostly.
I purposely got the new 6th Gen Airport Extreme so my internet connection would be a lot faster!
Your network will be much faster when you have AC client directly connected to the AE. Older client will go no faster.. but what is worse.. extend wireless is mixing new and old wireless standards.. guess what one wins.. OLD.. So when you extend wireless.. you have no improvement whatsoever. This whole post is about extending wireless.. so you cannot extend to older equipment and do any better.. maybe slightly better signal although from your comments that isn't happening either.
I would rather not have to use an ethernet at all with the TC and I don't know EOP adapters are!
If you do not use ethernet then you are going to be forced to accept slow speed.
EOP (ethernet over power). Also called homeplug in the US.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomePlug
Provides a method of networking over power cabling that already exists in your house.
So what your saying is for the fastest internet speed and back up speed possible I should keep my Airport Extreme plugged into my Modem and keep my TC set up as a wireless extender? Then when I want to do back ups I should plug an ethernet cable from my TC to my MacBook Pro?
To spell this out.
A wireless link to an extended device will go very slowly.. if it is not direct.
So lets say you have a laptop sitting in the lounge.. Your connection goes.. Laptop- - - - - AE- - - - -TC.
That means two wireless links.. wireless has this nasty half duplex and single channel nature.. it can send or receive (Tx or Rx) but not at the same time.
Ethernet by contrast does both at once. It is full duplex.
Wireless can talk to one client at a time.. so if there are multiple items using wireless lets say 4 devices.. then your computer gets a 25% time slice. Since wireless cannot handle multiple simultaneous connections.
Ethernet by contrast can connect multiple computers to multiple destinations at the same time.. all transmitting and receiving at full speed.
When you put all this together.. there are a couple of rules for fast connection.
1. Use ethernet at all times. Where you cannot use ethernet use anything but wireless.. eg EOP (homeplug) at least to try and get rid of wireless.
2. Where you must use wireless use it sparingly and make sure it is never more than one hop.. ie never have an extend wireless (repeater is more usual term). Repeater will cause instant slowdown of 50% and maybe up to 75% just because it is so inefficient.
3. Fastest wireless is 5ghz but it has very short range.. you need to be up close and personal to get it working.
Apple routers however unless you do manual setup I suggest are set to connect to best signal strength not best speed. It will therefore use 2.4ghz at 25% less speed than 5ghz because it is 1db better signal.. this madness means you need to setup manually for the best setup. -
How do I correct ‘Time Machine couldn’t complete the backup to “Time Capsule” because “….sparsebundle” is already in use‘?.
Check out the More Like This column to the right.
Our most popular problem.. 6-10 times a day..
There is a bug.. fix is to pull the power from the TC.. count to 10 and power the TC again.
See C12 here if you need more help.
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Time Capsule 4th Gen with 2 AE's to extend wireless has no consistent connection
I have a Time Capsule 4th Gen & 2 Airport Express (A1264) devices used for extending the wireless range - all on v7.6.4. The network setup is a u-verse modem that goes to a Cisco 8 port router, that has one ethernet line to the Time Capsule, one ethernet line goes to one of the AE's, another ethernet line to another 5 port router and an AE connected to it, and the remaining ethernet lines are to hardwire different rooms in the house.
The goal is to have the most robust wireless network I can create for the house that has, 4 iphones, 5 ipad's, 4 mac's, 2 pc's and a few other wirelesss devices. I also have an AT&T wireless Microcell (not sure if relevant). The issue revolves mostly around really poor wireless performance on iphones and iPad's they just take foreever to load pages and in many cases I need to do things like turn off wireless, forget the network, restart, airplane mode and such to get it connected. I've tried multiple configurations, and the performance is not consistent.
My understanding is that the AE's connected to ethernet on the home network can extend the TC's range and make the movement of mobile wireless devices throughout the house seemless. Is this setup doable or am I just not going to get this with the current configs.
TC setup, DHCP to u-verse gateway, Network Mode set to Create... ., WPA2 Personal, 2.4 channel 9, off bridge mode, timed access control enabled
AE1 setup, DHCP to u-verse gateway, Network Mode set to Create... ., WPA2 Personal, 2.4 channel 5, off bridge mode, timed access control enabled
AE2 setup, DHCP to u-verse gateway, Network Mode set to Create... ., WPA2 Personal, 2.4 channel 7, off bridge mode, timed access control enabled
Really appreciate any advice or tips on improving this setup. Thanks!My understanding is that the AE's connected to ethernet on the home network can extend the TC's range and make the movement of mobile wireless devices throughout the house seemless.
This is generally true if you are using Mac laptops, but PCs and mobile devices using the iOS systems like the iPhone and iPad will not usually automatically "switch" from one wireless access point to another as the device moves from one area to another.
That's a nature of the beast of the iOS system, I am afraid.
Usually, if you move the iOS device from one area to another, you willl need to turn off the WiFi on the device, then turn it back it on. Then, it will usually pick up the stronger signal from the closest wireless access point.
Sometimes, if I move an iPhone or iPad from one area to another in a multiple access point network, the iOS device will switch over to the stronger signal after a few minutes.
I haven't installed iOS 7 yet, so can't comment on whether it might be better in this regard, but I would be surprised if it was. -
Time Capsule (5th Gen) - 2.4GHz Issues
Hi,
Strange behavior with my Time Capsule 5th Gen:
I was having issues with my iOS devices dropping off of the 2.4GHz network, so I created a separately named 5GHz wireless network which works fine.
However, now I am seeing that my iOS devices (and iMac) can no longer connect to the 2.4GHz network at all.
When I try to connect, one of the following things will happen on my iOS devices:
- "Incorrect Password" error message (when I know the password I entered is indeed correct)
- Password request will keep popping up after entering the password over and over again
- "Unable to join network" error message
- Device will ignore attempt to connect to the 2.4GHz network and instead automatically connects to the 5GHz network
I have done the following to troubleshoot:
On iOS devices:
- Reset network settings
- "Forget" the wireless networks
- Reboot
On my Time Capsule:
- Factory Reset and rebuilt my configs from scratch
- Reboot
On my iMac:
- Verified only one other 2.4GHz wireless network nearby, and with a weak signal
I can use the 5GHz just fine, but it drives me crazy that I cannot get the 2.4GHz wireless capability to work properly.
Is my Time Capsule defective? Don't know what else to try....
Thanks,
KevinKevin Delgadillo1 wrote:
It's out of warranty (purchased October 2013) and I didn't buy the AppleCare (I find I usually don't use extended warranties).
Having said that, I've done another factory reset and reconfiguration and it appears to be working (at least for now).
If this is temporary, I'll just need to purchase a new one.
The AC model seems to be unreliable for a lot of people..
But there is a way to get applecare .. If nothing you have already purchased is less than 12months old you can still buy an Apple TV.
I wrote this up sometime ago so let me just paste it in.
If the TC is less than 2years old, buy an Apple TV and buy applecare for it. Do not unwrap the ATV .. you can sell it on ebay unopened.
If you already own an ATV less than 12months old or a computer you can still qualify for AppleCare, then buy it.. The rule is the peripheral item must be purchased within 2 years of the item under applecare.
So the total warranty is 3years; same as any computer you buy.
iPad or iPod applecare does not cover a TC.. ATV does.
Then get Apple to replace your TC as part of the AppleCare.. This seems to be the best solution. Please double check with Apple staff in the store..
See if they consider 12month warranty adequate.. if they refuse to help you because you are 366 days into the purchase.. ask if I buy ATV with AppleCare will it cover the TC.
Please relate your experiences on the apple discussions post.. as I think it helpful to share this around.
In Australia at least the AppleCare for Apple TV is $35 which makes it cheap.. you can also buy applecare on a refurbished ATV so you might not even need to pay full price for it.. if you don't need it just sell it.
Then exercise the warranty. The T&C clearly covers the Airport (which includes the TC). for up to two years before purchase and then within the applecare period.
http://store.apple.com/au/product/MF219/apple-tv-applecare-protection-plan
If you have iOS 8 and a computer running Yosemite.. some strange stuff is happening due to the handoff protocols apple has developed.
Problems in wireless with yosemite.
AWDL
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6693499
http://help.apple.com/deployment/ios/#/apd8fc751f59
Running the devices on different bands may actually be a work around but something is causing issues.
Try setting a fixed channel on your 2.4ghz and although I am not sure it works on 5ghz as well. Fixing channels might help to stop some of the handoff stuff happening which I think is giving you trouble.
Apple has written some documents specifically for wireless issues with iOS.
iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections - Apple Support -
How do I setup my Time Capsule (3rd Generation) to be accessed from the internet while I'm traveling? It is installed on my home network behind my TWC broadband router.
Ok.. since the TWC modem is also a router.. all configuration takes place on this box.. NONE whatsoever takes place on the TC.
There is no airport utility 7.7.3 but there is a firmware of that number for the latest AC model TC..
Is it tall like this.
Then it is Gen5.
otherwise it will have a firmware.. 7.6.4 or earlier and the airport utility must be 6.3 or earlier.
Open the Airport utility and give us a screenshot of the summary page.
That will also help us determine that you have the TC, which version and how it is setup.
You might want to press the edit and also give us the Internet and Network tab as they should be set correctly as well.
I have created a DDNS through DYN.com although I am not sure how to implement this into the TC.
You do not do anything in the TC.. set it up in the Ubee router.
Port forward 548 to the TC in the Ubee router.
And make sure the TC has a static IP in the Ubee router.
Overall if you find this too hard I strongly recommend you buy a product designed for remote access .. eg WD MyCloud.. they are cheap and easy peasy to setup for remote access.. by PC or Mac and since it is built outside of Apple you not bound up in Apple limitations built into all their equipment to prevent you using it the way you want.. rather than apple want you too.. eg BTMM and iCloud being the only way apple provide for access to the TC and only when it is the main router of the network.
You are fighting hard because Apple made this hard.. not easy. -
Hello, I am new to this forum and this is my first post. Currently I have a Macbook pro and it is really the only computer in my house I use. My Mom has a Macbook, My dad has a Apple Desktop and my brother a toshiba laptop.
I am running OS X 10.5.8 on my macbook pro, Snow Leopard on the other.
Tonight I got the time capsule, and I am really excited to get this working. To give a little background, I have FiOS and our modem is in the basement which runs directly to a verizon wireless router, MI424WR to be exact. I have a few questions about how to set it up because I tried to set it up like they said but when I plugged the Time Capsule into the Fios router and turned it on all I got on the Capsule was the blinking amber light. I ran an ethernet cord from one of the opened LAN ports on the router to the WAN port on the Capsule. I installed the Airport utility on my macbook and my dads desktop but still do not get any type of connection to the capsule. I am reading about bridging so I tried to do the manual set up in the Airport utility it just scanned and got nothing and I cannot even hit manual setup. My questions are..
How exactly do I set up the Time Capsule, as I described it does it sound like I have everything plugged in correctly?
Is it possible to completely get rid of the verizon router?
How do I get any of my computers to pick up the time capsule?
If you have any questions as to how I explained please just ask. I am really trying to get this set up because I do not want my dad to think he wasted 350 dollars on something that is completely useless for our home setup. Any help would be greatly appreciated. THANK YOU, Zach.No matter what, even when the TC is plugged into my MBP with an ethernet cable it does not read it.
Disconnect any ethernet cables that you connected to the Time Capsule at the moment
Hold in the reset button on the back until the amber light begins to blink more quickly and continue holding the button another 4-5 seconds when this occurs. Then release the reset button.
Connect an ethernet cable from one of the available LAN <-> ports on the Verizon router to the WAN (circle of dots icon) port on the Time Capsule.
You have two ways to configure the Time Capsule using either wireless or ethernet.
To use wireless, click on the fan shaped Airport icon at the top of the computer screen and look for a wireless network with a name like Apple Network xxxxxx. Log on to that network first, then open AirPort Utility.
To use ethernet, temporarily connect an ethernet cable from your Mac to one of the LAN <-> ports on the Time Capsule. Open AirPort Utility.
When you open AirPort Utility, click Continue to follow the guided setup. You did not indicate whether you want to Time Capsule to provide a wireless network, but most users want that option. So, you when asked how you want to configure the Time Capsule, you would choose the "Create a new wireless network" option.
As the Jolly Giant says, you will need to choose Bridge Mode when you see a choice of how to connect in the setup process. If you are an experienced computer user, you may want to configure the Time Capsule manually, but I would not recommend that you do this unless you know exactly what you are doing.
My next step is to call verizon and say they need to get out here and fix this ** or I will be going back to comcast.
Verizon has nothing to do with the Time Capsule problems that you have encountered. Blaming them will accomplish nothing.
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