Older Time Capsule and AirPlay

I haven't had any luck finding out if my older Time Capsule (pre 802.11n) will support AirPlay and if it does, is there an adapter for connecting it to my stereo?
Thanks.
Mike

Here are the AirPlay requirements from Apple: Using AirPlay It basically provides you with what you can stream to/from with AirPlay. Of course the support article is primarily Apple-centric, there are a number of vendors that are starting to come out with products that AirPlay can be used with.

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Ethernet Issues with Time Capsule and Airplay

I am running OSX v10.9.2. I have a 3-week old 3TB Time Casule (TC) connected by Ethernet cable to a DSL modem. I broadcast our wireless network from the TC rather than from the DSL modem because of the faster speed that TC provides. My computers (iMac also 3 weeks old) and a Windows laptop are connected to the network via a fibre optic cable LAN. There are also three 2nd generation Airport Express modules which I use to push music around the house.
When I connect my iMac to the WiFi network, I have zero problems reaching Time Capsule, backing up my iMac using Time Machine or pushing music throughout the house.
However, when I switch to Ethernet (my preferred network access), the TC and the Airport Express units drop (have orange warning signs in Airport Utility). Additionally, TC drops from my “finder shared menu” (but oddly enough, not each and every time). When this happens, I switch to WiFi and all returns to normal.
Since I prefer using Ethernet, what can I do to eliminate this problem…or is this something that I need to wait for Apple to address/resolve? I was online with Apple Support and they claim the problem stems from the OSX Firewall and that I use bitDefender as a virus protector. However, when I disable them (and restart the computer each step of the way), the problem is not solved. It may work for about a minute or 2 (only after restart) but then it all drops.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

You might need to explain a bit more as fibreoptic hookups in a house are too expensive for most of us. Fibre technology is well developed but not at home level routers and switches... so unless you are using enterprise level stuff I don't know how to test it.
You do need to understand something.. the airport utility at least is 100% dependent on wireless now. It has taken me ages to understand that simple point. v5 utility was happy with either ethernet or wireless.. but the actual connections to the wireless routers as far as the OS in the computer is concerned is totally wireless. Even if you use ethernet your wireless should also be active. Just make sure it is second on the list of networks so whenever ethernet is up, it is preferred over wireless.
There is a big FATT BUTT here.. I do not like running wireless and ethernet simultaneously as I found it slows the network.. even if the order is correct. But I have not done the tests on Mavericks with the newest AC model TC. It definitely causes slow downs on earlier OS.
It is not actually possible to avoid the wireless issue .. although you can manually mount the disk in finder. That should stop it dropping out.. mostly.
Another BIG FATT BUTT.. you need to mount by IP not network names.. I have found in Mavericks network names drop in and out like a yoyo. So the only reliable method is using IP addresses. That means you need static IP on the TC at least, which is no problem as long as it the main router. If you have it in bridge, use the dsl modem to fix the IP of the TC via dhcp reservations. Or set static IP on it.
Then you go to Finder.. Go in the top menu, Connect to server.
Type in AFP://TCIPaddress
eg at default. AFP://10.0.1.1
It will search and discover the TC, and then request a password.. this is your disk access password on the TC, mostly set to device access password. It is public by default. Most likely the setup wizard will have forced you to change it.
Don't forget to save it in your keychain.
Will this fix it.. hmmm no.. probably not??
There are more bugs here than you can poke a stick insect at.
Perhaps once a week you will need to reboot everything... If it is daily or hourly.. then something more needs doing.
I do strongly recommend everything on the network using SMB names.. Not apple naming convention. Since Mavericks is now using SMB networking protocol by default.
Fix it everywhere on everything. Keep names short, no spaces and stick to pure alphanumeric.
Tell us if it helps or even if not.. !!

I have an older macbook circa 09 and purchased a new macbook pro 2012. The older one has been backed up to an older time capsule. How do i move the files to my new macbook?

I have an older mackbook pro circa 2009, i thought it died on me it just went completely black. I later found out just a bad battery i purchased a new one in the interim. Now that i have discovered the problem i bought an older time capsule and backed up the older macbook i now want to transfer my personal files to my new macbook pro to maintain one personal mackbook. How can i move the files from my time capsule to my newer macbook pro?
thank you in advance for your help!!

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf

First generation time capsule and older air express with Lion

I think the change/update to Netatalk has left many of Apples own devices stranded on Lion. I had to eliminate my backup to time capsule and move it to a local firewire drive. Printing has also slowed to a crawl.. no more hit print and get from printer; now it is several minutes.
What have your experiences been on these older Apple devices. Has anyone found a way to update or heard if Apple plan to make updates available. I assume the go to market of Lion did not allow time for regression testing on an array of Apple devicea.
I guess one fix is to get rid of and purchase all new devices. that is not very green let alone consumer friendly...
Any solutions welcome!

Unfortunately, you are experiencing one of the downsides to 5 GHz. That's because the higher frequency 5 GHz signals are much weaker than 2.4 GHz signals.
After all, you always have to give up something to gain something else. In the case of 5 GHz, you gain potential speed but in return, you must give up penetration power and distance capability.
In order to work well, 5 GHz signals need to almost have a line-of-sight relationship between devices. Unless you can achieve this, you will do much better to leave the Time Capsule running at the 802.11n (b/g compatible) 2.4 GHz Radio Mode and allow the Express devices to "extend" that network.
As for the location of the AirPort Express devices in an exended network, that is critical for best performance. That's because the Express can only "extend" the quality and bandwidth of the signal that it receives. Post back if you need a few more tips on how to find the best location for the AirPort Express devices.
Would the new airport extreme fix the problem?
Unfortunately, no.

How can I get Airplay to work with my 3TB Time Capsule and my two AV receivers

I have researched the net to death and my only solace is I don't appear to be alone. I have a 3TB Time Capsule that has a Denon and Pioneer receiver attached to it by ethernet. Also connected to the time capsule our three apple TV's. I can use airplay with my iPhones and iPads to the Apple TV but can't get either the Denon or the Pioneer to show up as Air Play options on any IOS Devices or my two Mac's.
I have the latest firmware on the Denon and Pioneer, the latest firmware on the Time Capsule and Mac's. I have tried power cycling, inserting a switch between the receivers and the time capsule but to no avail.
Any suggestions would be greatly

You can't officially as it relies on hardware.
A potential software solution is Airparrot.
http://airparrot.com
AC

Setting up Air play with new time capsule and newer airport express?

I just recently purchased a new time capsule, and I'd like to use my current generation airport express to stream music from my apple devices. I just was wondering what I had to do in airport utility to set this up? I was also wondering how to transition the network over from the old express to the new time capsule as far software settings go. I really appreciate the help and assistance. Thanks folks. I'm really looking forward to setting up the network for our new iMac.

Your setup is very easy..
This is how I would do it.
Remove the express from the network.. ie just unplug it but do not change anything in it. Keep the configuration as is until the TC is working.
Power off the cable modem.. this is requirement.. at least 20min is usually needed, dependining on your ISP.
Go into the airport utility and setup the TC as router for your network .. it is a simple setup.. but I would do as stated.. all short names, no spaces pure alphanumeric rather than accept Apple's names. That is for TC and wireless.
After 20min power up the cable modem. Once it is running and you have internet access. you can proceed to setup the express to do the airplay. If the internet still doesn't work, power off the cable modem overnight..
Do not lose that express setup so if you absolutely have to, you can at any time substitute it back and have internet again.
So everything is working properly TC in place as full router.. now hard reset the express.. and simply use the airport utility to put it in extend wireless .. or plug in by ethernet if you are going to hard wire it.
The extend wireless setup is all done straight from the existing setup.
Now you can plug your express audio port into your speaker.. and setup the airplay via the itunes.
I will get Bob to give you his way of doing it.. There is no one RIGHT way .. but he can give you more info if you want a particular method.

How can I add a Time Capsule 3TB to a network with an older Time Capsule 2TB?

I have a 2010 Macbook Pro with 500 GB HD and a 2013 Macbook Pro with 1TB HD. I am using Mavericks and will migrate to OS X Yosemite when it becomes available. I tried backing both up with my older Time Capsule with 2 TB of space but it isn't enough. So, today I bought the new Time Capsule 3 TB to add on to my network. I want to use both TCs in order to have 5 TB for backup.
I have a Brother printer and my Comcast Cable Modem connected to the old Time Capsule. I also have an Apple TV with 1080p HD that uses the internet wirelessly through the old Time Capsule.
My first question is what should connect to what and in what order? Should the new TC connect directly to the old TC and if so, with what cable?
My 2nd question is: Can I move several 100 GB of old data that I rarely use onto the 3TB TC so that I could access the data from either computer whenever I need it, without having the data on either computer?
Thank you.

This is a pretty easy setup.
Basically just plug the new TC WAN port into the old TC LAN port.
Run the airport utility on the computer and it should recognise that the new TC is plugged into another one.. and setup bridge mode and create a wireless network.. if not you can jump in and edit it at the end of the setup.
You could also swap things around with the new TC as the main router.. and the old one as the secondary.. but people are experiencing some issues with WAN connection to some cable modems.. so you need to be prepared if you have issues to go back to the original setup.
You will use an ethernet patch cable to connect them. I recommend if you have them in the same area place them at least a couple of meters apart.. so buy a 2-3M patch cable at least.. (8-9ft). Even better would be to install the new TC closer to the clients that will use it.. to improve wireless in dark corners of your house.. but all that can come later.
My 2nd question is: Can I move several 100 GB of old data that I rarely use onto the 3TB TC so that I could access the data from either computer whenever I need it, without having the data on either computer?
This is a lot harder question.. not in how to do it.. it is simple.. copy and paste files onto the new TC.. that is not the issue..
The problem is backup of the files that no longer exist on the computers. Ironically the TC is problematic for one major reason.. it cannot back itself up.. nor can Time Machine (TM) backup network drives. Even though TM uses the TC to store the backup it cannot actually work to backup the TC. The problems are not insurmountable.. you can use a third party backup.. eg CCC but it will be extremely slow. A better strategy if one of your computers is a desktop is to install an external drive and share it to the network. The data rate will be hugely better.. and TM can backup as per normal.

My wifi goes down at least once a day and I have to unplug the time capsule and reboot it and then it works fine. Any idea why this is happening/what I can do to fix it?

My wifi goes down at least once a day and I have to unplug the time capsule and reboot it and then it works fine. Any idea why this is happening/what I can do to fix it?

I was having this problem while still using Mavericks -- it started after a Mavericks update last spring. During the initial Yosemite beta runs over the summer, it seemed to be fixed, but after the official launch in October, I had all sorts of problems keeping connected. Its gotten a little better, but still happens to at least one of my devices every day. Weird that we still cannot figure out why the connection keeps dropping on some devices, but not others, and then the next day, one of the devices that didn't disconnect the previous day will disconnect, but the ones that did disconnect, stay connected. It's just sloppy, poorly written software for technology that isn't working the way it should. If you turn off Continuity and Handoff on all your devices, you will probably see that everything stays connected. With those turned off on all devices, TC stayed connected to everything for over a month. The day I turned Continuity back on, all the problems started again. It had something to do with the bluetooth version being used, the wifi routine, and Apple's AirPlay technology not quite getting along with each other.

XBOX ONE. I have the xbox one and the airport time capsule and cant connect to most xbox live games and zero parties. I have 0 experience in all this but somehow was able to change NAT to open but still wont connect. HELLLPPPP

Okay folks, I need your help out there.
So the nerdy side of me went and picked up the XBOX ONE on release day. Its awesome by the way, BUT..... I cant seem to connect to most xbox live games and absolutely ZERO parties. At first I just thought it was something to do with the xbox itself and would eventually fix itself, but i was wrong. After looking into it on microsoft, i found out that it had to do with my NAT settings on the airport itself. I guess apple and xbox are not compatiable for xbox live and it makes it difficult to have an open NAT setting and is a huge PAIN.
I was able to pinpoint one that the airport time capsule was blocking the IPV6 something or another. Anyways, I unblocked that, and reset the modem and time capsule and jumped on the xbox and now have open NAT settings but still cant connect to multi-player.
Upon further searching, i was told to uncheck the UPNP on my time capsule as well, but have no idea how to find that.
I know it seems confusing, but thats the best i can describe it.
tthanks all

Be a long long time before I see an Xbox One.. but whoever told you to uncheck the upnp in the TC.. tell them their dreamin' .. upnp is not support by Apple in any computer or router, never has been.. Apple deliberately wrote their own version called NAT-PMP to do the same thing.. dynamically open ports at the request of an application or client computer.
So there is nothing like that to uncheck.. and as a matter of interest.. there no box to check or uncheck for NAT-PMP either.. since apple do not believe in end user adjustment of settings.. they simply do not exist.
You will have to manually forward all ports required by the Xbox via the TC. For multi-player games you probably need to open more ports than the standard to allow just xbox live. You will need to check the ports required and open them.
OR
Buy a standard vista UPNP compatible router.. and use that.. and simply put the TC in bridge in the network.
I have not seen posts yet about xbox one.. but there are plenty about xbox and ps3 and the fact that Apple really doesn't give a hoot about games consoles.
This is a good basic post for older xbox.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5385065?tstart=0

Transfering files from an older time capsule to a newer one

What is the easiest way to transfer files and settings from an older time capsule to a newer one (4th gen)? I'd like to move my backup files from my old TC to my new one without the hassle of occupying my computer overnight.
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The TC has only one backup method.. an archive of the whole disk to a USB drive suitably formatted and plugged into it.. otherwise everything passes through your computer. There is no other way.
Copying of the sparsebundles is often difficult and extremely slow.. you would certainly want both TC plugged in by ethernet.
When you say transfer settings... what settings are you transferring.. ??
This part I am not sure of.. you can make a backup of settings from the old TC.. but whether it is a good idea even to use those on the new one.. I kinda doubt it.
You are better treating the new TC as a new device.. and start fresh backup to it. Either archive or just keep the old TC for 6months and if you haven't required any old files by then it is unlikely you will.

Create a WDS with Motorola SBG6580 Time Capsule and Express

I have a Motorola Surfboard SBG6580 and enabled bridging. Has anyone successfully used this cable modem as part of a WDS? I'd like to have the SBG6580 as the main base and then use an older 1TB Time Capsule and Airport Express to extend the wireless network. At the moment I cannot get the TC to see the SBG's wireless network. I can manually enter the network name and password but it cannot connect.

Unfortunately, the Time Capsule will only wirelessly extend a signal from another Apple router. It is not compatible with the wireless signal from the Motorola SBG6580 for this type of purpose.
What you can do.....is establish a permanent Ethernet cable connection between the SBG6580 and Time Capsule and then configure the Time Capsule to create a wireless network using the exact same name and password as the Motorola network.
That will result in one "big" wireless network, effectively extending the Motorola network.
The downside....the Time Capsule must remain permanently connected using an Ethernet cable back to the Motorola SBG6580.
The upside.....Ethernet can be run up to 330 feet or 100 meters with virtually no loss, so you should be able to locate the Time Capsule just about anywhere that you want.

I have working Netgear network. Want to add new Time Capsule and run 2nd network for new apple TV and Imac, and keep the netgear network for my PC and Canon printer.

I have working Netgear N600 dual band router network. The existing network has an XP netbook PC, canon printer, 2 Iphones, Epson Air printer, an Ipad, 3 roku boxes, backup drive. Just bought a new Apple TV box, and time capsule 2T. I have an IMac on order but don't have it here yet.
My goal is to add new Time Capsule and create 2nd "apple" network for new apple TV, Iphones, Ipad, Epson Air printer and new Imac, and keep the netgear network for my PC, Roku TV boxes, and Canon printer and backup drive.
The Netgear router, the time capsule and new IMac will be on the same desktop, I dont need to backup my netbook PC to time capsule.
Where do I start?
Which device connects to my modem first, the TC2 or the Netgear?
Is it best wait for the Imac before starting or can the TC2 be set up from my Ipad or PC?
Thanks.

It is pretty simple..
Setup the TC in bridge and plug it into the Netgear.. I would leave the netgear as the main router for now, although in the future you can swap things around. The netgear firmware may have issues with bonjour and airplay/airprint?? Does your ipad print ok now?
You can setup the TC using Mac, PC (at least up to win7) or iOS.. they all have airport utility available.
Bridge mode is set differently depending on the version of the utility. This is v5 and how the windows one will look (at least similar to).
v6 will be as
With the TC in bridge you will still create a wireless network.. and give it a different name from the netgear.. then all the apple devices can connect to it. Use ethernet rather than wireless if the imac is on the desktop with it. Much faster and better for using Time Machine backups.
If you run into any issues.. just post the particular issue. It will take a bit of getting used to, but isn't hard.

Yosemite incompatibility with older time capsules?

I backed up my Mavericks late 2008 MacBook Pro and installed Yosemite - I am impressed it flies like the first day i bought it 6 years ago, what great hardware!! Yes here's the "However!!" I have problem now though, not with my MacBook ProI, but with my 3rd Gen time capsule - the only thing that has changed is the install of Yosemite and yet the Time Capsule although initially recognised by Airport - keep splurging out "An unexpected error occurred. Try again". Of course, I've followed every advice I can get find; reset to factory, connect over WAN over WiFi, reset for 5 secs, when it powers on etc. etc., but no joy. I tried installing previous Airport Utility, but only the version that comes with Yosemite works with it. So, I believe there may be some incompatability with the new software or Airport version and that version of time capsule firmware and/or hardware, it was working perfectly on Mavericks an hour before update. Nothing I can find in any notes/docs from Apple said I had to be wary. Ho hum!!! Just be careful out there!!

OK, thanks for the clarification on that. No guarantees using wireless, but we will try.
To set up the older Time Capsule, we need to know what operating system you are using on your PC or Mac. If you have a Mac and are not sure what operating system it is using, click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen, then click About This Mac and post back with the OS X Version number that you see there.
An iPhone or iPad could be used for the setup as well.
In the meantime, please take your laptop and walk it slowly to the area where you plan to locate the "extending" Time Capsule.
Check to make sure that you can get a good, solid, reliable wireless signal at that point. If you can, great. If you cannot, then you will have to move your laptop closer to the "main" Time Capsule to find the right point where you can get a good, reliable connection.
The "extending" Time Capsule can only extend the quality of signal that it receives, so the right location is critical for decent performance.

Will an older "Time Capsule" work with Mountain Lion?

will an older "Time Capsule" work with Mountain Lion?

It should do. Depends on how you define an 'older' TC. As long as your SW is up to date and the TC has relatively recent Firmware etc then there shouldn't be an issue.
Are you having a problem with yours or just curious before you upgrade the OS?
Regards,

Verizon FIOS, Time Capsule, and Airport Express - How to Extend Network

OK, I just got Verizon FIOS (TV, Internet, and phone). Don't care for the wireless router that is required to be used with it (want 802.11n and Time Capsule). I turned of the wireless on the Verizon FIOS router and installed a Time Capsule in Bridge Mode, which is how the Verizon rep told me to install it. As I understand it, the Verizon FIOS router is still handling DHCP, NAT, etc. I would like to extend the wireless network to reach some dead spots in my house. I have read that the Airport Express can be used to extend a wireless network from an Airport Extreme or Time Capsule, but it appears that I need to set up a WDS with the Time Capsule as the base station, which is apparently not possible on the Time Capsule in Bridge Mode. I am desperately seeking any advice on how to use Verizon FIOS, my Time Capsule, and extend the wireless network to reach the farther corners of the house. I am using a Macbook and a Thinkpad as well as an iPhone on the wireless network with a Dell desktop connected to the Time Capsule via Ethernet. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Before I switched, I had Cox Cable with a Buffalo wireless router and it had great range. Now I seem to be in a worse situation from a wireless perspective with higher TV and Internet quality. Thanks in advance.

Welcome to the discussions!
+I would like to extend the wireless network to reach some dead spots in my house. I have read that the Airport Express can be used to extend a wireless network from an Airport Extreme or Time Capsule, but it appears that I need to set up a WDS with the Time Capsule as the base station, which is apparently not possible on the Time Capsule in Bridge Mode+
If you have an AirPort Express(n), you can configure it to "extend a wireless network". This is a more efficient way to add additional wireless coverage (and much easier to configure than a WDS arrangement).
However, if you have an older "b/g" AirPort Express, you must use the WDS configuration method with this device and the Time Capsule if you want to increase your wireless coverage.

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