Privacy Setup for Time Capsule

I have a roommate, and we share Wifi through AT&T Uverse. I recently bought a new Time Capsule which I connected to the router via an ethernet cable, and I am confused as to what the best setup is so that my roommate can not have access to it, as well as backup their own computer on it.
I don't want to create a new network, as I feel like I will be decreasing the bandwith of the current wifi. But if I add to our exsting network (which i believe extends the signal), don't they have full access to my TC?
Many thanks in advance!

I don't want to create a new network, as I feel like I will be decreasing the bandwith of the current wifi. But if I add to our exsting network (which i believe extends the signal), don't they have full access to my TC?
Many thanks in advance!
There is no difference in these.. if both are set with wifi on.. then you can use roaming or different network names and passwords but that is exactly the same. From wifi point of view it is not a big deal. The value of the new AC version TC is to provide 5ghz wireless.. whereas the Uverse is only 2.4ghz. Just set the TC to say channel 1 and set the Uverse to channel 11.. all will be fine. Although Auto setting should also work ok.
So security is either to stop him accessing the wireless, so use a different password.. but if you have correctly bridged the TC to the Uverse then you simply use disk password and don't tell your friend what that is.
He can then use your wireless from the TC and still not access the hard disk.
You should also set a different device password to the default.
If you suffer from paranoia please read this. .otherwise skip it.
NB.. I always like to point out to people that security on the TC is a reset button away. If your roommate can reach your reset.. all your security is gone the moment he resets your TC.. A hard reset would leave obvious trail ie it lost configation.. although various excuses like the power went out can be given. If he was the sneaky kind.. he can soft reset.. and he then has 5min access to all your info on the TC.. and you have no idea when you come back that any breach was made.. since you cannot access logs or anything in the new TC. No warning message will tell you except during the access that soft reset has been used.
If you have something you want to keep secret.. the TC is NOT the place to store it, without using encrypted files.

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