Remote access my time capsule when mobile me is no longer offered? And I do NOT have a static IP?

How can i remote access my time capsule when mobile me is no longer offered iCloud is months away and I do NOT have a static IP?
I feel that apple has crippled the functionality of my time capsule as I can no longer access the files abroad!

Try the advice in this thread.

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  • Remote access to Time Capsule won't work

    Over the past couple of months I've been doing lots of research and planning into replacing my Mac Pro and old MacBook Pro with a new Mac setup.  I was looking for efficiency, productivity and ultimate portability so the Macbook Pro Retina and Time Capsule grabbed my attention.
    I was interested in the MacBook Pro Retina for work (travel) and home leisure use.  Due to having so much music and video iTunes content, I was interested in purchasing a Time Capsule and a secondary external hard drive, placing all my iTunes content on the Time Capsule which I would then back up to the external hard drive when I was at home.  I would then setup Time Capsule to be accessible over the internet so that I could view my media content through iTunes wherever in the world I was (internet speeds permitting of course).  By doing this I could carry only my work files with me on the 512GB SSD Macbook Pro Retina, but could access the Time Capsule media files remotely, either via wi-fi or by tethering my iPhone 5.
    So I purchased a Time Capsule to test my theory.  I followed online guidance on how to achieve such a setup and using my 2008 MacBook Pro (which runs Snow Leopard) and a friends internet connection I got the system to work.  I was able to remotely contact Time Capsule and watch High Def video content via wireless internet and even tethered to my iPhone.  So I went and purchased a Macbook Pro Retina (running Mountain Lion) and set about setting up the system in the same way.  But this is where something's gone wrong.  I can't connect to the Time Capsule over the internet at all.
    The Air Port utility has been updated to version 6 which is lacking the ability to instruct the Time Capsule to "Allow access over WAN".  I thought I'd make sure it still connected via the internet using my old MacBook Pro, which had definitely worked perfectly just a couple weeks earlier, and that won't work either.  I can't find the option to "Allow access over WAN" within Airport Utility 5.6.1 either?  And the simple apple script application that I wrote (following an online guide) to open the remote connection to Time Capsule with the double left click on an icon has stopped working too.
    I don't pretend to be a network engineer and I'm no I.T. expert, though I usually manage to teach myself what I need to know to sort issues like this out, but this has gotten me really stumped!  I tried downloading an old version of Airport Utility to see if that had the "Allow access over WAN" feature (within the 'Disks' > 'File Sharing' area of Airport Utility) but my Mac OS won't allow the old versions to run.
    Perhaps the version of Airport Utility I used on my Macbook Pro a couple of weeks ago didn't have the "Allow access over WAN" check box either and I just didn't notice - which is likely unless Airport Utility updates itself in the background without any prompts etc.  I certainly didn't notice a software update for it any time over the past few days.  Either way, I don't understand how it could have been working a few days back and now it's suddenly not.
    I used this guides to gain remote access to Time Capsule successfully just a couple of weeks ago:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIQ7SzA1cK4
    Can anyone shed any light on the issue and point me toward a fix please?  I'd appreciate the help.

    Thanks LaPastenague.  I'm not sure if I have a static IP but I can confirm it hasn't changed in the past month.
    I've pretty much come to the conclusion that what I want to do isn't really possible using Time Capsule.  Like I mentioned, I had remote access working a couple of weeks ago but it seems like apple have updated the firmware or airport software to remove something that was necessary to remotely connect in the same way.  And even if I did get it working I think it would still be so restrictive, requiring a fast wifi or mobile phone tethered connection to view my media files over the internet.
    I got connected via iCloud and B.T.M.M. but the connection was very slow and video wouldn't stream well at all (painful).  It seems that the speed constraints would make it very frustrating each time I simply wanted to look through my vast iTunes music collection or movie library.  Album covers won't appear either.
    Even if it were possible to connect via a static IP I just don't think that the WAN connection would be stable or fast enough to offer an efficint solution(?), so I'll probably have to by an external portable HD and use Time Capsule for Time Machine and Printer Sharing.
    I wish I could stream my iTunes movies and music successfully over the internet, but right now it just doesn't seem possible.

  • Is it possible to remote-access my time-capsule to my home and downloads directly to it?

    Hello,
    I have only Macbook Air and iPhone.
    I was wondering if its possible I could remotely access my time-capsule at home while I'm away and send downloads to it,
    Once I get back the downloads are finished.

    Is it possible to block access to the TC external hard drive
    I am guessing here, that you may mean access to the internal hard drive on the TC
    Set up a disk password for the Time Capsule hard drive.....and only give it to those that you want to have access to the hard drive.
    This is not a foolproof method.....there are none, actually.....but it will keep honest folks away.

  • I cannot access the icloud as the email address is no longer valid and i do not recall the password.

    Accessing icloud when email address is no longer valid and password is not recalled.

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  • Remotely access my time capsule

    how can i access my time capsule remotely using my ipad?

    Accessing material on a Time Capsule is not normally a function of an iPad using native software. As I understand it, the third-party tools that allow local access use interfaces that only work on the local network.
    Perhaps someone else will come by that knows of a tool to do what you need. I hope I have at least clarified the need.

  • Accessing my time capsule using mobile me.... can I access from my iphone?

    I just bought a new 1TB time capsule and I followed the instructions to setup my mobile me account.... but how does it work? If I am on my MAC away from home how do i access my time capsule?
    Also, is it possible to access my time capsule contents from my iphone?

    I just bought a new 1TB time capsule and I followed the instructions to setup my mobile me account.... but how does it work? If I am on my MAC away from home how do i access my time capsule?
    Also, is it possible to access my time capsule contents from my iphone?

  • How can I connect remotely to my Time Capsule now Mobile Me is gone?

    Hi,
    I have a Time Capsule with a trio of external hard drives connected to it where I store all my files and backups.
    In the past I used Mobile Me's Back to my Mac so that the USB volumes appeared in the shared area in Finder on all my Macs so that I could access my data from anywhere. Great... But...
    Now that Mobile Me is gone, is there any way I can do the same with iCloud on a computer still running Leopard (and thus without an iCloud setup option in System Preferences)?
    Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions!

    Again, I thank you for your reply, 'LaPastenague'. I can't get over what a wonderful asset these communities are, especially for us eager to learn Apple newbies!
    In terms of my network:
    Provided by my local cable company, it includes a 1TB Time Capsule that acts as router and host to a USB hub which holds 3 external drives. The internal TC drive stores my data. One of the external drives holds the Time Machine backups from my various Macs, the other two hold media and backups for my kids' PCs, etc. Also on my network is a 5 port switch to accommodate my kids' game consoles and an old networkable DVD player. On the network are also two Airport Expresses. One of the Expresses extends the range of my wireless to the upstairs and the other hosts an inkjet printer. And, finally, on the network is a TCP-IP HP laser printer.
    I have played a bit with apps like LogMeIn and Teamviewer and found they work well for things like baling my folks out of technical difficulties remotely, but preferred the Back to My Mac solution offered by Mobile Me to (relatively) safely and (totally) seamlessly mount my Time Capsule's drives as volumes in the Shared section of my Macs' Finder. No fuss, no muss! ...despite Mobile Me's less than stellar reputation, it worked perfectly for me.
    I went back to work this week at my job in education and, at first, privately cursed our IT department for bumping up security over the summer break resulting in blocking my home volumes from appearing. Then I realized, of course, that since last I sat at my desk, the Mobile Me service had be closed down and that was the real culprit for the loss of my mounted home volumes.
    And, as established earlier in this discussion, my old iMac was never going to play nice with Lion or better to move up to iCloud, so I was going to have to go back to the drawing board.
    I appreciate your eBay suggestion. However, although not a domain client, as my old iMac does reside on the school board's network, I'm fairly certain the VPN route would not be an option. I don't imagine building a secure tunnel to my data storage at home would be a priority to our IT department! <G>
    USB Flash drives are a pain to sync and keep track of, but I guess that is what I will have to do for work.
    <sigh>
    Once again, thanks for your help.

  • I want to access my time capsule on the go? can anyone help me?

    i would like to access my time capsule when i am not home in order to see certain files while im at work and not having to travel with usb's .
    I want to access my time capsule on the go basically , can anyone assist me in this process . thanks a lot!
    pierre

    See this thread.
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3699096?tstart=0
    And the apple docos on btmm and icloud

  • Is there a way to access my Time Capsule remotely when I only have a MacBook?

    I heard that in order to access my Time Capsule remotely, I need to have more then one Mac. I that true?
    I bought a TC, of course to make backups of my system, but I also bought it because I was told it could be used for 'cloud' storage . Can anyone help me out with this?
    I have my TC set up on Bridgemode as I cannot turn off NAT on the router it is connected to.
    BTW, I'm totally new to Mac (2 weeks), so please dumb it down as much as possible for me... Thx!!!

    The port forwarding set up on my router looks like this:
    I use port 8888 for both Public UDP and Private TCP Ports. Your provider may have a different port for you to use on your specific modem/router.
    The Private IP Address is the fixed IP that my router assigns to the Time Capsule on the local network. Your router likely is using the 192.168 range, so your information here will look something like 192.168.1.25 for example.
    You must use 548 for the Private UDP Port Setting and the same port 548 for the Private TCP Port on your modem/router setup.
    Once the modem/router is set up with the required information, you can try to log onto your network.
    Click the Finder Menu on your Mac on the lower left of the dock
    Click the Go Menu at the top of the screen
    Enter in the following in the address bar:
    afp://staticIPaddress:portnumber
    For example, say that my ISP has assigned me a Static IP address of 72.111.222.33
    Then, the setting on my Mac would look like this:
    afp://72.111.222.33:8888
    Then, click Connect
    You will be asked for the device password to connect to the Time Capsule

  • Accessing the Time Capsule remotely

    Is there a way to access the time capsule remotely when it is down stream from my router? I have tried a few different approaches none of which seem to work.

    This worked just fine when I used it in the past:
    http://gigaom.com/apple/access-your-time-capsule-over-the-internet/
    Might be worth a look.

  • Can I access my time capsule drirect from my ipad or iphone when laptop /desktop not switched on?

    can i access my time capsule direct from my ipad or even iphone when my laptop/desktop is switched off?  Thanks for any advice.

    Perhaps having iTunes on an External Hard Drive is what you are looking for...
    Full Details Here  >   http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
    To Operate iTunes from the External Drive...
    Start iTunes with the Option key held down and guide it to the new location of the library.
    Be Sure the drive is Formatted Mac OS Extended (journaled)
    Some useful Information in this Discussion...
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/19381146

  • Access your TIme Capsule from a different network?

    Okay, I've been looking everywhere for a guide or how-to to do this, but my searches have been more or less fruitless, coming across outdated, incomplete or incompetent so-called "guides", so I thought I'd finally post a question myself, and see if anyone has actually been successful in doing this.
    What I want to do is be able to do is access all the files stored on my Time Capsule from anywhere (using accounts and/or passwords), provided I have an internet connection. I use my Time Capsule as an external hard drive, and it's great at home, but I have a lot of music, movies, photos etc that I don't have space for on my MacBook, so being able to connect to my Time Capsule from other locations would be awesome. I have seen many guides and how-to's, but no matter how closely I follow the steps, it never seems to work. If anyone has had any success using one of the guides, feel free to post the link below.
    I am running the latest firmware on the Time Capsule (7.5.2) - the serial number is 6F01208ZAQG if that helps, the latest version of Airport Utility (5.5.2), my Time Capsule is connected to the internet via a Thomson TG585 v7 router (via Ethernet cable), I am on a MacBook running OS X 10.6.5, which is connected wirelessly to the Time Capsule, and if it makes any difference I am in New Zealand.
    Any information would help, but if you're going to say "it doesn't work" or something not-so-helpful like that, could you please give a reason? I'm tired of you pessimists shooting everyone down.
    Thanks in advance,
    Ryan

    Welcome to the discussion area!
    It's been some time since I have used the "feature" to access files on the Time Capsule over the internet, so I can't remember all the details from 12-18 months ago. Some specifics I do remember:
    1) You must have a "static" IP address for your internet service from your ISP
    2) You must use a simple one port modem that will allow the Time Capsule to be the "main" router on the network
    3) You must use Mobile Me from Apple to set this up
    However, I notice that Apple no longer talks about this feature on the newer Time Capsule literature online, so that might be a hint that it is no longer being supported.
    When did have it working, even small file transfers took forever. The connection, if I was using wireless, was often lost before transfers could complete.
    I haven't tried the "how to" in the article below because I no longer travel for my job, but it might be worth a look for a different approach if Mobile Me is no longer providing this service.
    http://gigaom.com/apple/access-your-time-capsule-over-the-internet/
    Message was edited by: Bob Timmons

  • I can access my time capsule from my mac mini at work but my macbook can only access it from my home network. how do i fix this?

    I have a Mac Mini and a MacBook, both were configured at home to access the time capsule. I have since moved the mini to work to use there and it has no issues looking up files on the time capsule which remains at home. The macbook whoever can only access the time capsule from within the home network. I can't seem to find what I may have done differently. Can anybody help?
    Not sure if your allowed to post two questions, but it's may be related. I find that accessing the files on the time capsule from the mac mini or the macbook is very slow. Accessing the same files from an older HP laptop is as fast as accessing its own hard drive. How can I speed up the accessing of these files from my apple products. One would think they would work fast and the 'windows' computers would take minutes to map the drive each time... 
    Thanks for any help.

    I have since moved the mini to work to use there and it has no issues looking up files on the time capsule which remains at home.
    This cannot happen by magic though.. you must have configured the mini to access the TC remotely.. which method are you using, BTMM and iCloud??
    The macbook whoever can only access the time capsule from within the home network. I can't seem to find what I may have done differently. Can anybody help?
    How is the Macbook configured to access the TC remotely?? If you are trying to use BTMM and iCloud, then it might be a case that with the mini running the connection cannot be done by more than one computer at a time.. this is generally the case although I do not know if that is specifically true of BTMM method. Try turning off the mini and leave it off.. (off not standby)... then reboot the TC when you are at home.. and then try and connect the laptop to the TC the next morning from work. See if it is then able to capture the connection.. if so start up the mini and I suspect it now will not be able to connect.. that will prove that the TC cannot cope with two remote connections.
    There also could be another factor in here. If you are accessing the laptop via the same router as the mini is on.. then actually you cannot have two users mount the same files on a TC.. from the same IP address.. as far as the TC is concerned both devices have identical IP, that is the public IP of the work location router.
    If you happen to not be using BTMM then the situation is even easier.. you cannot make two different devices connect to the same network resource using the same port. That is the failing of the NAT system.. one device uses the port then it cannot be used by a second device. You will need to do some fancy footwork and use a different port.
    Anyhow tell us exactly how you are doing remote access.. otherwise I am just guessing.
    Not sure if your allowed to post two questions, but it's may be related. I find that accessing the files on the time capsule from the mac mini or the macbook is very slow.
    Are you talking about files you are hosting on the TC?? Not Time Machine backups??
    Can you tell me exactly how you are accessing the TC.. please do a test..
    Copy a file to the TC and from the TC using the Laptop.. Use a single very large file, eg 1GB movie file.
    Give me a read and write speed.. you can use activity monitor to give me an aprox average speed as well as peak.
    Do the same test from the same computer with wireless turned off running ethernet.
    Then do the tests from the mini.. same ones.. copy large file to and from the TC by ethernet and by wireless.. when using ethernet make sure wireless is off.
    I strongly recommend you set IPv6 to link local only for your wireless and ethernet setup in the Mac.
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    Now do the test from the HP laptop and give me the results from that.
    Is the issue wireless only.. ??
    Then you might need to spend a bit of time fixing the wireless in the Macs.. you can run wireless diagnostics in Mavericks.
    About Wireless Diagnostics

  • Remote Printing using Time Capsule...? Is it possible?

    Hi Guys,
    I have successfully set up remote access to my Time Capsule using Finder and 'Connect To Server' option to connect to afp://<MyStaticIPAddress>
    This works as a great alternative to shelling out money on a .mac subscription...
    Just wondering, since i have a printer connected to the TC via USB, is there any way for me to send documents to that printer when I am away from my local network?
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    Hey PuzzleBobble,
    Thanks for the help, unfortunately I'm away from my local network and can't get access to Time capsule through airport utility remotely, but will have a play about with some settings tonight when I get home...
    I tried the IPP stuff but also getting the message that printer is 'Busy' all the time...
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    If you get any more info in the mean time that would be great!
    Does the printer itself have to have any special features such as print server, or can this all be handled by TC do you think? The printer is just a basic HP PSC1400 All-in-One, but i figured that since i can print wirelessly on home network with it connected to TC, there must be a way to get it to work remotely too...
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  • Remote print with time capsule

    Hello,
    I setup the time capsule so that I have access from remote over the apple-id.
    Connection and access to files on the time capsule works very well.
    Now I would like to print a document remote over the time capsule.
    Is it possible without direct connection of the printer to the time capsule?
    The printer got an IP address by the time capsule and when I am not remote it is possible to print via air play.
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    Regards, PK

    Here are some troubleshooting articles. I'd start with Pondini:
    http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11194
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3275 (note - older article)
    Have you tried using Airport Utility to see if you can see the Time Capsule?
    FWIW - I have 4 Time capsules on an in-house ethernet network and they all work as they are supposed to.
    Pjot84 - Is local network hooked directly to the computer?  Probably my dense head, but I'm not sure I understand you.

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