Setting a 3 TB Time capsule window 7

II'm trying to set up a 3TB time capsule to store all my music & photos

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  • HT1178 i am setting u a new time capsule. i already have a wifi setup in my office. now i want to use this time capsule just as a wireless backup machine. do i still need to attached a DSL cable, or it can connect to my existing wifi and start working ?

    i am setting u a new time capsule. i already have a wifi setup in my office. now i want to use this time capsule just as a wireless backup machine. do i still need to attached a DSL cable, or it can connect to my existing wifi and start working ?

    You probably can, but this type of configuration is not recommended or supported by Apple.
    Two cautions if you want to try this:
    1)  The Time Capsule has to be configured to "Join" your existing wireless network in this type of setup...and to do that, you must know the exact type of wireless security that your network is using.
    2)  Backups are likely going to take twice as long. The wireless signal must travel from your computer to the wireless router and then from the wireless router back to the Time Capsule.  Two "hops"......even if the computer is located close to the Time Capsule.
    If you want to try this, we can tell you how....but with no guarantees on your results....since this is not officially supported.

  • I have two time capsules, one for work and one for home, how do I set up the work time capsule to only back up my work files?

    I have two time capsules, one for work and one for home, how do I set up the work time capsule to only back up my work files?  Also, how do I add co-workers to my work time capsule and wife to my home time capsule?  Thank you!

    You cannot have two different TC setups.. at least until Mountain Lion.. it did introduce some changes but I am not sure if you can setup two different configurations for TM.. you can use two different devices to back up to. I doubt this will help you.
    You might be better using a real backup software.. superduper, CCC, chronosync etc.
    The TC by default is available to any Mac in the network to do backups. TM will sort itself out and put each computer on a different backup. These are kept in separate sparsebundles.. so that is all fine.

  • Trouble Writing Large Files to Time Capsule - Windows 7

    Hi
    I'm having some trouble with my Time Capsule. I can access it and read files from it fine. However, I have trouble writing files to it. Small files ( say multiple word docs) write fine. However, with medium size files (say 120 mb) it crashes. I have noticed that no matter how large the file is, it writes up to 10% of the file very quickly but then crashes. It fails with the error message that 'the network location specified is no longer available'. Sometimes, when it crashes, it essentially crashes my Time Capsule network. I.E I am still connected to the internet but I can access the Time Capsule.
    I used to be able to write files (when I was using Vista) no problem. I still have 250gb left.
    What can I do to fix this?
    For details:
    500gb Time Capsule
    Windows 7 64bit Home Premium

    anyone know how to help?

  • I am setting up a new Time Capsule to replace another hard drive.  Is there any way to include the the Time Machine history from the old drive on the new Time Capsule?

    I am setting up a new Time Capsule to replace another hard drive.  Is there any way to include the the Time Machine history from the old drive on the new Time Capsule?

    Check item #18 of Time Machine FAQ, particularly the material in #3 of the "How to" section.
    By the way, you've been misled by poor field labeling on this forum into typing a large part of your message into the field intended for the subject.  In the future just type a short summary of your post into that field and type the whole message into the field below that.

  • Help needed setting up 5th Gen Time Capsule as a wireless hard drive with Windows

    I've got hold of a Time Capsule as I managed to snag it for a decent price and, to be honest, it looks better than other options out there, but I'm having some issues setting it up how I want it.  My wireless router is downstairs and I connect to it from my desk on the first floor, which is where the Time Capsule will be as well.  I basically just want to use it as a wireless hard drive to store movies and the odd document.  I really need some guidance on how to go about setting it up, as Apple don't seem to provide any user guides for Windows at all and the Airport Utility is essentially a very broken piece of software - all I've managed to do so far is run into a series of blinking light warnings and errors.

    You cannot setup the new Gen5 TC from windows. It is clearly stated in the specs that it requires v6 utility which has not as yet.. and perhaps never will be made available in windows. In other words this is now an Apple device and almost exclusively for apple. Or at least a mixed network. Without Apple clients you will have continual issues.
    If you have iphone or ipad or even an ipod with iOS v6 or later.. you can download the iOS version airport utility for setting up the TC. Once setup windows can use it.. with some issues.
    I don't know if you can return it.. but if possible I would. You can buy a wireless synology or WD or lots of other brands now. what they might lack in looks they make up for in functionality.. sadly in the end.. functionality is essential whereas good looks are merely that.. good.

  • Time Capsule & Windows -- How to connect to the disk ??

    Hello,
    I bought a TC (500 GB) 2 days ago and i'm stuck with the connection to the disk.
    I can connect to internet fine but I CAN'T find the hard disk of the tc.
    I don't know how to acces to it, or to find the path..
    I have Windows vista
    Please HELP !!
    Message was edited by: Xpelld

    Hey there,
    Have you installed the Airport Utility for your Windows machine? If not, try that, and from there you should be able to access the Time Capsule. I provided the URL for the Airport Utility download just in case. Also, make sure you have your Time Capsule set to allow file sharing. Hope this helps.
    [Airport Utility for Windows|http://support.apple.com/downloads/AirPortUtility_Setup_5_3_2_forWindows]
    B-rock

  • Time Capsule + Windows Vista Problem

    Hi,
    I just recently set up my Time Capsule 1TB, and had it create a wireless network through my iMac running Mac OS X 10.6. Configuration was easy, with no hitches along the way. I secured the network with a WPA2 password. The internet works fine on other computers running Leopard/Snow Leopard, and also on my iPod Touch (2G IIRC). However, on my laptop running Windows Vista Business, I ran into a hurdle.
    The computer is able to identify the network, but is unable to connect to it. It alerts me if I enter the wrong password, but it cannot connect if I enter the correct one. I tried removing the password protection, but it is still unable to connect.
    The selfsame computer previously able to connect to my iMac's network through Internet Sharing. The network was unsecured.
    Do I need to install anything on my Vista laptop for it to be able to connect to my Time Capsule's network?
    Thanks in advance.

    Do you have wireless encryption enabled on your Time Capsule? That is the password the PC needs to connect.

  • I am unable to set up my new Time Capsule with my BT Home Hub - every time i connect the ethernet cable from Wan port to Home Hub, the internet signal drops

    Hi there -
    I've just purchased a new Time Capsule, and would like to set up a small home network with my Laptop, iMac and wireless printer. I'm following the first steps, but as soon as I connect an ethernet cable between the WAN port of the TC and the ethernet port of the HH, my BT internet connection drops out and I have to restart the HH. Upon which point it drops out again. The airport utility can see my TC, and gets as far as me typing in the new network name and setting up a password, but then it can't quite get through to the next stage. All the time it's just flashing amber.
    Please help!

    Setup the TC in bridge mode before you cannot it to the HH.
    Simply do the setup fully in isolation. And do it by ethernet.
    Setup wireless to create a wireless network.
    You can use either same SSID =Wireless name as the HH .. same security same password.
    Or use a different name and setup.. totally up to you.
    Update the TC and then plug it into the HH by ethernet.

  • 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 help

    You 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.

  • Having very difficult time setting up and running time capsule and airport

    I am having a very difficult time setting up and running airport express and time capsule. My time machine is not being recognized by my mac. The amber light keeps blinking. I'm ready to stsrt over.

    #3 for itunes streaming. I reset the base station and eventually was able to get the backup working and now my green light is on. Next I'd like to be able to play itunes using Airport Express and have connected to my stereo receiver in another room.
    AirPort Express Base Station (AX) - iTunes Setup
    Either connect to the AX's wireless network or connect directly, using an Ethernet cable, to the Ethernet port of the AX, and then using the AirPort Utility in "Manual Setup" mode, make the following changes:
    AirPort Utility > Select the AX > Manual Setup > AirPort > Wireless
    Wireless Mode: Join a wireless network
    Network Name: <existing TC's wireless network>
    Wireless Security: <select the encryption type of the existing wireless network>
    Wireless Password: <enter the existing wireless network password>
    Verify Password: <re-enter the existing wireless network password>
    AirPort Utility > Select the AX > Manual Setup >Music
    Enable AirTunes (checked)
    iTunes Speaker Name: <enter desired speaker name>
    iTunes Speaker Password: (optional)
    Verify Password: (optional)
    Click Update to write the new settings to the AX

  • How to set up a second Time Capsule as a Hard Drive?

    Hi, I have a macbook pro and the older version of Time Capsule for back up. I was needing more space in my hard drive, so I went shopping for an external hard drive today. The largest drive they had in store here was a 1TB lacie. As I need more space than that, the salesperson suggested me getting another Time Capsule and use it as a hard drive, so I did. How do I set it up without using it as a back up device? Will my older time capsule back up the files from the new Time Capsule as well?
    Thank you!
    Gisele

    Sorry but you got really bad advice.
    The TC is much slower than the slowest USB drive plugged into your computer..
    It is totally unsuitable for using to store files. This is regularly asked. I have stored a standard reply.
    Store files on the TC.
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/24380694#24380694
    This is asked several times a day.. obviously people are struggling with their latest SSD being too small.
    The TC is not suitable for network file server.. but many people having no choice press it into service as such.
    It cannot be partitioned. It was and is and ever shall be a backup device for Time Machine.
    Major issues.
    1. No backup.. no way Time Machine can backup a network drive. No place to backup to.. So all your files will be at risk. And you will need to buy a third party like CCC to do backup.
    2. The TC cannot be partitioned and mixing TM backups and data is not great.
    3. The drive is slow to spin up and quick to spin down.. there is no controls.
    4. iPhoto in particular can easily corrupt its entire library with wireless networking causing a disconnection to one photo. Even if you do this;;; do not move your photo library... you have been warned!!
    5. iTunes will constantly lose connection to the library. The disk is too slow to respond.. itunes on the computer will constantly spit out errors. Even in the midst of streaming the TC can spin down the disk due to caching.
    6. Do not use any live files on the TC no matter what else you do.. if you edit files in whatever program the file must be on the local hard disk.
    7. The only suitable location for most libraries is a computer. You can plug in an external hard disk.
    Read pondini for some work arounds.
    Q3 here. http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html
    Take it back to the store and order a 3TB external drive with the fastest interface you have available and can afford.
    Thunderbolt being hugely fast and hugely expensive.. usb3 is cheap.. same as usb2 now and very fast. Only the latest Macs have it.. then FW800 then USB2.

  • Setting up a new Time Capsule - WAN or Ethernet quandry

    Just got a new TC - I am hoping to have it host (or extend) my wireless network off a wired foundation that has a cable modem. I am struggling with which hard-wire port I can use to get it access to the internet. I try plugging the wire into the WAN port and the TC just disappears. I switch it to an Ethernet port and the Airport utility cries foul that I don't have anything in the WAN port! My Cable Modem is buried deep in the basement with a d-link WAN hub connected to it, sharing a wired network through the house. I was under the impression the TC would work (and talk to the internet) if you only hooked it to the rest of your wired network (using the Ethernet ports.) Is that not so? Does it need to be the go-between for your Cable Modem & Home wired network?

    Welcome to the discussions!
    Since you have a router ahead of the Time Capsule, please check to make sure that you have your TC set for Bridge Mode as follows:
    Hard Drive > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
    Click Manual Setup
    Click the Internet icon
    At the bottom of the next page the setting for Connection Sharing should be set to "Off (Bridge Mode)".
    In this setting, it does not really matter whether you have the ethernet cable from the router plugged into the WAN or LAN port as they all behave the same when the TC is in Bridge Mode.
    You may need to restart your modem and router ahead of the TC and you should have internet.

  • Set up VNC on time capsule behind uverse?

    Please Help....
    I want to have the ability to VNC into my machine remotely. Along with a handful of other things I use, plex, back to my mac, remote access to the time capsule HDD,  ect. I had this all setup before perfectly with Time Warner using a dyndns.com account and my time capsule (worked flawlessly)
    Unfortunately I am stuck using Uverse in my new apartment with a 2wire router/modem as it's my only ISP option.
    I have a time capsule plugged into the 2wire (3801HVG) and the only way I can get VNC to work (port 5900) is to put my machine into DMZ mode and the time capsule in bride mode. I'm just afraid that this will be not very secure even with the software firewall turned on in my system prefs. With this setup my machine has the same public IP as the 2wire– essentially does not have a private ip. -"hello world here is my iMac!"
    Although with this setup I went to canyouseeme.com and after testing various random ports it could only see me on 5900. Which is exactly what I want but I'm still worried about my iMac's ip being the same as my public ip.
    I tried to port forward just the port I want to use in the settings for the 2wire (gateway.2wire.net) but it does not connect. Only if I put the machine in DMZ mode does it work.
    I've tried so many different setups and spent hours digging through the interwebs and I just cannot seem to make it happen.
    things I've tried / info you should know:
    1. disabling routing all together on the 2wire (not possible with my model I found out)
    2. tried separately putting both devices in DMZ mode (my machine, time capsule)
    3. forwarding ports on 2wire and time capsule
    4. time capsule in bridge mode, sharing a public ip, distributing a range of ip's
    5. I also have the wireless function of the 2wire router off
    6. I have tv through them as well
    7. I put in my own DNS servers from opendns.com
    8. called ATT and they attempted to open the ports for me which worked at first then I realized they put my machine in DMZ mode, then they transferred me to another company who wanted to charge me $150 for a week of support. (yuck)
    Is there anyone out there that could point me in the right direction to the best way to set this up? Or is it safe having my public ip the same as my iMacs?
    Thanks in advance.
    -Eric

    BUMP!
    Hello! Anyone out there have authoritative info on getting Back to My Mac working without opening DMZ using uverse 2wire router? Is opening DMZ  very risky even if you keep   appropriate firewalls  in place?
    I agree Uverse were wanks for this: the tech who installed my system said it would work just as it was w prior service (ie BTMM working perfectly). Now, I discover I can't remotely login, and ATT tries to farm me off to some $150 tech service for what they should have done @ the outset.

  • Problem setting up an AirPort Time Capsule

    I am trying to link a new AirPort Time Capsule (2TB) to my iMac and MacBook Pro.
    While the machines 'recognise' the AirPort, neither can connect to it as the AirPort is not connecting to the WiFi.
    Do I need to link the AirPort to the modem directly (by ethernet cable) to set it up initially?
    If yes, can I then disconnect the AirPort form the modem and move it to another room where I want to use it?
    Thank you.

    Do I need to link the AirPort to the modem directly (by ethernet cable) to set it up initially?
    The Time Capsule needs to stay connected to the modem using an Ethernet cable at all times. Please refer to the illustration in your Setup Guide for the Time Capsule.
    Ethernet cabling can be run 330 feet, or 100 meters, with virtually no signal loss, so you should be able to locate the Time Capsule just about anywhere that you want.

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