Setting up a time capsule without creating a new network.

I want to set up my time machine but without creating a new network. However, my current network doesn't allow to connect a router to the network. When I connect the energy cable to the time capsule it keeps flashing an amber light. When I open the AirPort is says that it didn't find the base stations of AirPort and will keep searching.

To setup a TC.. without creating a new network.. and current network doesn't allow a router to connect.. sorry you have just created a conundrum.. nobody can give you an answer to that. It is impossible to use the TC in that case. It is 100% only a network drive. You should get an external drive and plug it into the computer.
The only solution is to have two networks.. if the current network cannot be used even with a bridged TC.
As long as you have a Mac with both wireless and ethernet you can do it.
See instructions I have with all the screen shots near the bottom of this thread.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4817218?tstart=30

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I want to set up my time capsule on a completely new network & location without losing the old backups. How do I do this?

I want to set up my time capsule on a completely new network & location without losing the old backups. How do I do this? I cannot find anything in the user manual.

The TC is very hard to just move.. it retains too much of the old network setup.. buried deep in the bowels of the firmware configuration files.. or even on the hard disk special partitions used by the TC.. invisible to you btw.. !!
Do a factory reset and setup from scratch.
That factory reset will have no affect on your backups.. even if you rename the TC.. not a bad things since you also want clients to respond to the new network.. simply reset TM to the new TC name and location.
See A4 here.
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
Factory reset.
The Factory Reset Gen1-4.
Unplug your TC. Hold in reset. and power the TC back on.. without releasing reset for about 10sec. When the status light flashes rapidly; release it.
Be Gentle! Feel the switch click on. It has a positive feel.. add no more pressure after that.
TC will reboot after a couple of minutes with default factory settings and will wipe out previous configurations.
No files are deleted on the hard disk.. No reset of the TC deletes files.. to do that you use erase from the airport utility.
Factory reset Gen 5
Hold in reset for about 5sec until the status light flashes quickly.
If your AirPort Time Capsule still doesn’t respond, do a similar reset to the Gen1-4.
Unplug your AirPort Time Capsule .. hold in reset and power the TC back on.. without releasing the reset.. wait until status led flashes rapidly.

Do you have to disable your Wifi on your existing Reuter if using time capsule to Create a new network

Does one need to disable the wifi on ones reuter if using a time capsule to create a new network what happens if you don't and what are the benefits of doing so

No but you may experience a bag of hurt from cross channel interference. You may have to reset the Subset Mask of one of the routers along with separating the broadcast channels.
Further if you then have one device a PC perhaps on one network and your Mac on another you may not be able to share files/ITunes etc.... with any ease.
So switching off the Wifi on the router/modem and hanging an Ethernet cable to the Time Capsule and setting that up as your WiFi router distributing the IP addresses over DHCP really is the least problematical approach.
IF you have cable Internet with a decoder with Ethernet output ditch your old router completely !

How do I set up the Time Capsule without an internet connection

How do I set up the Time Capsule as a wireless hard drive without an internet connection. I am in a office situation in which I cannot access my work network. I need to be able to share files on the Time Capsule over the wire connection.

Are you using a v6 uitlity.. because it is a toy.. ??
Get v5 utility and then you can hold down the option key and select the right mode.
If you have lion, just install it.. For ML follow this.
How to load 5.6 into ML.
1. Download 5.6 for Lion.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Click to open the dmg but do not attempt to install the pkg.. it won't work anyway.
2. Download and install unpkg.
http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
Run unpkg on the desktop.. it is very simple.. drag the AirPortUtility56.pkg file over to unpkg.. and it will create a new directory of the same name on the desktop.. drill down.. applications utilities .. there lo and behold is Airport utility 5.6 .. drag it to your main utilities directory or just run it from current location.
You cannot uninstall 6.1 so don't try.. and you cannot or should not run them both at the same time.. so just ignore the toyland version.. the plastic hammer.. and start using 5.6.. a real tool.

How can I set up a time capsule to extend my wifi network from a non-apple Medialink MWN-WAPR300N?

I just purchased a new Medialink MWN-WAPR300N from Amazon to replace my old 2008 500 GB Time Capsule.
I was wondering if it would be possible to use my old Time Capsule to extend the network from the Medialink router to the rooms in the back of my house. Would this be possible? How about if I use the Time Capsule as the primary point, and use the Medialink router to extend the network?
Thanks!

The Time Capsule would not be compatible with a Medialink product if you are thinking of trying to use the Time Capsule to extend the Medialink network using wireless only.
The same would be true if the Time Capsule were the primary router, and you tried to use the Medialink product to extend the Time Capsule network wirelessly.
If you can connect the two devices together using a permanent wired Ethernet connection, then you should be able to accomplish your goal.

How do I set up my time capsule as an internal only network.

I currently have a time capsule that was attached via ethernet cable to my wireless router (Brighthouse network) and worked fine with Time Machine.
I want to disconect it from the router (no connection via ethernet cable or wireless) and configure it to be a separate network I can connet to and use to access the Time Capsule hard drive. So I want to establish a wirless base station that creates a new internal only network, not connected to the internet, that gives me access to the hard drive using Time Capsule.
I recognize that when I connet to the Timne Capsule in this configuration I would have to select it and would not be conected to the other wireless network at my house or to the internet.
Thanks for the help

Just take the TC and reset to factory..
Setup again with no WAN connection.. but leave the TC in router mode.. it will kick up a bunch of errors about having no WAN connection.. just ignore them all.
Create a wireless network.. try and use an IP address range not used by your main network.. just to help stop confusion.
When you swap between the two it should be able to work fine.

Using Time Capsule to create a wifi network from a Powerline Adaptor

OK, before I ask my question, I just have to 'paint the picture'.
I live in a work residential complex, with wifi provided. However this wifi is awfully weak, to the point that I can only sit in one spot to receive it, and then it still drops out. I tried using an airport express to extend the signal, but the wifi router won't allow it.
Through the company that provide the service, I am know using a powerline adaptor ( you know the sort; one ethernet cable from router to adaptor, and another from adaptor in room to laptop) and I get broadband.
I'd like to find some way of getting wifi from that, to my mbp, iphone and appletv all on the same network.
Ok, the crux, I want to buy a Time Capsule, if I do so, by plugging the ethernet cable from powerline into it, will I be able to create a wifi network that 1. Allows devices to connect to it, and 2. Access the Broadband service.
Hope that's clear ;-)

I want to buy a Time Capsule, if I do so, by plugging the ethernet cable from powerline into it, will I be able to create a wifi network that 1. Allows devices to connect to it, and 2. Access the Broadband service.
Yes and yes.

HELP - Problems with Time Capsule when creating a wireless network

I am trying to change my current D-Link router for my TC (so that the TC creates the wireless network instead of the D-Link). However, when I connect the TC directly to the modem it states there is no internet connection?
Anyone have any ideas on how to resolve this?

Is the modem a router as well??
How is the dlink setup... is the modem adsl or cable?
If cable, did you reset the cable modem when you changed over. Power down and leave for 5min.. then power up again.. did the TC get the public IP on the wan interface .. use the airport utility to check.
If it fails wait longer time.. or contact cable company to reset the port.
If it is adsl modem router, or cable modem router
Bridge the TC.. go to the manual setup of airport utility, internet tab, connection sharing and select bridge.
If the dlink uses pppoe now, you can also use that setup.
We need more info... what broadband.. what modem.. what have you tried?
What is the current setup of the dlink?

Move Time Capsule and Laptop to New Network

I have been searching the forums it haven't found a clear answer to this question. I have been backing up my laptop using Time Machine and Time Capsule on one wireless network (TC has joined the wireless network, it does not serve as the router for the network). I am now about to move to a new apartment and will be using a new wireless network. Can I transfer the laptop and the Time Machine to the new network and maintain the continuity of the backups I have been making? Can anyone provide guidance on how to do that? Also, is there a way to set it up prior to moving -- I know the SSID and password of the new network. I feel certain that these questions have come up before, but I can't find clear discussion of it.

My suggestion FWIW. Ask the cable/DSL provider if it would be possible to install just a modem with no router. Connect an Ethernet cable from the modem to the World or WAN port on the Time Capsule. Your computer can connect using wireless or wired as you choose.
The above should be done with all devices turned OFF for at least one minute. After you have everything physically connected first turn on the modem and wait until the status lights indicate it is connected to the ISP. Then power up the Time Capsule and wait until the status light turns Green or is blinking orange (or has changed from blinking to steady orange.) Lastly, power up the computer. Open Airport Utility and proceed from there.
If all goes well you will have a functioning network under the control of the Time Capsule router.
If the ISP will not provide a separate modem, then you have some potential problems using your Time Capsule. You would have to configure it to run in Bridge Mode. That means in Airport Utility you have to configure the Wireless setting to use the Join an Existing Network option. I can't tell you if a Time Capsule will work with a third-party router properly, but that is how you have to set it up.

HT201945 How do I use my time capsule on an existing WIFI network?

How do I use my Time Capsule on an existing WIFI network?

Use an Ethernet cable to connect from one of the LAN <--> ports on your existing wireless router to the WAN "O" port on the Time Capsule and then use the setup "wizard" on your Mac to configure the Time Capsule.
It will suggest that you set up the Time Capsule to create a new wireless network. If you don't want or need another wireless network, you can turn off the wireless function of the Time Capsule and use it as wired hard drive only.
Leave the Ethernet cable connected at all times. If you need to locate the Time Capsule in a different area, you can put it anywhere that the Ethernet cable will reach up to about 330 feet or 100 meters.
The only exception to using an Ethernet cable would be if your existing wireless network is provided by another Apple router. Then.....you would have the option to have the Time Capsule connect using wireless and extend the network, although using a wired connection would still be the better way to go in terms of performance.

How to set up AirPort + Time Capsule On the Same Network but make it so only i use it?

Ok so i am planning on getting the AirPort + Time Capsule in a few weeks, and i have seen many peole talk about how there is a right way and wrong way to set it up because apperently the bad way makes it run slow? Well i have two questions, one is how do i set it up the right way to use it to the full potential to use the new beamforming feature? And my second question which is kind of a problem is that I have internet already but my other brothers use it and i told them about pitching in buy it and they dont want to because they think its pointlesss, so what i want to know is if I can connect it to my existing wi-fi but at the same time like create a diffrent network so that only i can use it? (ex. have my wifi, 2WIRE123 for example, and then some how connect the ethernet cable to the airport + time caplsule and create a new network like 2WIRE124 so they would both basiaclly be using the same internet connection but separated to 2 diffrent networks?) Thank You.

so what i want to know is if I can connect it to my existing wi-fi but at the same time like create a diffrent network so that only i can use it?
Sorry, but no.
If you can connect the AirPort to the 2Wire router using a permanent wired Ethernet connection, then you can configure the AirPort to create a new wireless network with its own wireless network name and password.

How to set up a Time Capsule to extend a non-Apple router and play tunes to an Airport Express?

I have an older Time capsule that I would like to give my sister in order to extend her CenturyLink wifi. I can connect via ethernet but she would like to play music thru an Airport Express at the stereo system.
My question is: would it be better to extend the existing wi-fi network (to the upstairs part of the house) OR set up a new Apple network with the Time Capsule linked to the Airport Express. This is the way I currently have my own network....in a smaller house.

I have an older Time capsule that I would like to give my sister in order to extend her CenturyLink wifi
The Time Capsule is not compatible with a CenturyLink device if you plan to "extend" using wireless only.
You will need to connect the Time Capsule to the CenturyLink modem/router using an Ethernet cable. Then, configure the Time Capsule to "create a wireless network".
The AirPort Express could then be used for AirTunes by receiving the signal from the Time Capsule.
If the AIrPort Express is a newer 802.11n version, then it could also be configured to "extend" the wireless signal of the Time Capsule to provide more wireless coverage, in addition to use for AirTunes.
If you plan to keep the wireless on for the CenturyLink gateway, make sure that the Time Capsule is separated by at least 6-7 feet to help minimize the chances of wireless interference between two routers.

Using Time Capsule without an internet connection

Hi,
I've searched everywhere for a definitive answer to my question, but haven't been able to find it. Can anyone help me with this?
I've got a new MacBook, and a now-full 320GB external HDD full of movies and music. However, I'm working overseas and don't want to commit to an internet subscription at home. The question I'd like to ask is hopefully quite simple:
Can I use a Time Capsule as an external HDD to store my iTunes library (no backing-up at all), wirelessly, without an internet subscription?
I don't want to have to plug my MacBook into anything, but I still want to access my movies etc. Is this possible?
Furthermore, I'm thinking of getting an Apple TV further down the line, and hooking it into my Time Capsule-based network. Can I then stream my iTunes library to my Apple TV, with or without my MacBook turned on?
Thanks

Hogeyhogeybear, welcome to the discussions!
"Can I use a Time Capsule as an external HDD to store my iTunes library (no backing-up at all), wirelessly, without an internet subscription?"
Yes
"I don't want to have to plug my MacBook into anything, but I still want to access my movies etc. Is this possible?"
Yes
"Furthermore, I'm thinking of getting an Apple TV further down the line, and hooking it into my Time Capsule-based network. Can I then stream my iTunes library to my Apple TV, with or without my MacBook turned on?"
Yes.
When you set up the Time Capsule, you will create a wireless network, choose security settings, etc., but will skip the internet set up portion. You will get 2-3 error messages stating that you will not be connected to the internet once the Time Capsule is updated with your settings, but you can just ignore them.

Accessing Time Capsule Without Internet Connection

Simple question: How do I access my Time Capsule without an internet connection?
Thanks,
Mike

Restoring to defaults might be the best way to go. This will not affect your backups.
To do this, simply hold in the reset button on the back of the Time Capsule until you see the amber light begin to blink more quickly. Keep holding another 4-5 seconds when you see this and then release.
If you have a spare ethernet cable handy, I would recommend that you connect it from the Mac to one of the LAN <-> ports on the Time Capsule.
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click Continue to follow the guided setup. When you are asked how you want to configure the Time Capsule, choose the "Create a wireless network option"
Keep following the guide until you Update. You'll see a message that you do not have an ethernet connection at the WAN Port and also that you do not have an Internet connection. Click "ignore" to both of these messages and you get a greeen light when the Time Capsule restarts.
Then, set up Time Machine again.
Click System Preferences (gear icon on the dock) and open Time Machine
Click Select Disk
Click your Time Capsule to highlight it
Click Use for Backups
That should get backups going again and also allow you to access your backups by clicking the Time Machine icon on the dock.
You can keep the computer connected using the ethernet cable, or use the wireless on your computer to connect to the wireless network that the Time Capsule is providing.

TS4611 Guys if you have these build: 12E3200 and your wifi is dropping, is not the your mid 2013 macbook air, is your router, I solve it by setting up my time capsule as a new network problem solved

Here is what I have been doing:
I got my new macbook air 11" two weeks ago, and have been haven problems with wifi connection dropping, I'm using verizon fioz at home, and their router
I also have a time capsule not set up as a network just join it to my current one.
After looking online all these days, I though, maybe is the verizon device that is updated..
I then reset the time capsule, created a new network
connected my system to the time capsule network, and there it is
DONE, everything works now.
So if you are haven the same problem,, that is the fix
hope that helps.
Oh before I did these I try everything, the wifi update from apple don't work it keeps dropping it
I try everything, so don't and delete the system as some people have done, I read somewhere.
try my fix hopes that works.
Message was edited by: rawreviewer

I have seen lots of issues on Yosemite with Wifi (and have been having issues myself), but yours seem different. It is a pretty new computer, have you tried taking it in under Applecare (if you live somewhere this is convenient)? Maybe you just got a defective wifi card. I won't defend Apple over this wifi mess, because it really is terrible, but your issue seems not the same as the ones I've read about while researching how to fix mine (unsucessfully....).

Setting up a time capsule without creating a new network.

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