Time capsule and Apple TV2 ?

Is it possible to use my Time capsule as itunes-server. So that i can stream movies directly to my Apple TV2 ?

Perhaps I'm not understanding your question correctly.
You have the ability to move your current iTunes library to the Time Capsule and then point iTunes on your computer to the new library location.
But, if you did this...you would have no backups of your valuable movies, music and media.
Can you please clarify regarding your proposed setup?

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Time Capsule and Apple TV

Question 1. I know apple tv can not directly stream from time capsule, but if I have my iTunes library stored on my time capsule can it be streamed via my MacBook pro to apple tv?
Question 2. If I connect time capsule and apple tv to my Wifi modem via Ethernet will it be the fastest option for streaming?

but if I have my iTunes library stored on my time capsule can it be streamed via my MacBook pro to apple tv?
Yes. But, if you move your iTunes library to the Time Capsule drive, have you thought about a possibly troubling fact?..... Your "original" library is now on the Time Capsule drive......and you have no backup when...not if...the Time Capsule drive has a problem.
In other words, if you move the iTunes library to the Time Capsule, how will you backup that important data?
A better plan might be to add an external FireWire or USB drive and connect that directly to your MacBook Pro. Move the iTunes library to the external drive. Then Time Machine will backup your MacBook and the external drive.
Then you have "originals" on one drive....and backups on another, so your data is safe when a drive acts up.
Question 2. If I connect time capsule and apple tv to my Wifi modem via Ethernet will it be the fastest option for streaming?
Yes, probably at least 3-5 times faster than wireless.

TS3972 How can I access the files(movies,music,etc) in my Apple Time Capsule(4th Gen) from my Apple TV(3rd Gen). This is very frustrating Apple has not provided a basic feature, and me buying the Time Capsule and Apple TV is an complete waste of bucks.

I have an Apple TV (3rd Gen) and Apple Time Capsule (4th Gen). How can I access Movies and Music stored in the Time Capsule from Apple TV. This is very n't give frustrating that Apple doesn't give their customers with an straight forward access to their customers in between their own products. Iam repenting that buying these products is completely waste of bucks. Appreciate your help...

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
The Time Capsule is clearly announced as a router with a hard drive to make backups, not to store anything and share it with your Apple TV.
To access to movies and music from the Time Capsule, note that the Apple TV can only access to them if they are stored in your iTunes library, so you will have to put your movies and music into iTunes to access to them, and then, put your iTunes library on the Time Capsule in order to access to your data from there

Time Capsule and Apple Tv Question regarding iTunes

(Sorry if this has been asked) I wanted to know if you could set up the time capsule as basically a centralized itunes server and connect to it from multiple apple tv's at the same time to stream music to different rooms( 3 rooms at most) if not will this work one stream at a time?

If you go into File, Preferences, and click ADVANCED, you will see a checkbox that says
Copy files to iTunes music folder when adding to library.
You want to uncheck this.
If you have your library on an external drive, and you want to keep the files there, you uncheck that box and it wont copy the files to your hard drive, just link to them.
In my case, I had my iTunes library on my Macbook. I copied all 20g over to my Time Capsule by dragging the folder in it's entirety to the TC. Then on my Macbook pro i clicked the startup icon and held down OPTION. This asked if I cwanted to create a new library or open another. I chose open another, navigated to the Time Capsule, and it worked perfectly.
THere will of course now be syncing issues between my music. I use my Macbook as my purchase and portable library, so I will now have to either completely copy the directory once a day/week etc or i'll have to export any new songs/music i buy from iTunes to a disc and then import into the new library. Also wont keep my play lists in sync. But that's a smallish issue for ME.

External HD attached to time capsule and apple TV

I just got a used apple TV 40GB and I have a 500 GB HD attached to my time capsule. Please anybody tell me how to "adapt" this external hard drive ( attached to my TC) to work with apple TV.... I guess there a way to store your itunes library to this hard drive AND sync it to apple TV because the HD is already attached to TC?....

AppleTv relies on iTunes to sync or stream media to it.
You can store media files on the Time Capsule attached HD, add them to your iTunes library (change Preferences so files are only referenced by iTunes), and then iTunes will make them available to AppleTV. Obviously anything synced will be on AppleTV at any time, but files for streaming will require iTunes to be running.
AppleTV cannot access the Time Capsuledrive or attached HD directly itself - iTunes does the donkey work and just gives AppleTv a list of files it can sync or stream.
While it would be more flexible to allow AppleTv to access network storage directly, it has not been designed to work that way, and is tightly integrated with iTunes.
AC

Itunes, Time Capsule and apple TV oh my

So currently i have a MBP 13" i just got a G4 Dual 1.25 to run as a Itunes server in my basement.
Here is my thought process so hopefully someone can help out.
I am either going to get an airport extreme anda USB drive or a Time Capsule not sure which yet but the principle is the same it will just come down to the deal i find.
I want to load all my music on the USB drive/Time capsule as well as TV shows/movies from itunes or vidoe files i already have(Converted to mp4)
So i will have both computers connect to the itunes library and everything should be great there correct each should be able to see all the media.
Here is the questions now:
The G4 is going to be used to serve up airtunes as well through the house and depending on the mac announcment today i migh tget an apple tv as well. this should be ok right?
next itunes question we will do most of the mangement from the MBP so if i add a song to the itunes library from the MBP does the G4 Itunes automatically find it or does it need to be resync somehow? hopefully that makes sense?
Second question if i sync my/my wifes iphone to the MBP do we get the ituens library as well?
Hopefully all this makes sense.
thanks

Virtualdodo wrote:
so the Drive conected to the TC is essentially just there if you need it.
the drive (A) connected to the TC (or extreme) would hold your main library and would be accessed by both machines over the network.
however, a drive connected to a TC (or extreme) cannot be backed up using time machine. same goes for the TC's internal drive.
therefore my suggestion to periodically connect the drive to your Mac and use one of the apps above to backup drive A (main drive) to drive B.
you could of course connect drive A to the Mac, then use time machine to back it up to the TC. but, time machine is scheduled to run hourly backups and i feel it just isn't practical for your intended purpose.
kind of like what i do right now got an external that i connect to the MBP and then use time machine to back it up twice a week.
i don't think it is smart to have TM back up your system twice a week only. by default, TM runs hourly (but the frequency can be adjusted by way of 3rd party tools) and it might not be able to catch the file you deleted in between backups but it is just that file you need to restore.
my recommendation to you would be this setup:
(a) get a TC for time machine backups of your Macs over the network and two USB drives for your iTunes library (one main and one backup ). USB drives are fairly cheap these days but you would be entrusting your precious media files to them.
follow this link for a choice of reliable external drives: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/.
(b) connect USB drive A to the TC and copy the entire iTunes folder (not just the iTunes music folder) from the MBP to drive A using the finder.
(c) on both Mac, launch iTunes *while pressing option* on your keyboard. when prompted, click on +choose library+ and navigate to the iTunes folder on drive A. remember, only one Mac @ a time can access the library !
(d) every sunday (or whatever), disconnect drive A from the TC and hook it to your MBP. also hook drive B to the MBP and use either CCC or Chronosync to do incremental backups from A to B.
(e) reconnect drive A to the TC.
be sure drive A is mounted on the desktop of either Mac before launching iTunes. you can have the drive mount automatically @ startup by adding it to your login items via system preferences > accounts > login items.
JGG

Time capsule and apple care?

I bought a time capsule 2 months ago when I moved knowing I would buy a macbook, which I just ordered the other day.
I noticed on the time capsule page that apple care for the mac covers the time capsule. Will it still cover it even though I bought the time capsule before I bought the macbook?

call em and ask...but I doubt it.

Time Capsule and iTV

I am stationed in Germany and have a Time Capsule that we are using for our router. Recently I purchased an iTV so we can watch American TV and other netflix type media. The problem is that most will not work without a US based IP address. others have recommended hot spot sheild and others that will provide a US based IP address. I can download the program to my iMac or Pro but the iTV is run through the TV. How do I set up the program on the Time Capsule?

sorry the time capsule is a 3T, am getting the solid green status light i have internet but no wi-fi must be a setting i missed in airport. The Mac OS X , 3T time capsule, and apple TV are a day or two out of the box. Want to network and back up to the two iPhones and a PC

Apple TV Inference with Time Capsule and Airport express?

I have recently bought an Apple TV 2, which seem to be working fine, however since installing it on my wireless network both my Time Capsule and Airport Express can't be found. Following some fault finding it seems that when I unplug the Apple TV I can reconfingure the TC and AE.
The TC and AE are configured to join my existing network....and have happy sat there for a few years.
I would really welcome any ideas.
Thanks
R

Welcome to the discussions!
It sounds like you have the basic configuration covered correctly.
You might want to check some settings on the TC:
Wireless Mode would be create a wireless network
"Allow this network to be extended" should be checked
The AX should be set to "extend a wireless network"
The "allow wireless clients" box should be checked
In this configuration, the ethernet port on the AX is active so things should work.
A minor point...Although the TC is a dual band device, the AirPort Express is not. Can you make sure that that the Express is connecting to the "main" network on your TC? The "guest" network cannot be "extended".
If you place your laptop close to the Express and hold down the option key while you click on the AirPort icon, some connection information will be displayed. The MAC address of the device that the laptop is connecting to will be indicated. Make sure that that this is the MAC address of the AX, and not the TC.
Another note...If you have not changed the default "main" network, the radio mode is broadcasting 802.11n only at 5 GHz. These higher frequencies are absorbed by walls, ceilings and any obstructions much more quickly than 2.4 GHz signals. So, if you AX is some distance away, you may not be receiving a strong signal for the device at that location.
If you have a signal strength utility on your laptop (the "bars" at the top of the screen are not a very good indicator of actual signal strength), turn off the AX and take a reading to see what kind of signal the Express is receiving where it is located.
Please post back with your results.

I have a 2T apple time capsule and router. I bought a Hauppauge WinTV extender which allows regular TV to be broadcasted on a PC. The program allows streaming to a Mac or iPad, iPhone, etc. I need to open a port on the router to allow this to work.

I have a 2T apple time capsule and router. I bought a Hauppauge Win TV extender which allows TV to be broadcasted on a PC. The program allows for the TV to be streamed on a Mac, Iphone, Ipad. I need to access the router set up options to open a port on the router to allow this program to stream the TV to the Mac and Iphone. I do not know how to access the apple time capsule router to change the settings to open a port on the router. help please.

Firstly you do not need to open ports to stream locally.. there is no port block in local LAN.. only WAN to LAN. So there is a good chance it is not needed at all..
Opening ports on the TC I strongly recommend a v5 airport utility.. you can download one for windows if you don't have a Mac.. iOS version of the utility I am not sure but it will not work to do complex things.
In the v5 utility go to the NAT area, and click on port mappings.
Sorry I don't have a screen shot at the moment of the actual mapping page.. but simply put the IP of the device you want opened and the port.
There are plenty of posts with this info if you google.
But as noted.. this is purely WAN to LAN.. nothing else.

I bought a 3tb Time Capsule and would like to stream movie from it to my Samsung Smart TV. Do I need Apple TV or Another App?

I bought a 3tb Time Capsule and would like to stream movies from it to my Samsung Smart TV. Do I need Apple TV or Another App?

TC is not a media device.. it has no media smarts at all.
And Apple TV is not a media player .. it is strictly a streamer.
Apple have built their entire media system around itunes.. so without itunes running on a computer nothing will happen.
The TC is unsuitable as location for your iTunes library as well.. you are simply slowing down the access to the library and making streaming more prone to glitches.
TC is for TM backups.
Use your Mac with iTunes library on an external hard disk if it is too big to fit in the internal disk.
The samsung TV cannot use the TC either because it needs a DLNA server extension on the storage.
There is however one way.. and not recommending it.. just saying it can be done.
Depending on how your media files are formatted.. you can use a WD live TV.
Because WD TV is a full media player and can play raw media files (almost any format) directly from a media source without DLNA, you can play your movie files.. but IMHO it is much easier to simply get a WD MyCloud or any cheap NAS.. that has built in DLNA media server.. almost all do.. and then your TV can play the media directly without any other player.

HT3728 Optimisation of Time Capsule 1tb, Apple TV and bt broadband

Please can you offer advice on the correct configuration for Apple Time Capsule (1tb), Apple TV and bt broadband hub that will provide the optimum performance of the wireless broadband and the hardware.
Thank you in advance for your advice/response.

The TC should plug into the BT hub by ethernet to WAN port..
The TC will be in bridge mode.
You will create a wireless network in the TC.. It is then up to you if you use the same SSID =Network name as the BT Hub or a different name.. the roaming network should work fine.. but sometimes it is easier to just turn off the wireless in the BT Hub and just use the TC.. a bit of trial and error here is the only way to find out.
What do you hope to do with the TC other than wireless network?? It is really not able to store movies etc.. because the ATV is not a media player .. it is a streamer. You need something like a computer or ipad to stream to the ATV. (Unless you JB a Gen1 or Gen2 ATV).

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.

I have an apple time capsule and am about to have xfinity cable and internet hooked up in my new apartment. The cable provider said I need a modem that is Docsis3 capable - will my time capsule do the job or do i need another modem? Thanks

I have an apple time capsule and am about to have xfinity cable and internet hooked up in my new apartment. The cable provider said I need a modem that is Docsis3 capable - will my time capsule do the job or do i need another modem? Thanks

will my time capsule do the job or do i need another modem?
The Time Capsule is only a router...with a built in hard drive. It does not have a modem built in, so you will need to use a separate modem with your new calbe service.
If the cable provider offers a modem with their service it would be good idea to use that device, as you know that it will be supported by your provider in the event of any Internet connection difficulties.
If the provider does not offer a modem, I am sure that they have a list of compatible modems on their website, or check with customer support for more information.

How can I transfer my music from an external hard drive to my Time Capsule and can I play it through apple TV?

All my music is currently stored on an external hard drive, but I would like to transfer everything onto my Time Capsule, so that everything is backed up, what is the best way to do this?
Is there a way I can then play all the content stored on the Time Capsule through apple tv without the need to clog up my macbook hard drive?

Did you import the music on the external hard drive into your iTunes library on your new PC or point iTunes at the location of your library stored on the external hard drive?
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