Time Capsule and Ethernet Connection

Switch Time Capsule To Wired Connection
I have a Time Capsule (sometime in 2010) that I use to have wirelessly connected to my iMac (May 11). Recently I connected the iMac via its ethernet port to one of the ethernet ports on the TC. The TC is my LAN wired and wireless router and works great for the Internet. Yes, DHCP is enabled. I have turned on my wifi for the iMAC since I want it only via ethernet.
However, now I do not see the Time Capsule on my desktop anymore.
SInce I previously have configured the Time Capsule to "join a wireless network", do I have to reset everything to get TM to work with TC via wired? Is there a way to do it without resetting TC?
Any help would be great,
Thanks
Brian

If you use wireless to get in, then simply turn off the join a wireless network and go back to the original setup.. but resetting to factory is no big deal .. it will not do anything to your backups.. you will just need to redirect the imac where the backup drive is.

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I want to transfer files from a Win XP PC to a Mac using Time Capsule via Ethernet connection. Is this possible?

Sure.. the PC connects by SMB.. the Mac connects by AFP or SMB..
But you can simply share SMB directly from the Mac.. there is no need to copy files through the TC. Go to system preference, sharing, and turn on SMB for the folder you want to share files to / from on the Mac.
Make sure you have a common username and password also helps.
If you have a TC already can you copy files to it via the windows machine??

Time Capsule and Ethernet port

hey guys,
I recently bought a time capsule, and stupidly enough, forgot that Time Capsule only has ethernet jacks- the problem is that my home only has a telephone modem jack. I was wondering if there were any Telephone to Ethernet jack converters?
thanks in advance guys, plse help!

OK, then you need a DSL modem which will have a phone connection coming in, and an ethernet (or if you're unlucky, USB) connection coming out. Unfortunately, as you've found, the Time Capsule doesn't have a built-in DSL modem. Did your DSL provider not supply you with one - they normally do?
Matt

Time Capsule and PC Connectivity when Airport Utility is not available

I want to connect a PC to a time capsule via Ethernet to use the LAN Connection. The PC does not have Airport Utility installed (corporate restrictions) and does not recognise the connection when I plug in the network cable. How can I fix this problem? Would putting a switch inbetween work?

Did you replace the ethernet patch cord? Try a tested and known working good one.
Put a switch in between the TC and the faulty computer.. or occasionally faulty computer.
I am struggling to help because you feed bits of info in each post..
Please give me the entire picture all in one go.. start from scratch.
1. TC.. model from rubber foot. How old? Vista computer.. make, model how old?
2. How is TC connected into your network?
3. Do the connectivity lights come on when you plug in the vista computer?
4. If you swap win7 computer what speed does it link at.. 10, 100 or 1000mbps?
5. If you set the vista computer to 10mbps does it link?
6. If the vista computer works in a different LAN what speed does it link at?
7. What happens if you remove the TC from the network, do a factory reset and then plug in the vista computer.. fully isolated from the existing network. Use a different patch cable.. known and tested to be good. just a short one is fine.
8. Run the vista computer on linux boot disk so you can test the hardware.

XBOX ONE. I have the xbox one and the airport time capsule and cant connect to most xbox live games and zero parties. I have 0 experience in all this but somehow was able to change NAT to open but still wont connect. HELLLPPPP

Okay folks, I need your help out there.
So the nerdy side of me went and picked up the XBOX ONE on release day. Its awesome by the way, BUT..... I cant seem to connect to most xbox live games and absolutely ZERO parties. At first I just thought it was something to do with the xbox itself and would eventually fix itself, but i was wrong. After looking into it on microsoft, i found out that it had to do with my NAT settings on the airport itself. I guess apple and xbox are not compatiable for xbox live and it makes it difficult to have an open NAT setting and is a huge PAIN.
I was able to pinpoint one that the airport time capsule was blocking the IPV6 something or another. Anyways, I unblocked that, and reset the modem and time capsule and jumped on the xbox and now have open NAT settings but still cant connect to multi-player.
Upon further searching, i was told to uncheck the UPNP on my time capsule as well, but have no idea how to find that.
I know it seems confusing, but thats the best i can describe it.
tthanks all

Be a long long time before I see an Xbox One.. but whoever told you to uncheck the upnp in the TC.. tell them their dreamin' .. upnp is not support by Apple in any computer or router, never has been.. Apple deliberately wrote their own version called NAT-PMP to do the same thing.. dynamically open ports at the request of an application or client computer.
So there is nothing like that to uncheck.. and as a matter of interest.. there no box to check or uncheck for NAT-PMP either.. since apple do not believe in end user adjustment of settings.. they simply do not exist.
You will have to manually forward all ports required by the Xbox via the TC. For multi-player games you probably need to open more ports than the standard to allow just xbox live. You will need to check the ports required and open them.
OR
Buy a standard vista UPNP compatible router.. and use that.. and simply put the TC in bridge in the network.
I have not seen posts yet about xbox one.. but there are plenty about xbox and ps3 and the fact that Apple really doesn't give a hoot about games consoles.
This is a good basic post for older xbox.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5385065?tstart=0

Time Capsule and Ethernet cable connection

A simple question (I hope).
I currently have a 1TB Time Capsule working as my network wireless router and my Time Machine backup device. The TC is connected wirelessly to my iMac.
I would now like to connect the iMac to TC with an Ethernet cable in order to sped up my regular backups. (Heck, maybe it will give me a boost in Internet connection rates, too?)
My question is this - will simply plugging an Ethernet cable into my iMac and my TC work, meaning, will I have to drill down and change settings? Or will plugging in an Ethernet cable mess up a system that has for months worked flawlessly?
Thanks for the help!

Matthew Palm wrote:
So you are saying I should push Ethernet to the top?
Yes. That's how I have it. If Ethernet is first, it's my understanding that OS X will try to connect with it first. If an Ethernet connection isn't available, OS X will work its way down the list until it finds a connection. I know it doesn't stop at that point, as I routinely have simultaneous connections with Ethernet and AirPort. The AirPort signal where my MacBook normally is is weak, so I depend on the Ethernet connection. I'm guessing that the order of connection items may play some part in prioritizing the use of network connections.
I definitely DO want to keep my Airport connection (i.e., wireless network), as I do indeed need wireless internet in my home for my iPhone, iPad, and my AirTunes streaming (which is sent to my Airport Express).
What I've recommended won't affect any of that.

Help with PC- Time Capsule direct ethernet connection

First let me say that PCs are a total mystery to me - I am a Mac person all the way. That being said, I do own a PC for the occasional situation where I can't do what I need to do on a Mac (something that is happening less and less these days).
I just got a TIme Capsule that I configured through my MacBook and which is working fine. I am trying to hook up my PC (which does not have wireless capability) via a direct ethernet connection. The PC seems to recognize that it's on a local network, but cannot connect to the Internet. I have tried going through the various network configuration wizards on the PC and nothing seems to be what I need. Help has been useless. Can anyone help give me some hints about what I need to do to get the PC to recognize that there is an Internet on the other side of the Time Capsule connection?

I am still interested, thanks! Just couldn't get to things during the week. I am running WIndows XP Home Edition. I have to ask you to spell out things a little bit more. To start with setting DHCP - I am not sure how to do that. I tried using Help and it gives me nothing useful.
When I run Network Connections I see a Local Area Connection listed. Type: LAN or High-Speed Internet. Status: Connected: Device Name: Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller. Phone # or Host Address: <blank> Owner: System.
Double click it, get Status: Connected, Duration: <counting up> Speed: 100.0 Mbps.
Under Support, Connection Status, everything is blank (Address Type, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway). This does not seem good. But I am not allowed to enter anything on this screen. If I click Repair, it says "Window could not finish repairing the problem because the following action cannot be completed: Failed to query TCP/IP settings of the connection. Cannot proceed. For assistance, contact the person who manages your network. (LOL - that would be me)"
There's a control panel for the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite. The IP Address is 192.168.0.101. I don't see anything there about DHCP or TCP/IP.
There's an "Internet Options" controller, where I found an Internet Connections Wizard, but that doesn't seem to do it. I say I want to connect to the internet using an ethernet connection, and then it says "Your broadband connectiion should already be configured and ready to use. If your connection is not working properly, click the following link. (Which is "Learn more about broadband connections"). This is a help page that sends me back to Network Connections (where I started).
Nowhere have a found a place to set DHCP or addresses.
Please, if you can, tell me where to look to adjust these settings. Thanks very much for your help.

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Everything plugged into ethernet works, bridge mode static IP and DNS setup. Firmware version 7.7.3 tried any combonation of android, iOS, Mac and Windows all same result. Any thoughts?

Take to apple store for testing.. it is not a very reliable model.

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Use System Preferences: Network: Show Network Port Configurations, there should be a setting where you can enable and disable individual Network Ports. Make sure that all the ports are disabled, except for Airport, the MacBook might be trying to connect to Ethernet via another port and not using Airport, even though it appears to be connected to linksys.
OS X 10.5 Leopard is organized a little different from OS X 10.4 Tiger, but you should be able to find the place in that System Preferences screen where you can display and change the Network Port Configurations.
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Connecting to Time Capsule via Ethernet

Hi,
I'm working on a Tiger OS and I cannot connect to my time capsule. I followed instructions in the manual, but I simply do not see Time Capsule on my desktop, and there is very little info in the manual.
I am working off of ethernet, not airport, and would prefer to used ethernet for the moment. I have it connected via LAN port to my macbook pro. There's only one ethernet port on my computer. Does anyone have any advice? I know about about Macs, but dont have much experience with network specs.
I simply need to archive data, but I cannot see Time Capsule on my desktop. Time Capsule is connected just fine to my modem, but now how do I connect to my computer? I've tried to unplug ethernet from my computer, and into the LAN port on my capsule, but to no avail.
I am absolutely clueless as to how I can use this machine at this point??
Thanks much.

Jean,
You probably don't have the Network Preferences set correctly.
Connecting The Time Capsule Via Ethernet
Connect one end of a Cat-5 Ethernet cable into one of the LAN ports of the TC (<•••>).
Connect the other end to your Macs ethernet port.
Open Network Preferences.
At the top change "Location:" to "Ethernet Connection".
In the list on the left "Ethernet" should be at the top of the list. (If not use the Action Menu (gear button) at the bottom to "Set Service Order".)
Click "Apply" in the lower right.
Give it a moment to acquire an IP address from the TC.
You should now be connected.
Now begin your initial backup.
Now that you are reconnected to the TC, you should still have internet access during the backup.
Let us know if this was helpful. Next time start a new thread, you're more likely to get helpful responses that way.
Cheers!

I recently purchased a time capsule and thought I would put my itunes on it as an external drive as my mac book air only has 120gb. However I can not be connected to the internet and the TC at the same time in order to download the files to the TC. Help?

I recently purchased a Time Capsule and put my iTunes library on there so that I wasn't using up my hard drive space. Only 120gb on my mac book air. However when I download songs from iTunes I can not be connected wirelessly to the internet at the same time. Can I hard wire my TC in to my mac so that I can treat the TC as just an external hard drive? Thanks

Initially, you asked if you can hardwire your MBA to the TC. The answer is yes, by using the optional USB Ethernet adapter that Apple provides. However, in order for your MBA to access the TC's internal or USB-attached HDD, it would need to establish a network connection to it. This would be true of any NAS device on an Ethernet network. Therein, lies the problem. Your MBA cannot connect to two networks simultaneously.
One option then, would be to have two separate iTunes Media folders; one on the MBA & the other on the TC. This way, you can download the music to your MBA when connected to the Internet at the AirPort lounge, and then use iTunes Consolidate Library feature to transfer the audio files to the TC's iTunes Media Folder location. A great program to help maintain multiple iTunes Librarys and/or Media Folders, that you may want to consider, is PowerTunes.

Time Capsule won't connect to internet, says ethernet isn't connected

I have the 2013 Time Capsule + Airport. I tried setting it up as normal, connecting the ethernet cord to the WAN port and to my charter modem. During setup it sticks on the screen saying that the ethernet cord isn't connected. I have done everything trying to fix it. I've reset the modem, the time capsule, tried to redo the set up, tried skipping the setup and power cycling the sytem. I've unplugged the modem for an hour, turned off wireless to all laptops, unplugged the time capsule, and then powered the modem on and let it run for over half an hour. Then I started the time capsule, let it run for half an hour. Tried to see if it could connect to the internet, nothing. It keeps flashing amber. The ethernet cord works, as does the modem, as I can still use my old Belkin router that I was hoping to replace with this time capsule. It's just the time capsule. I'm losing my mind trying to get this thing to work. My modem doesn't have a reset button, so that won't do it. If there are any terminal commands that might fix it I'm open to trying that as well. Anything, at all, would be helpful, because I have no idea why this thing won't work.

Is your charter modem also a router?
When you plug the ethernet cord in, does the ethernet connectivity light come on.. both on the modem and on the TC port.. ?
Try setting up the TC in total isolation.
Reset it to factory.. the full method.. ie power off the TC.. Hold in reset.. power on the TC, without releasing reset. Keep holding in reset for 5-10 sec until the main LED goes to rapid flash mode.. then release it.
Do not plug between the TC and modem.. but you can run the cable to the computer..
Do a full manual setup.. this is a bit tricky.
After a full reset the TC will come backup in router mode with an IP address of 10.0.1.1 and the ethernet plugged into the computer should show 10.0.1.2
Make sure ipv6 is set to link-local.. it is important.
Now open the airport utility.
Go to configure other.
Type in the IP address. (Password is not needed after a reset but if you do it is public)
Now you will get the manual setup screen.
Go to the base station page and give your TC a simple name.. eg TCGen5
These are my setup which is older one.
Go to the internet tab and choose dhcp.
No picture required I hope.
Go to the wireless page and setup wireless. In your case TCGen5 is also a good wireless name.
Or you can give separate names to the two bands. TC24ghz for 2.4ghz
And TC5ghz for the 5ghz band.
Now finally the most important screen.. Network.
Is the modem a pure modem.. no router.. pick the top option.. DHCP and NAT.
Is the modem a router as well, pick the bottom option. Off (Bridge Mode).
Then do update of the TC..
Plug it into the Modem.. WAN port of the TC.. make sure the ethernet connectivity led come on..
Open the Airport utility and see if it has got an IP on Internet tab.. no luck.. take the TC back to apple for testing. Faulty out of the box is happening.

My 1st Generation time capsule won't connect to the internet thru a new motorola sb6121 - get continuously flashing yellow light. Using a router in between the modem and capsule yields good but slower connection to internet. Any thoughts?

My 1st Generation time capsule won't connect to the internet thru a new motorola sb6121 - get continuously flashing yellow light. Using a router in between the modem and capsule yields good but slower connection to internet. Any thoughts?

Thanks for your response
Let me give the history - I started with an Apple Express being fed thru a D-Link EBTR 2310 cable Router from an RCA DCM315 Modem (Pure). Comcast service all the way.
Got the 1st generation TC in 2008 and merely replaced the Airport Express with the TC. Worked ok
A year or two ago I did try removing the modem and feeding the TC directly from the modem. Resulted in the same condition I have now - Continuous flashing amber on the TC. So I put the router back in the chain.
Some time later, at the recommendation of a Comcast rep, I replaced the router with (a Belkin F5D 5231) to see if speed and dropout problems would be improved. I thought it helped some at the time but now I am not so sure.
Last week I decided to see if a new modem would help with download speeds. So I got another pure cable modem (Motorola SB 6121- high on the Comcast recommended list).
Got up and running easily with Comcast help and with the modem connected directly to a computer.
Next I put the TC in the link and again could not get past the TC continuing to flash amber. Although I did get connected to the internet with this configuration I lost connection two both of my printers - one connected by USB and the other wirelessly to the TC. Again everything works fine when I put the Belkin router back in the system.
However with the router in there, the modem shows the downstream connection to be 10/100 ethernet speed. (Modem light changes color for indicating speeds.}
I have gone thru all of the combinations of powering down/ up, but all stays the same.
I can live with what I have but something still doesn’t seem right.
Thanks again

Can I connect my Airport Extreme Time Capsule via ethernet to another router (non-Apple)?

I've been trying to figure this out for a few hours and have gotten nowhere. I have an Archer C7 AC1750 router set up in my office, connected to my Zoom 5341 DOCSIS 3.0 Modem; this has been my main router and has worked fine. I have moved some things around and now have my PS3 and PS4 in my master bedroom but can no longer hook them up via ethernet to the Archer C7. I have run ethernet through the attic into the master bedroom and want to use my Airport Extreme Time Capsule as a way to hook up the consoles via ethernet. If I can use the Airport Extreme to extend my wireless network back to the bedrooms that is even better, although that is an afterthought.
I am not sure what the settings need to be to make this happen. I have searched and tried a number of things but have not found a working solution.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Please start over with a default reset on the Time Capsule. This will not affect any of the stored data that you might have on the drive. You can use the same device name and password that you used before if you wish.
Power up the Time Capsule for a few minutes. Then hold in the reset button firmly for 10 seconds and release. Allow a full minute for the Time Capsule to restart to a slow, blinking amber light.
Make sure that the Ethernet cable connection from the Archer router connects to the WAN "O" port on the Time Capsule
Open up AirPort Utility
Click on Other WiFi Devices
Click on Time Capsule xxxxxx
AirPort Utility will suggest a setup, which you want to ignore
Instead, click the Other Options button
Select the Create a new wireless network setting and click Next
In the Network Name box, enter the exact name of your Archer wireless network
In the Base Station name box, enter a name that you want to use for the Time Capsule device
Uncheck the box to use a single password
In the Network Password box, enter the password for the Archer wireless network
Verify on the next line
In the Base Staion box, enter a password that you want to use as a device password for the Time Capsule
Verify on the next line
Click Next and wait while the AirPort Utility creates a network
Ignore the step about unplugging the modem and click Next
Do not enable the Guest Network option and click Next
Wait while the network is being set up. When you see the message that the wireless network is available, click Done
The Time Capsule will now appear in AirPort Utility with a blinking amber light
Click on the Time Capsule icon, and then click on Edit in the next small box that appears
Click the Network tab at the top of the window
Change the setting for Router Mode from DHCP and NAT to "Off (Bridge Mode)"
Click Update at the lower right and click Continue
Wait a full minute for the Time Capsule to restart and you should have a green light
It would be an excellent idea to power off both the Time Capsule and Archer router now, wait a minute, then start the Archer router and let it run a minute. Then, start the Time Capsule up and give it a minute
You should be all set. The Ethernet ports on the Time Capsule are now operable and the wireless network has been extended using AES encryption.

Connecting Airport Extreme N to Time Capsule via ethernet to extend wireles

Hi, I currently have 2 Airport Extreme N and a Time capsule and would like to connect all three together. I am planning to use the time Capsule as the router and then use the other airport extreme to extend the wireless network. I am planning to have ethernet connection between the three devices ie Airport extreme N (A) is connected to time capsule via ethernet and airport extreme N (B) is connected to time capsule via another ethernet.
I have tried the Extend Wireless network option to connect them, but that seems to generate so much traffic between the airport extreme N and the time capsule that the network is not usable. I have also tried using WDS but that didn't seem to work.
The three wireless networks have some areas of overlap but the signal is weak which is why i prefer to link them up with ethernet.
What is the best wall to configure them? should I set them up so that they're each creating a wireless network but with the same name? Or is there a better solution? Thanks!

It seems to me the easiest way is to have the Airport Extreme connect to internet using Ethernet, using DHCP and the Connection sharing in off (bridge mode) and then create a new wireless network with the same name... Is that correct? I have previously ran the apple wizard and it did something weird with the network and then both the time capsule and the airport extreme are serving out IP address and both of them have the same IP address 10.0.1.1. which then messes up everything...
Any ideas? thanks!

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