Time Capsule as router for MacBook and Dell PC?????????

I am sick of my Dell Inspiron computer and have made the decision to switch to an Apple MacBook Pro. I just purchased a TIME CAPSULE Hard Drive for backing up my system and want to be able to use it as the router for both the MAC and my PC until I am ready to DROP KICK my Dell Inspiron 6000 computer. I have not been able to get on the internet with my PC using Time Capsule as my wireless router. I have an msn e-mail address and have not been able to get my e-mail on the MacPro using my msn e-mail address. Is there a compatibility issue that I am seeing .will someone HELP me with this problem because it is driving me INSANE!!!!!!!!!

use firefox on the mac to get your msn mail. I'm new to the mac as well and found that firefox will allow hotmail and msn email.

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  • Can a time capsule be used for backup and as a remote drive?

    Hi Mac users
    I want to know if I am able to use the Time Capsule as both a backup, and as a remote Hard Drive at the same time? My Macbook Pro's hard drive is full from movies I have downloaded on itunes, so I need to store them somewhere else, ie not on my macbooks hard drive. At the same time I want to backup everything on the macbook. Is this possible?
    Thanks
    Chris

    want to know if I am able to use the Time Capsule as both a backup, and as a remote Hard Drive at the same time?
    You can, but the Time Capsule was really designed for Time Machine backups and there will be fight for space at some point in the future if you store a signficant amount of data on the Time Capsule drive.
    You probably have not thought about this, but if your "original" copies of your movies, audio files, etc are on the MacBook now and you move them to the Time Capsule drive....your "originals" will be on the Time Capsule.
    When....not if....you have a problem with the Time Capsule drive, you have no backups since your "originals" are on the drive that failed, and you lose everything.
    A much safer strategy would be to add an external USB or Firewire drive to your MacBook and store all of your media files there. Then, Time Machine will backup both your MacBook and the external drive.
    So, you have "originals" in one location and backups in another location. That's what a backup strategy is all about. In the event that one drive fails...and it will....you still have another copy on another drive.

  • New Time Capsule set up for Music and Photo sharing

    I have set up a new 3TB Time Capsule for my house.  I have an AE wired to extend the network.  The users on the network have various Mac OS's but all are 10.x and we also use iPhones (3, 4, 5, and 6's).
    I would like to set up the TC to share all the photos and music I currently have on my MacBook Pro (mid 2012 13 inch, 2.9 GHz i7).  I have iPhoto 9.6 and iTunes 12.0.1.26).  There are about 60,000 photos and about 1,000 songs.
    Thanks for your help.

    Don't do it.. !!
    Apple says specifically don't put your iphoto library on the TC.
    And I quote.
    iphoto network no no.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1198
    It's recommended that you store your iPhoto library on a locally mounted hard drive. Storing your iPhoto library on a network share can lead to poor performance, data corruption, or data loss.
    See further
    https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6692100
    The TC has no media smarts at all.. none.. it is completely dumb stupid hard disk in a router.
    If you put libraries on the TC apart from being slow.. because all files must be transferred via the Mac running itunes you then have no backup and no way to backup your files.
    Get a large external drive or get a proper NAS with built in iTunes server. (although exactly how well they work I am not sure).
    You still should not put your main iphoto library on the NAS but you can put a copy.

  • Time Capsule as router for existing network?

    I am off to university in September, and was planning on getting and using a Time Capsule to make my printer wireless, and for wireless backups. Also- the internet connection in the halls is wired through an ethernet cable- so I was planning on plugging the cable into the TC and having wireless internet.
    I decided to email the uni to check if this would be allowed- and he brought up some interesting points. Below is part of the email
    +"Our halls network uses 802.1x authentication for all devices connected to+
    +it. In addition to this, the MAC address of each device you wish to+
    +connect must also be registered with us. Although 802.1x is listed as an+
    +authentication method on the product description page of the time capsule+
    +it looks to me like it is only supporting it for its own authentication.+
    +This would mean that it does not support 802.1x to authenticate itself+
    +against another network.+
    +The Time Capsule will need to support 802.1x authentication on the+
    +ethernet WAN to be able to connect to our network before it can access the+
    +internet. I have never come accross a home router that can do this before.+
    +If the Time Capsule does support this then it may work.+
    +Also, the time capsule will need to behave like a router and not like a+
    +hub or a switch. This is because each device that connects directly to our+
    +network needs to authenticate itself using 802.1x and only one+
    +authenticated device is supported at a time."+
    Could someone please let me know if the TC would work as a router- as I dont want to buy it to find out if it will work. I am basically trying to extend the existing university network- from a wired network to a wireless network in my room.
    Thanks for any responses!

    RustyUK1, Welcome to the discussion area!
    Could someone please let me know if the TC would work as a router...
    Yes the Time Capsule is a router.

  • Time Capsule: HD readable for Xbox and 'outside'?

    Hi,
    I just bought a Time Capsule (TC). Very nice design and my 4th Apple product (that in 6 months!). Anyway, before I got a TC I had a Linksys router. This router had a web interface so I could connect to it from outside home (let's say work). Is this possible with a TC too? Maybe for reading files too from the harddrive (kind of like a server (wouldn't that be very cool?))?
    Furthermore, I have a Xbox 360. Is it possible to read TC's harddrive from my Xbox so I can store my Music on there? Or is this only possible with an USB connection only?
    Last thing, how is the TC's harddrive formatted? HFS or FAT?
    That's it for now..

    1. Yes, you can enable sharing over WAN and can access the Time Capsule via AirPort Utility over the internet and can access the hard drive using afp://
    2. I believe so, but you have to install some special program to do so. I'd suggest looking on the web for Xbox Media Sharing as I saw some forums related to accessing music, videos, etc. on the Xbox from Time Capsule.
    3. FAT 32

  • Use Time Capsule as default for photos and files

    How can I change my Macbook Pro to save files/photos when downloading from my camera in iPhoto using my Time Capsule as a default place to save instead of on the Macbook hard drive?

    Please read the following and don't do what you are proposing.
    iPhoto: Sharing libraries among multiple users
    It's recommended that you store your iPhoto library on a locally mounted hard drive. Storing your iPhoto library on a network share can lead to poor performance, data corruption, or data loss.
    If you use an iphoto library on a TC.. one day it will corrupt and all your photos will then be lost.
    PLUS.. The TC is not a NAS.. it cannot back itself up. Time Machine cannot backup Time Capsules as it is a network drive.
    That means you will have no backup of the library you just corrupted.. so don't do it.
    It should be stored on an external drive plugged into your MBPr and HFS+ formatted.. otherwise the consequences are dire.

  • I just replaced the hard drive for my Mac Pro, and I am trying to restore what is on my Time Capsule, but it wont connect, and only is giving me the pinwheel of death. What do i do?

    I just replaced the hard drive for my Mac Pro, and I am trying to restore what is on my Time Capsule, but it wont connect, and only is giving me the pinwheel of death. What do i do?

    You will need to boot from some alternate boot device to accomplish this, if you did not initialize the drive before installing it.
    If you have another Mac, you may be able to use FireWire target disk mode.
    If your MacBook has a DVD reader and you have a Mac OS X Installer/Utilities DVD, such as the one that shipped with it, you can boot from that DVD, answer only the "what Language" question, and wait a quarter minute for the MenuBar to be drawn. Then examine the Utilities menu or the Installer menu and Find Disk Utility.

  • I just purchased a 3TB Time Capsule.  I live in Italy and have 220V power.  The Time Capsule is rated for that, but the cord says 125V.  Can I use this cord with an adapter, or do I need to buy a new cord at an Italian store?

    I just purchased a 3TB Time Capsule.  I live in Italy and have 220V power.  The Time Capsule is rated for that, but the cord says 125V.  Can I use this cord with an adapter, or do I need to buy a new cord at an Italian store?

    Due to the kind of plug used the US power cord is rated at the 125v value.. and legally we cannot advise you to use on higher voltages.. although I have never had issues in Australia.. 240v.
    But adapters from your Euro power plug to US are generally ugly .. unsightly things.. and often sit high above the socket and are none too stable.. I agree with Bob.. just go out and buy a standard figure 8 power cord.. check with Apple in Italy for a white one.. if you are going to have it on show.. black are far more common. Or even check ebay for a standard power Apple power cord as a number of items they sell use the figure8 socket. 

  • Time Capsule as a classroom WAP and file server?

    Hello all:
    I am teaching a new course, Big History, which has been developed to take advantage of iPad or other tablets in a WiFi classroom setting.
    As our school does not have a school-wide WiFi setup (wired LAN only) I am working together with our IT techie to implement a Time Capsule in our classroom only.
    Security and limited access is of paramount importance due to regulations here in Spain, i.e., students may only access those sites required by the course and can't use classtime to play around. I won't be buying the gear until I know it will function as needed...
    This WiFi setup is a pilot project, and if successful will lead to a school-wide rollout of WiFi and iPad teaching.
    The success of this implementation depends on getting it right...then we can join the 21st century...so I could really use some help here. Here's what we know so far.
    The school's wired LAN must have the restrictions in place as mentioned above, and it would be impractical to selectively unblock specific laptops in the computer lab during my class teaching hours and only for the students in my class.
    Every day's instruction needs different sites unblocked. So you can see this would be cumbersome for the techie...that is, he doesn't want to do it.
    All of my students already have their own tablet devices with WiFi, so it's BYOD.
    We will connect the TC via its WAN port to the school's wired system. The techie will set us up as a "sub" network, in effect bypassing the schools main LAN, and we will have no restrictions.
    The TC will then act as a WAP and basic file server for classroom resources and for students to pass in homework.
    We will then set up a user's group for access to not only the Internet, but also files stored on the TC's hard drive.
    Kids will be kids. If we don't limit access to the TC's WiFi, I fully expect that my students will give out their logins and passwords, and will tell other students when I am holding the class so they could use the WiFi surreptitiously. Kudos to the kids for being clever, if I were a teenager again I'd do it too...but it ain't gonna happen.
    So far we have concluded that to avoid this: I will take the TC with me when class has ended; and each student's device will be registered as a user by it's MAC Nº.
    My immediate questions:
    Will this work as I have described? Have I missed something?
    I have read elsewhere in other Apple support threads that I may be asking something of the TC that Apple has not envisaged...in order to use TC as I want, we need a specific configuration to access the Internet and also to allow guests on the network?
    I will be using my MacBook, connected via Minidisplay port -- VGA adapter to the classroom projector and audio.  I will be access the same files on the TC that my students do. How do I protect my files on my MacBook from intrusion? That is, students can only see what's on the TC's drive.
    The students can upload their homework to TC and also download files from the TC to their devices for homework, further study, etc. Yes? This will work?
    This is enough for one post...any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
    Also, if any Apple Education personel and/or gurus are monitoring, please feel free to chime in. If I am successful in this pilot project, it means another school joins the Apple Family (700 iPads!!!! How cool is that?)
    Many thanks in advance to all,
    Steve Russell
    Laude International College

    Kinda disappointed that after 80 views no one could offer an opinion or solution. I went out and did my own research.
    Here's the deal:
    Time Capsule is designed for domestic / professionals who might have a design studio, etc., i.e., for users to have as a wireless backup device for all of their personal stuff (photos, videos, music and suchlike) and to have a permanent resource for every iteration of any work in progress they've ever done.
    TC and it's software is not able to easily, or practically, provide a file server type of environment for multiple users, such as in my application for the classroom. It's just to much of a hassle. Moreover, the TC (and the Extreme for that matter) is a "dumb" device...no processor, no RAM. Power supply, WiFi and a drive, basically. It's the wrong tool for my job, as cool as it is for other applications.
    Moreover, IMHO, TC is designed primarily for the USA, or any other region where the internet provider usually only supplies a cable/POTS modem. Both the TC and Extreme are best described as Routers in this instance. Here in Europe, at least in Spain, our providers supply a modem-router combination box. In order to use the AC or AE, I'll have to cable in from the modem router WAN to AC/AE WAN port, and then have to go into the M-R and turn off WiFi. Then I have to fiddle around with channels, and perhaps (hopefully not) ask my ISP for a gateway password. My Spanish MAC geek pals tell me that's not necessary. It's a kafuffle for the unitiated, but reasonably easily done.
    For true classroom use and all the stuff I want to do, one needs some sort of server environment. For me, it's going to be a MAC Mini + OS X Server cabled to Extreme over LAN. For my use, the 2 or 3 TB drive in the TC is superfluous, more hassle than it's worth and of little use in my specific application. Yeah, I could load OS X Server on my laptop, it's only €19.99, but that ain't gonna happen, not even on a partitioned disk. I'll cable lappy into the Mini as well. WiFi's for my BYOD students.
    BTW, I'll be buying the middle range Mini, 4 GB RAM, faster processor, with a Fusion Drive, and 3rd party RAM to 16 GB, and buy OS X Server for €19.99. BUT, I'm going to wait to see if there is a refresh later in the Fall with the launch of Mavericks.
    Hope this helps any others thinking about a similar situation.
    All the best,
    Steve

  • Time Capsule as Additional Wireless Network and Backup

    I have just purchased a 500Gb Time Capsule and I am seeking some assistance in setting it up. All this would not be a problem is Apple had just included a modem in their base stations like most other ADSL wireless routers, but hey ho! So my setup then:
    I currently have a Belkin N1 Wireless Modem Router connecting me to the internet through my phone socket and also creating a Wireless Network called Apollo. Connecting to Apollo are my MacBook Pro, Vista Laptop, iPod Touch and a HP wireless Printer.
    I really rather that the new Time Capsule (TC) act as my wireless router and that my exisiting Belkin just act as 'providing the internet to the TC', however I have several devices plugged into the belkin through ethernet and therefore cannot remove it completely.
    So how do I set up the Time Capsule to route the internet to the house as well as acting as a backup for my MacBook through Time Machine?
    Thanks

    Apple has never made modems for users to connect with broadband internet services. All you have to do is plug the RJ45 cable into the Time Capsule, run through the setup and it will then broadcast a wireless signal for your devices to connect to. You can also plug your other devices into the TC via the RJ45 connector.

  • Time capsule file sharing, store mac and pc data

    Hi All,
    I am sure that there exists numerous questions similar to mine, however, I would like to be sure. I have a PC, macbook pro, and air port time capsule.
    What I want to do:
    1) I will move the contents of Time machine in an external HDD to new time capsule
    2) I will backup my macbook pro via time machine using time capsule (this is ok)
    3) I would like to store my PC data to the time capsule
    Then,
    a) I would like to share either mac file or PC file in Time capsule to the other users, may use mac or PC
    b) Finally I would like to connect it from outside of office (I am in a university and we do not have a static IP)
    I would like to learn that is it possible to do all of them with new time capsule. Indeed for the request 2, it is not necessary to back up PC data regularly, I can move data manually, I mean I do not want to use backup program for it.
    I am really sorry for duplication of similar questions, however, I need help since I have started to use mac in a couple of months ago instead of using PC more that 25 years:)
    My recent question was replied and it helped me, now, I extended my questions a little bit:)
    Thanks for all your replies
    estuans

    I would like to ask you, if I connect an external HDD to USB connection of time capsule, then, is it possible to back up PC data to external HDD  using time capsule as a router. I mean I looking for possible solutions to achieve :
    2) I will backup my macbook pro via time machine using time capsule (this is ok)
    3) I would like to store my PC data to the time capsule
    That is what Pondini recommends.. using a USB drive to the TC works fine and is treated separately to the internal disk.. but is slow.. very slow..
    PC can backup to the TC.. but it cannot use MSBackup if you have home versions.. because MS decided home versions should not need network backups.. anyway MSbackup is the most horrible program.. so just buy or download a suitable backup software.. anything.. anything at all has to be better than MSbackup.
    Your point 3. Is this separate to backup.. ie do you want a backup and store your data on the TC.. you can do both.. But do not rely on the TC for your backups if that is the only place you have those files.. and you cannot backup TC files to TC... well not easily and it will be excruciatingly slow.
    You can use the internal disk of the TC.. what you cannot do is partition the drive or make it functionally separate from Mac backups and that can lead to issues.. although I don't think it happens until you run out of space.. Note the use of fixed sparsebundle sizes as that can work as a parition for the Mac backups.
    . Now, if I connect to an external HDD to USB port of time capsule and use time capsule as a router, is it possible to access the contents of HDD from MAC and PC,
    And then, by using Icloud, can I access External HDD connected to USB port of time capsule.
    Last question. How time capsule is used for PC
    Either PC or Mac can access the hdd plugged in by USB.. but there are some issues.
    1. Drive compatibility is not straight forward.
    2. The drive can spin down and never spin up again without a restart.
    3. You sometimes need to use a powered hub even with powered drive. The USB port is slow and underpowered.
    4. The drive must be formatted on the Mac.. TC only has FAT32 or HFS+ formats.. and the FAT32 is poor. The fact that you use HFS+ is not an issue but the PC may still have issues with large files. It might still think the drive is FAT32 when it isn't.
    BTMM with iCloud will work with both internal and USB drives plugged into the TC. But only from Mac. PC cannot access anything.
    How time capsule is used for PC
    I do not understand the point of the question.. all your questions are about using the TC with PC..
    The TC is a dumb as a board hard disk inside a router.. nothing more.. you use it same as any router with a lousy USB drive plugged in.. slowly.. without brains.. what more did you want??

  • How do I connect an old Time Capsule to look for data from a previous OS?

    Hello. I replaced my old Time Capsule with a new one a few months ago, and broke in the new Time Capsule with a fresh backup of a clean 10.9 install after migrating my user account.
    Today, I noticed that there were some folders full of personal data that are neither on my MBP, nor in my Time Machine backups on the new Time Capsule. I am hoping that these folders still exist on my old Time Capsule which I used with 10.8.
    I'm wondering how to search through my old Time Capsule and its Time Machine backups. Specifically, I'm wondering how to connect it to my MacBook Pro, and whether I will be able to search for my (hopefully not) lost data through the Time Machine interface, or through the directory structure contained in Backups.backupdb.
    Can anyone help me out with a plan to proceed?
    Thank you very much.

    1. Turn off Time Machine in System Preferences
    2. Unplug new Time Capsule
    3. Turn off Wi-Fi in the menu bar
    4. Attach old Time Capsule to power
    5. Attach old Time Capsule to MBP via ethernet
    6. Wait for old Time Capsule to appear in Finder > Sidebar > Shared
    7. Select old Time Capsule in Finder > Sidebar > Shared and Connect to old Time Capsule
    8. Select the Data directory
    9. Double-click on the .sparsebundle file that represents the volume that was backed up on the old Time Capsule
    10. Hold down the option key and click on the Time Machine icon in the menu bar and select Browse Other Backup Disks...
    11. Select the Time Machine backup disk you would like to browse and choose Use Selected Disk
    12. Browse old Time Capsule backup in Time Machine environment, restore data as normal, exit Time Machine as normal
    13. Eject old Time Machine backups (the .sparsebundle you mounted) under Devices in Finder > Sidebar
    14. Eject old Time Capsule under Finder > Sidebar > Shared
    15. Disconnect ethernet; disconnect old Time Capsule from power.
    16. Plug in new Time Capsule (it boots); turn Wi-Fi on (reconnect to network, if necessary); turn Time Machine back on in System Preferences

  • Can I use my Time Capsule as a backup disk and storage?

    Can I use my Time Capsule as a backup disk and put files from my other USB external hard drive on it, using the TC as an external as well?

    Actually, there is a way to limit the amount of space Time Machine uses for backup so that it won't eat up all your disk space...for example, I have mine set to only use 65GB, and then it starts to overwrite older backups...Google it for more info. To begin with, I deleted my Sparse Disk Image Bundle from Time Capsule, and used Disk Utility to create a Sparse Disk Image Bundle (turn off backups first!!!) with a capacity of 65GB in HFS Journaled, Case Sensitive...The Image must be named as follows "Full Computer Name_Ethernet MAC Address" (The ethernet MAC address is used even if you plan to solely use wifi for backups). for example, my Sparse Disk Image Bundle name is "Ahmad Atiya's MacBook Pro_00254b9d8f72.sparsebundle" Move this image to your time capsule's main directory (if you didn't create it there to begin with). Go to your Time Machine preferences, turn it on, and set it to use your Time Capsule. It should start using the image you created. If you click "get info" on the disk image, it'll show a capacity of whatever you created.

  • Can I connect my Time Capsule wired to the computer and just use it as a back up

    Can I connect my Time Capsule to my computer (wired) and just use it as a back up and not as a wireless router?

    Yes, you simply bridge the TC..
    Just google for it as we have posted the instructions endlessly.
    The one trick that might be necessary is to ensure the TC is on a different IP range to the main broadband connection.
    And make sure the gateway and dns do not cause issues.. so it is generally better to set static ip on the TC and the computer.
    None of it is hard so ask for specific instructions if you get to the point.

  • Time Capsule only works for one device at a time, how to make it capable to be used for multiple devices at times

    Time Capsule only works for one device at a time, how to make it capable to be used for multiple devices at times.
    Please help to set it up, thanks in advance

    You need to give more info..
    Firstly only works for what.. networking.. backup.. wireless. You need more nouns.. more adjectives... describe what you want and what fails.. then we can figure out why.
    Most likely you have bridged it when it should be in router mode..
    Most likely you are using Lion or ML which has the airport utility bridge the TC by default.
    Change it to working as a router. That might help.
    If you press reset button it will default back to router btw.
    If you are on Lion.. use a real utility. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1547

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