Time Capsule + Belkin Wireless router, same network to separate slower devi

Alright ladies and gents here's what I got.
I have a Time Capsule and a Belkin wireless n+ router. I want to use my Time Capsule to connect all my wireless n devices using the 5,0GHz band and use the Belkin router using the 2.4GHz band to connect the g devices thus simulating a simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi, of course all in the same network. I want to be able to see the TC disk from the "slower" devices.
Is this possible?
Any ideas on how to configure?

+I want to be able to see the TC disk from the "slower" devices.+
+Is this possible?+ Yes
+Any ideas on how to configure?+
We're going to need know how you have things configured now. Is the Belkin router the "main" router at this time?
+I want to use my Time Capsule to connect all my wireless n devices using the 5,0GHz band and use the Belkin router using the 2.4GHz band to connect the g devices thus simulating a simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi, of course all in the same network+
Using the same wireless network name for both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, as is done on the Apple "dual band" routers, there will be no guarantee that faster computers will connect to the 5 GHz network if they happen to see a stronger signal from the 2.4 GHz network...which is likely as 5 GHz signals are absorbed much more quickly than 2.4 GHz signals.
Your computer will always connect to the stronger signal...not necessarily the faster signal first, unless you tell it otherwise.
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