Time Capsule cannot add to an existing network
Hi
How fustrating...my Time Capsule was working completely until it stopped backing up for no known reason. I have tried to reset the Time Capsule and add to an existing network but an unexpected error keeps occuring. I also tried a hard reset but this does not even work as my previous settings are still shown when it I plug it in again.
I have a wireless network setup from my Internet provider modem and I would like to use my time capsule as a backup only where I can place it into a seperate room to provide me with reassurance if something were to happen.
I have also connected Ethernet cable from TC LAN to iMac...again not even sure if my connections are correct.
Can something suggest something I should be doing...the TC setup guide is not very helpful.
You can install 5.6 utility on any OS up to Mavericks no problems.. you have to do it manually.
How to load 5.6 into later Lion & 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.
Leave the package open on the desktop so you can see the file. AirportUtility56.pkg
2. Download and install unpkg.
http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
Run unpkg on the desktop.. If your Mac refuses to run the software, because it wasn’t downloaded from the Apple store, go to security in preferences and allow other software to work.. this is limitation of trade methinks. You can set back later if you like.
Now drag the AirPortUtility56.pkg file over to unpkg.. and it will create a new directory of the same name on the desktop.. in finder, open the new directory, 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 version 6 (now 6.3 if you updated) so don't try.. and you cannot or should not run them both at the same time.. although I have had no problems when doing so.
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Airport Time Capsule cannot see my existing wireless network
Just bought iMac and an ATC, and have the iMac connected to my wireless network (Linksys WRT1900AC, 802.11ac) and trying to get the ATC to see it and extend it. The ATC light is blinking amber and while I can see it in the airport utility, when I try to get it to join my wireless network--it doesn't see it, only sees one (my iMac sees 6) and it's my neighbor's (who has a Mac, not sure if Apple wireless)
What to do?
Thanks!The Time Capsule cannot wirelessly "extend" the signal from the Linksys wireless router.
Instead, the Time Capsule needs to connect to the Linksys router using a permanent, wired Ethernet cable connection.
If you want the Time Capsule to provide additional wireless coverage, it can do so. Simply use the same wireless network name and password as the Linksys network.
Here, I am assuming that the Time Capsule will be located a few rooms away from the Linksys router....and not in close proximity to the Linksys router. -
Reason I ask: I have an AirPort Extreme that works great. I only want to use the Time Capsule to back up my wife's Macbook wirelessly. I don't want to go through the daylong hassle of trying to set up the Time Capsule as my base station and have to track down obscure networking data (by calling an AT&T tech person in the Philippines) and printer info and TCP/IP digits, MAC addresses, MAP vs. POP info, etc. etc.
So, can I just plug in the Time Capsule and "add" it to my current Wi-Fi arrangement? Then just open my wife's Macbook and choose the device on the network to back up to?
Thanks in advance for any tips. -- stevenSo, can I just plug in the Time Capsule and "add" it to my current Wi-Fi arrangement?
Yes, you have the option to configure the Time Capsule to "join" your current wireless network, so backups will occur over wireless only. In this type of configuration, the Time Capsule really functions only as a wireless hard drive. It performs no routing functions at all.
One of the advantages of doing it this way is that the Time Capsule can be located wherever you want.....as long as it can receive a strong wireless signal from your main wireless router, of course. -
My Time Capsule does not work with existing WiFi
Following a question solved on March 24 by LaPastenague, but gone bad again.
Apple AirPort Time Capsule
I felt the need for a physical backup of my data, as I would not completely trust the different clouds. I use, and have used Dropbox for 4-5 years and are very satisfied with that, but I am still not sure if or when a political lunatic will shut off the internet.
I purchased the Apple AP Time Capsule 2T, because all my other stuff are Apple, and that it's wireless. My old backup is Maxtor 300 GB.
Since we stay 2-3 weeks on two locations, one in Norway and one in Sweden (two different countries) we must use Mobile Broadband 4G, cables or fibre connections are useless for us, and we don't have it up to the houses. I have one mini router for each country, we bring with us iPhones, iPads, iMac, Apple TV, APExpress. When we pass the boarder I change the mini router, and the system continues working perfect on the WiFi, except the APExpress that needs to be reconfigured, but then it works.
The APTC was difficult to make working as it would not accept to be in an existing network, but with good help from the Apple Community, LaPastenague, with forcing the TC connect to the APE with Ethernet cable in bridge mode, ref "My Time Capsule does not work with existing WiFi" from March 24, the problem was solved and all gadgets worked together in a perfect harmony, until we changed location.
Now, as I have my second WiFi network, and the APExspress is reconfigured, it's like the TC thinks, I am the base boss here, I am not taking orders from APE one more time, and it simply does not work, not only that, it fluctuates all the time.
I have a slight feeling that the two WiFi bands are making the trouble as during the configuration of the TC sometime the last figure 6 and 7 pops up, and that has something two do with the two different 2,4 and 5 GHZ bands
So, I am curious if you have any idea ?
I am thinking of returning the TC if I don't make it work now, but how do I delete all the data that's on it?I can deal with the last question first and easily.
I am thinking of returning the TC if I don't make it work now, but how do I delete all the data that's on it?
Open the airport utility .. go to the disk tab and select erase.
When you select erase you will get mulitiple options.
Quick removes the file table but does not delete the files,, it takes 2min or less.
A Zero out data is the secure way,, by writing 0 ie low level drive format.
It can take several hours..
7 pass will take a week.. not recommended..
35 pass erase is ridiculous.. it would take a month.. put an ax through the TC. It is quick and better.
Now, as I have my second WiFi network, and the APExspress is reconfigured, it's like the TC thinks, I am the base boss here, I am not taking orders from APE one more time, and it simply does not work, not only that, it fluctuates all the time.
The fact that it did work and has now failed might point to faulty unit.
The only way to tell is reset it properly to factory and start over.
Universal Factory Reset.. any model TC or AE.
Unplug your TC/AE from power or turn off at the power point.
Hold in reset. and power the TC/AE back on.. all without releasing reset and keep holding in for about 10sec. (this is often difficult without a 2nd person or a 3rd arm).
Release it when the status light flashes rapidly. If it doesn’t flash rapidly you have missed it and try again.
Note..
Be Gentle! Feel the switch click on. It has a positive feel.. add no more pressure after that.
TC/AE will reboot after a couple of minutes with default factory settings and will wipe out previous configurations of the router.
No files are deleted on the hard disk in a TC.. No reset of the TC deletes files.. to do that you use erase from the airport utility.
Generally having multiple wireless AP should not cause problems.. but it is better to set channels manually.. so it doesn't go beserk rotating channels.
Remember to keep all names short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.
Sadly though the Apple routers have no logging now and no SNMP and almost nothing to help diagnose a problem, so if it continues .. take it back to apple.. they have given you no other method of fixing it. -
I set up a new network with a new AirPort Extreme station. I was able to reset all of my old devices, Airport Express, etc., by I haven't been able to get my time capsule to attach to the new network. It just doesn't show up anywhere.
Ultimately I am using it as an extender itself.
Thanks, but I'm not sure that you understand that an extender can function using a network Ethernet wired connection or a wireless connection.
So, we asked for clarification on what you wanted to do in our previous post. We asked......
Will the Time Capsule "extend" by connecting using an Ethernet cable to the AirPort Extreme?
Or, are you hoping to have the Time Capsule "extend" the signal wirelessly?
We also asked.....
Are you still using OS X 10.6 as your profile indicates? If not, what is the operating system you are using?
We have a Time Capsule, have seen this issue, and know how to fix it. So we can likely help, but we cannot see your network, or know your thoughts, so we must ask for your assistance.
It is possible that you are not comfortable providing the information that we requested. We understand. In that case, please wait for another person to respond to your question. -
Using a Time Capsule to Extend a Non Apple Network
I have a home network that i use to connect to through wifi, i tried to extend it through my Time Capsule and it said "This network cannot be extended".
Whats the deal?
Message was edited by: Robert BoinskiIf you've managed to set the Time Capsule up to "extend a wireless network" from the Belkin router, you are the first person to report success with this type of configuration.
Would you mind posting the details of your configuration so that others might benefit from your success?
You can perform a quick check on your configuration by locating your Mac near the Time Capsule and holding down the option key on the keyboard while you click on the fan shaped AirPort icon at the top of the screen.
The BSSID you see will be the AirPort ID of the Time Capsule. If you perform the same check near the Belkin router, you should see a different ID, that of the Belkin. Is this the case? -
Time Capsule cannot complete the backup, backup disk not available. Help please!
Hi,
I've only ever been able to complete one back up using my time capsule and have been having problems for months! I've tried resetting and restarting the TC, it re-installs successfully and the green light comes onto the TC. However, when I try to backup I get the following message:
Time Capsule cannot complete the backup. The backup disk is not available.
I've tried taking it into the Apple store to the genius bar and they seem to think it is working fine. It seems to have connected successfully to my network at home so I'm struggling to work out what to do. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.Have you updated to the latest Time capsule firmware?
AirPort Utility software and firmware downloads -
Mac Mini & Time Capsule as fileservers on the same network
My Mac Mini is currently functioning as an AFP/SMB fileserver, and I have my Time Capsule forward ports 139 & 548 to the Mini to share publicly. This is working just fine and dandy, but I'm unable to use my Time Capsule as a backup drive. The error I get when I try to enable file sharing on my Time Capsule is:
"Enabling “Enable file sharing” conflicts with one of your port mappings. The port mapping has been disabled. Update its public port to continue using it."
But changing the port of my Mini file sharing breaks the AFP/SMB connections. Does anyone know how to configure the Time Capsule to forward ports to my Mini for file sharing, yet still allow file sharing internally for Time Machine backups? (Even better: allow my Mini Server to use the Time Capsule as a share point...)
Thanks!Sorry, I'm a bit confused since you say in one sentence that:
....I am thinking about adding a new airport extreme....
Yet, you mention AirPort Express in the rest of your post as a product that you are thinking about adding to the network.
But first.....
If you configured your current AirPort Express to "extend a wireless network", but did not notice any improvement in wireless coverage, then you may have likely forgotten that a setting on the Time Capsule must also be enabled to "Allow this network to be extended".
So, if you did not also enable that option on the Time Capsule, it is true that you would not notice any improvement on the AirPort Express as far as extending the wireless network...because the Time Capsule settings would not allow the network to be extended.
Is it still possible to use the time capsule as a backup disc for time machine still if I add the airport express?
Yes. But before you add any new products, you might want to revisit the idea of using your current AirPort Express to extend....keeping in mind that both the Time Capsule and the AirPort Express must be configured correctly to allow the extension to occur.
Post back if you need more details on this. -
This is the second time I've encountered this issue with Time Capsule using Time Machine automatic backup. I haven't found the following specific error message in the list of troubleshooting issues: "Time Capsule cannot complete the backup. The backup disk image “/Volumes/Data/MacBook Pro.sparsebundle” is already in use."
I'm not certain what causes this issue. I think it may have something to do with having to force shutdown with apps still open when the beachball hangs and the MacBook has to be rebooted.
Has anyone else dealt with this issue?Welcome to Apple Support Communities
Restart your Mac and the Time Capsule. In most of the cases, this should solve the problem.
If it doesn't work, see > http://pondini.org/TM/C12.html -
What is the best way to get a time capsule to work with a new network name?
What is the best way to get a time capsule to work with a new network name?
Well it seems that you did not explain to us the full story. Did you change ISP's or something? Why would it not show up anymore?
What colour is the light on the time-capsule? If it's blinking amber, then you probably need to do a factory-reset. That should get it to show up again in AirPort Utility. -
Choosing that option will always end-up in extending my wireless network.
What I want to achieve is to just add my AE to the existing WIFI network and to use it for local access like AirPlay or Printing.
No other client e.g. iPhone, iPad etc. should be able to connect to that AE wireless.
So it seems that there's one step missing in that description.
As a last step you need to manually change the set-up so that Network Mode shows 'connect to wireless network'.
Afterwards your AE will be finally in 'Cient Mode'.
I_am_AndyThanks you! Apple's documentation is either contradictory or incomplete. To configure a factory default AE to "join" a network with
Airport Utility 6, you must first select "Add to an existing network". That results in the AE extending a network. Then later, edit the configuration (wireless tab) to specify "join" rather than "extend".
You can "join" a network which has already been extended; this improves the wireless reach, since you can not extend a network which has already been extended. So you can have:
Apple Extreme <----> Apple Express (extending) <------> Apple Express (joining) <-----> ethernet-device -
I'm trying to connect a LAN printer, HP Color Laser Jet 3800dn, through a Time Capsule but no one on the network can see it. The printer works fine if I connect it directly to my iMac. Any suggestions?
Hi Clark
There is a good chance the printer is just getting auto IP internally..
Plug it into your TC. And then set to dhcp via the controls on the printer.
If you know the name of the printer it should be immediately available to the network.. but anyway, you can find its IP by printing out the test page. That will also give you the network name.
Most later HP printers have web access to the print servers.. just type the ip into your browser and see if it comes up.
From the Mac, you should then be able to set it up via the printer preferences. Most HP will just appear.. but if not you should perhaps delete the local version and then check again for network printers. -
My time capsule cannot support printer MF4500 is there a solution ?
my time capsule cannot support printer canon mf4500 is there any solution ?
How are you trying to connect the Canon device to the Time Capsule?
USB? Wireless? Ethernet?
Have you checked the Canon web site to see if new software/drivers are available and downloaded the latest versions of the software for your device? -
my time capsule cannot connect to my system and I get an error msg -6753. I also get a clicking noise when I start up. I've tried every thing from re setting, un plugging and re setting but nothing works. Anybody have the same problem ?
A "clicking noise" is often a sign that a hard drive is malfunctioning. Suggest that you power down the device and take it to an Apple store to have them take a look, or contact Customer Service at Apple for instructions.
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HT4260 Airport extreme and time capsule connection order in a roaming network
I plan to create a roaming network with my current Airport Extreme as the primary device connected to the internet and the new Time Capsule as the secondary device in Bridge mode. The connection between AE and TC will be wired (ethernet). Then I plan to connect the PC that needs backing up to the Time Capsule with an ethernet cable. Apart from the PC-backup functionality, I'd like to use the Time Capsule as a central NAS-device in my network. All other wired network devices that need access to the NAS (Apple TV, Xtreamer) are currently connected to the primary Airport Extreme with ethernet cables. My question: is there any reason why I should consider reversing the setup order, i.e. making the Time Capsule the primary device connected to the internet and the Airport Extreme the secondary device? Would this have a positive or negative effect on Time Capsule functionality and performance in the network? Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
Your Gen3 Extreme and all TC are gigabit.. as long as you connect with the required standard cable to have a gigabit connection between the two, there will effectively be no difference. In a home network you will struggle to saturate gigabit no matter what you do. Although the difference between the two configurations is really very small.
General rule is keep whatever is using the highest bandwidth closest and directly connected to whatever it is using.. shrug.. in this case you can follow or not.. it is more a guideline.
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