Time capsule connectivity

I currently have three computers, two iPhones, an iPad and an apple tv connected through my time capsule. They work great 90% of the time but I noticed that whenever an extra device or two connect to the time capsule one of the other devices can not connect. Does anyone know why? I beleive the time capsule can support up to 50 devices, is this true? Or are their settings I need to adjust.
Thank you

I don't know this is uniquely TC problem.. all wireless routers suffer this, as different items, even with apple have different wireless chipsets and behave differently for which there is nought you can do.
Set the TC with fixed channels and different ssid (wireless name) on both 2.4 and 5ghz. It can also help if you lock things, like using G only on 2.4ghz.. and stick with N only on 5ghz. I am not sure how much control TC allows. Not much looking at mine. In the end you might just need to buy another wireless device.. an Airport Express to offload some of the nasty devices that don't share nicely.

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I have a Airport network at home with a Time capsule connected via ethernet cable to modem. Also the network is extended wirelessley with an Airport Extreme. My question is I now wish to add a second Airport extreme but am considering a hard wire connecti

I have a Airport network at home with a Time capsule connected via ethernet cable to modem. Also the network is extended wirelessley with an Airport Extreme. I now wish to add a second Airport extreme but am considering a hard wire connection with 100 ft of cat 6 cable from the Time capsule to the second Airport extreme. Can my network operate properly to extend the network with both a wireless and wired extend functionallity?

I now wish to add a second Airport extreme but am considering a hard wire connection with 100 ft of cat 6 cable from the Time capsule to the second Airport extreme.
Excellent plan.
Can my network operate properly to extend the network with both a wireless and wired extend functionallity?
Yes, but don't get confused about the second AirPort Extreme, as it would not be configured to "extend" a wireless network.....it would be configured to "create a wireless network" using the same wireless network name, security settings and password as the Time Capsule network. Configure the second Extreme in Bridge Mode.
This Apple support document will show you how to hookup and configure the second AirPort Extreme:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4260

Time Capsule Connection Help Needed (Flashing Amber)

Guys,
I've been trying to troubleshoot my Time Capsule connection for a week now and I have had zero luck.
I have a Imac with OSX 10.6.8 that uses AirPort v 5.6.1. I have a Cat-5 (ethernet cable) plugged from my Time Capsule port (looks like this <-->) into an available port in my cable mode/router. My Imac is also plugged into this router. The two cat-5 (ethernet) cables are side by side.
So....
Every time I plug in the Time Capsule I get the following prompt via AirPort.
AirPort Utility found a Time Capsule 802.11n (4th Generation) that is
reporting problems.
Time Capsule's Name : My Capsule
          IP Address: 10.0.1.1
          Versino: 7.6.1
          AirPort ID: 12:88:93:CC:FF:72
If this is not the AirPort wireless devise you want to setup you can select another from the list on the left. If you don't see it make sure.... Blah blah blah....
To make a long story tollerable I do see my Time Capsule on the left at the top. Its the only one and its selected by default. So I do the next logical thing right? I click "Continue" and AirPort reads the Time Capsule's configuration.... and then...... I get the error
An error occurred while reading the configuration.
Make sure your Apple Wi-Fi base station is plugged
in and in range of your computer or connected via
Ethernet and try again. (-6753)
Can anyone help me understand why I can grab the Time Capsule's IP Address but AirPort can not read the hardware's (Time Capsule) config?
I'm at a loss.
Could my ethernet cable be the issue?

Hackintosh,
Thanks man... Yes, I plugged it into the circle symbol with no joy. I also went to Wal Mart and baught a new seven foot cat-5 for $10. Again I still have the flashing amber light.
After plugging in the ethernet cable into the circle icon port AirPort returns the following prompt.
I reset the TC (ball point pen to the reset hole untill fast blinking amber light occurs) and entered the needed params and it returns this error.
An error occured close the configuation window and try again.
It must be a config parameter that I'm setting incorrectly. There's a bunch so who knows what I'm doing wrong.
I just need the to talk to my Imac so i can get a backup executed. A wireless connection will take too long.
FYI: The cat-5 is brand new and is 100% functional (green light on the TC and router.)

How to improve quality of time capsule connection signal?

how to improve quality of time capsule connection signal?
i have one time capsule in Ground floor but the signal is very weak in the first floor? how can i improve the Quality internet signal???

wassimfrombeirut wrote:
Dear LaPastenague
Thank you for your reply
i just need to ask you a question; i am a new system admin using mac.
i need a software that can manage my internet bandwidth; qouta; and restriction to facebook; youtube and other web
could you guide me to a software i can use????
note that my environment is fully mac laptop; and using Time capsule as Wi Fi source to connect to enternet.
thank you;
best regards
wassim;
The best software to do what you want, is not on a Mac. It is a router.. gargoyle.
You can keep using the TC as wifi source but get a router that can can take gargoyle firmware.. the best in my testing is netgear WNDR3700. Gargoyle itself is a free download.
http://www.gargoyle-router.com/download.php
There are other routers and router boards it will work on.. but make sure you pick something compatible. I have used several different routers and the one above is the best so far.

Time Capsule connection problems

My wife and I have late 2013 Macbooks (Rmbp and Air) and a late 2013 generation Time Capsule (5th generation? the tower one) . We continuously have issues connecting to the Time Capsule on wake from sleep on our laptops. Frequently, it will connect, we will get one web page, then we will get the exclamation point in the network status icon. Very frustrating. Sometimes turning wifi off and on will get it to connect, sometimes if we just wait a few minutes (and I do mean minutes, not seconds) the exclamation point will go away and it will be connected. Have changed the network names to shorter ones, with no spaces.
We are on the latest Mavericks, as far as I can tell everything is the latest revisions. What else can I do to debug this? (on another similar issue, our Kindle's will never connect to the time Capsule wifi)
Before I get Apple support involved, any suggestions? Have tried power off/on for the TC, tried factory reset, so not sure what else I can do at this point.

Some of the issue here might be the laptops themselves.
Tesserax has a document about setting this up correctly.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3411
From the TC side, I must say it has not proven to be a great wireless router to this point.. it is about time apple got on with a full rewrite of the firmware.
Let me suggest you set a different name for 2.4ghz and 5ghz.
Connect the laptop to 2.4ghz and see how it goes. You can also test channels on the TC, for 2.4ghz, manually set to 11, 6, 1
Most of the issues seem to be on 5ghz.. so if 2.4ghz behaves.. swap back to 5ghz (now that the names are different you can select them) and have a try.
I refuse to buy one.. I have enough bugs in the room and on the dog without adding to them. My Gen4 TC is very well behaved. Anyway try setting the 5ghz wireless to say channel 40. I doubt it will actually change. Apple have removed most controls.. and even the ones there don't work.
No luck I would simply exercise warranty on it.

I have a time capsule connected directly to fiber connection. I have connected a windows server directly to TC and configured it for remote desktop connection. From my interanet I can access srvr but not from my home. What config I need on TC?

I have a time capsule directly connected to fibre optic point out. All pcs and macs are connected wirelessly to the internet. I have connected a windows server pc to TC. When configured for Remote desktop connection, I can access windows server from within interanet but don't know how to access it from internet. I guess I need to change some settings in TC to get some ip adress for the remote desktop connection from my home. Anyone who can help me out? Appreciate it.
Narmin

I am a little lost now.. I have read again your title and your first post.. and they seem inconsistent.
In the title you state.
From my interanet I can access srvr but not from my home.
Interanet is not a word I know.. I assumed intranet...are you talking about internet or intranet? And just to be clear say WAN or LAN.. !! Is your home part of the interanet??
In the first post you state,
I can access windows server from within interanet but don't know how to access it from internet.
Now this is more normal.. the issue is not in the home at all, it is accessible from there but fails from internet. If this is correct, then you can do a few obvious things to determine where the problem is.
But first I need to know are you actually testing from a different internet connection to your home lan.. you are not just trying the public IP from inside the LAN as that will fail due to the TC not doing NAT Loopback.
I am also assuming the TC is the only router in the network, and has the public IP on the WAN interface.
And I am also assuming you have turned on the ping responder and you can actually ping your public ip from the internet and get a response. This helps no end in figuring out where there are issues. Strange but I have no idea if there is a ping responder in the TC WAN so you might need to forward that as well. Also if you have a dynamic public ip address are you using dyndns or no-ip or some other service to connect.
1. Test bypassing the TC.. plug the internet connection straight into the windows server,, and test if you have access. If yes, the TC is the problem.. if not, your setup on the windows server is wrong.. look at firewall in particular.
2. Assuming from test 1 the TC is the problem, Post the screen shots of the port forwarding setup for us to look at.. that is by far the easiest way to check it out.
There are lots of references to port forwarding in the TC.. eg
http://must-know-mac.blogspot.com/2008/07/how-to-port-forward-time-capsule.html
The things that generally go wrong are firewall on the computer that is accepting the port.
The ISP doesn't allow connections on a particular port. (not likely in your case)
The router is behind another router.. double NAT will kill any port forward.
Upnp has already allocated a port.. not an issue as TC doesn't use upnp although a reboot of everything after you set port forwards is well worth it.. amazing how things don't stick properly without a reboot.
IP on the receiving device is not static and so changes.
Not enough or right type of ports are opened. This is always messier than it looks as one port is often not enough for two way communications.

No Time Capsule connection after 10.6.1 update

Updated to Snow Leopard 10.6.1 last night on my iMac. It no longer sees my time capsule as a shared server nor does it see it as an airport for internet connection. The TC is working, my MacBook (which I have not updated) works flawlessly with the TC.

You are not alone:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2149690&tstart=0

Why am I losing my Time Capsule connection?

I keep getting this message every so often:
Then I say, "use disk" and I get this message"
So I can no longer rely on Time Machine to be backing up, which makes the whole excercise useless. This is connected by ethernet, by the way, not wifi. Also, the backup disk is connected by USB to the Time Capsule. Any idea what to do to fix this and avoid it in future? Previously it was all working just dandy, so not sure why this has cropped up now.

If it's true that external is the issue, then wonder why it worked just fine for months.
So do I believe me.
A 500GB TC is old.. and is near EOL unless you have replaced its power supply.
When you attempt to backup does the external drive spin up?? If not, force it to spin up by disconnecting and reconnecting it. If it works once spinning but fails the next time.. use a powered usb hub.. I can promise you the power supply in the TC will be on its last legs. If it still fails to spin up.. there is either a fault in the external drive.. that also happens.. plug the external into the computer and test it or the TC can no longer sustain the load.
It also could be firmware.. if you recently upgraded a Gen1 TC to 7.6.4 downgrade it to 7.5.2 as it is hugely more reliable on those old models.
If you are hard wiring to the TC to do backups to an external drive.. you may be pleasantly surprised to realise the same backup to the USB drive plugged directly into your computer will go at between 2-4times the speed. In fact even USB2 disk on the computer is faster for backup than the internal disk in the TC.
It is also hugely more reliable.

I bought 2 mac book pros and have time capsule connected to router. Both computers can see time capsule but i can not see other computers.

I bought 2 mac book pros. At home i already had a network with a timecapsule connected to a router and a windows xp lap top connected to it. When i turned both macs on i was able to see the time capsule and the windows xp computer HOWEVER neither mac could see each other......any help would be appreciated.
Nick

Thanks Linc ......you were right on the money. Your help has been awsome. I spent 3 hours last night doing stuff with out any solutions. May I ask you another question if you have the time and patience please. My orriginal setup was 2 windows laptops with XP on them connected with a timecapsule attached to a router. Hence the time capsule made a wireless signal aswell as being an external hard drive. On one of the laptops i have a printer attached to it which was shared so that the other computer could print documents through the network however the computer attached to the printer has to be on. Do you know what i have to do so these new 2 mac book pros can print to that printer? Thanks again for all your previous help. Nick

Time Capsule connectivity issues with cable modem

I have Comcast internet service (coming through a Linksys CM100 modem, no router) plugged directly to a 2TB dual-band TimeCapsule. In the past this has been working, and the TimeCapsule has been providing internet access to three Macs, as well as backing them up. I also have an AirPort Extreme base station (not the dual-band one but not the 2003-era UFO-shaped one either) that has been connected to the TimeCapsule over house ethernet to provide wireless through the rest of the house. Last night my connection kept dropping out. I could connect to one wifi network and it would not work, then I would connect to the other and it would work for a while before stopping. I have disconnected everything and then replugged only the cable modem and my TimeCapsule. When ethernet is plugged directly into my iMac from the modem, I get an internet connection without issue. When I plug it into the TimeCapsule, it reports an internet connectivity error. It says it gets no IP address, and no DHCP setting that I provide it with alleviates this message.
I'd be gratful for any suggestions on how to fix this issue. I don't really want to wipe the TimeCapsule completely, as it contains our backups to last July.

When ethernet is plugged directly into my iMac from the modem, I get an internet connection without issue. When I plug it into the TimeCapsule, it reports an internet connectivity error.
Because cable modems associate and "remember" the device with which they have established a connection, they need a complete reset whenever you change the device that is immediately connected to them.
Push the reset button, If present, on your modem
Power off the modem
Pull the battery if it is easily accessible
Power off everything else on the network, order if not important
Wait at least 15 minutes
Make sure that the Ethernet cable from the modem is connected to the WAN port (circle of dots icon) on the Time Capsule
Power up the modem and let it run 2-3 minutes by itself
Power up the Time Capsule the same way
Power up each of your other devices about a minute apart
Check for proper operation the network.

Time capsule -connecting, backup, file transfer

hello,
i am very new to time capsule, and have the following issue i would like to get solved/understand:
1. when i want to access my time capsule disk through the normal finder window, clicking on the time capsule icon to the left, it appears that finder tries to connect, but then i get a connection failed message. only when i access it through go>connect to server> etc, it appears as a disk. Now I would like to know, if the connection established that way (through connect to server) is actually connecting via internet, instead of using the direct wireless connection to the disk (I'm sitting right next to my time capsule)?? In the case it is using the internet to connect my time capsule, for sure my connection to the disk should speed up, as soon as i get the connection through wireless, isn't it? For the rest everything works just fine, internet connection wirelessly with airport, etc.
2. I am transferring data from an old backup disk to my new timecapsule. i have this old disk connected to mac my through usb, and drag n dropped the files on the time capsule. the copying process is fairly slow, but still faster than connecting the old disk directly to the usb slot on time capsule. Is there any way of directly transferring data through the usb slots from my old disk to my time capsule? it would be so much faster.....
thanks in advance...

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majajaja wrote:
hello,
i am very new to time capsule, and have the following issue i would like to get solved/understand:
1. when i want to access my time capsule disk through the normal finder window, clicking on the time capsule icon to the left, it appears that finder tries to connect, but then i get a connection failed message. only when i access it through go>connect to server> etc, it appears as a disk. Now I would like to know, if the connection established that way (through connect to server) is actually connecting via internet, instead of using the direct wireless connection to the disk (I'm sitting right next to my time capsule)?? In the case it is using the internet to connect my time capsule, for sure my connection to the disk should speed up, as soon as i get the connection through wireless, isn't it? For the rest everything works just fine, internet connection wirelessly with airport, etc.
Hmmm... my Time Capsule folder resides in my Shared Folder under Finder. It mounts a few seconds after I click on it. I've never had to +connect to server+.
2. I am transferring data from an old backup disk to my new timecapsule. i have this old disk connected to mac my through usb, and drag n dropped the files on the time capsule. the copying process is fairly slow, but still faster than connecting the old disk directly to the usb slot on time capsule. Is there any way of directly transferring data through the usb slots from my old disk to my time capsule? it would be so much faster.....
Unfortunately, you will not be able to continue to use this Time Machine backup in this manner. TM utilizes a sparsebundle when backing up to a NAS (Time Capsule) which is very different from a backup into a folder structure if the HDD is connected directly to your Mac (USB HDD). Your TM back ups will still be available on your USB HDD, but you are better off starting an entirely new backup on TC.
Good luck!

Time Capsule & Connectivity to the Internet

I am using a new MacBook Air with the new time capsule. My chosen network disappears after a while and I must unlock and then choose/open the network dialog box to rechoose my desired network? My Iphone and IPad do not have the same issue.

halo buddy. Unfortunately I didn't find a solution. I tried, calling apple care, reaching this forum, google, but failed, and then I sent it to apple retail store to change a new one since it's still in warranty. Genius Bar people told me it's hard to tell what the disgnosis was because it would take time to carry on tests, according to my description of the periodical loss of internet connection.
I didn't meet your iphone pc sync thing. Yes very strange situation. I strongly recommend you to take it to the apple retail store. But should its warranty expired, would help if you make a call before you go.

Hard Drive failed now time capsule connecting to backup volume for hours

My main hard drive went bad. I had a spare in my machine. I installed osx on the spare and then migrated all of my data from my time capsule (which had worked like a champ). I am now running fine again and I have all my files, music, apps, everything I had before my hard drive went bad. Now the only problem I have is when I try to connect to time capsule now, there is a little window which reads "connecting to backup volume". It has been this way for hours and I suspect there is something amiss. If it were simply preparing and looking to see what has changed, it would have connected. Can anyone help me out on this problem? I would truly appreciate it.

John,
*Reboot Time Capsule*
Unplug the TC from the wall outlet.
Wait 10-15 seconds.
Re-plug it in again.
After it has restarted (30-60 seconds), does it show up in Airport Utilities?
If not try "Rescan" again from the File Menu.
Next, if you want to continue using the TC for Time Machine backups do the following:
*Reselect Your Time Machine Disk*
Go to System Preferences --> Time Machine.
Use the slider on the left to turn “OFF” Time Machine.
Click the "Change Disk..." button.
Select "None" and click "Stop Backing Up".
Now click "Choose Backup Disk" and reselect your backup hard disk again.
Now use the slider on the left to turn “ON” Time Machine.
Close System Preferences and try backing up again.
*Full Backup After Full Restore*
Bear in mind that in all cases Time Machine will perform a full backup after a full restore. This is normal. Time Machine will resume incremental backups after the full backup has completed. To view previous backups, Control-click or right-click the Time Machine icon in your Dock or Option-click the Time Machine menu extra and Choose "Browse Other Time Machine Disks," then select your previous backup volume. You will enter Time Machine and be able to browse your previous back ups and restore files. (http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1338)
So even on unchanged hardware, if you reinstall your system software and restore your user data, Time Machine starts anew, and you will not be able to resume backing up with the same history as the previous backups.
While there may be ways to fool/hack Time Machine into recognizing previous backups without performing another full backup, they are likely rather elaborate.
Ultimately, though, in a couple of months, all the effort to preserve old backups may seem pointless. After all, Time Machine will eventually purge away that data anyways as it replaces it with new files.
It may simply be easier to begin a fresh series of backups while saving the previous backups until your satisfied that you have enough history built up. Then delete the old backups.
Let us know if the above helped.
Cheers!

Time Capsule Connection failed

Hello together.
I was hoping that 10.5.3 will solve my problem but it wasn't the case.
When I open finder and try to access the TC always for the first time I get the connection failed message. When I click on harddisk and than back to TC the connection is working.
This is strange! What to do?
Need help, this is driving my crazy....

I had the same problem and the way I fixed it was as follows:
In the desktop click on Macintosh HD
In the left panel of the window you will see Time capsule as a share drive
When you click on this shared drive it says "Connection failed"
However in the right side there should be a button which says "Connect as"
Click on this button and then it will ask you for a password (which is the same as the password you used to set up TC)
Hope this helps others (although it sounds too simple)
Mac OS X 10.5.2
Airport Utility 7.3.1
MacBook Pro

Time Capsule connection

Hi all
My Mac Pro is currently hardwired into a router for internet access. I have a Time Capsule that I want to use for backup but also as a wifi point for an iPad or Macbook but not as wireless internet access for my Mac Pro (my main computer). I have tried setting up all kinds of networks but just can't seem to get it to work, subsequently the Time Capsule is just a piece of desk jewellery (and I've had it since they first came out a few years ago)
Is it possible to have the Time Capsule set up in this way, hardwired for internet and backup on one computer but wireless access point for others? I'm not even sure where I'd plug my router into, the Mac Pro or Time Capsule!
I'm not up to speed with networking so any help I get would be appreciated.
Thanks all

scamp134 wrote:
My Mac Pro is currently hardwired into a router for internet access. I have a Time Capsule that I want to use for backup but also as a wifi point for an iPad or Macbook but not as wireless internet access for my Mac Pro (my main computer).
Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
Try this: Connect the Time Capsule to the router with an Ethernet cable into the Time Capsule's WAN port. Connect another Ethernet cable between one of your Macs and a LAN port of the Time Capsule. Launch AirPort Utility. You should see the Time Capsule on the left. Select it and click "Manual Setup". In the AirPort panel, Time Capsule tab, give the Time Capsule a name and password.In the AirPort panel, Wireless tab, set "Wireless Mode" to "Create a wireless network". Fill in the rest of the fields of that panel. In the Internet panel, Internet Connection tab, set "Connection Sharing" to "Off (Bridge Mode)". Click "Update". Once the Time Capsule restarts is its status light green? If so see if you can connect to it wirelessly. If the status light is amber, use the Summary panel of AirPort Utility to investigate why it's not happy.

Time Capsule connection failure

My Airport Time Capsule has a "Connection failure" message in my finder. The actual device flahes orange, it has been doing this for a while but it hasn't been a problem until now. I've always been able to connect through it to WiFi and backup wirelessly. Now My wifi is connected but I can't back up my time machine. I'm not sure how to "reset" it, and it doesn't seem to have any other problem when I looked at the diagnostics. The "Connect As" doesn't work either as it says I need to check my network connection.
Thanks for the help

Reboot the TC alone..
No luck reboot the whole network.. restart in correct order.
Modem.. TC.. wait 2min for each.
Clients.
No luck.. are you on Mavericks.. we will need to detail a whole full network reset to factory and overhaul.
To do that we need full network info. Models and versions of everything.

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