Time Capsule disappears from device list when wireless is toggled

When I toggle wireless on and off, either via profile or Airport > Wireless, sometimes my base station disappears from the list of devices in Airport Utility:
Has anyone else seen this? My Time Capsule reappears after I close and reopen Airport Utility.

I may not be understanding what you mean but unless you have the TC connected via ethernet it will disappear when you turn airport off, it would come back up when you turn it on but it may take a few minutes.

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I'm running a Mac Mini with 10.7, Lion Server, and Server Admin Tools along with a Time Capsule 802.11n (1st Generation).
After I add the base station (you can see my steps below) the base station restarts and then disappears from the list. The base station is then ignored:
Sat Jul 23 11:47:41 2011 : Error: Ignoring request to authentication address * port 1812 from unknown client 10.0.1.1 port 65530
This is because it's not listed as a known base station in the radius config (as far as I can tell). No other errors (than the one above) listed in either radiusconfig Log or radiusd Log. I cannot figure out how to add the base station to the list! Do I need to just manually add it to the clients.conf? If I do that, I feel like I probably won't get any of the special features that come with the Server managing the base station. Has anyone else experience this?
The base station does get the configuration from the server when I set it up, it switches from WPA 2 Personal to WPA 2 Enterprise with a shared secret, the correct IP and port 1812.
The server does not have a firewall configured or enabled (for simplicity while configuring this...)
Here's how I set up Radius:
Selected the Time Capsule from the Hardware list in Server.app
Checked the box for "Allow user name and password login over wi-fi"
Opened up the Server Admin.app and selected my server
Expanded to choose RADIUS
Chose Configure RADIUS Service
Allowed all users
Selected my Base Station and entered the password
Used my default certificate
Accepted the default options
Let the Time Capsule restart
After the Time Capsule was back online, Base Stations lists 0 base stations.
Clicked on the Base Stations Tab and Chose Browse, selected the base station, entered the password, let the Time Capsule Restart, it shows up in the list, but when the list is refreshed, the Time Capsule no longer appears in the list.
Clicked on the add button ("+") and Added the information manually, set a shared secret, and let the Time Capsule restart, it shows up in the list, but when the list is refreshed, the Time Capsule no longer appears in the list.
Using Terminal, manually tried to add the Base Station: radiusconfig --capture-base-station 10.0.1.1 10.0.1.254
Entered a shared secret
Time Capsule restarted, was never listed in the radius config

Hello, I am having the same exact problem. Have you figured out a solution?
Please let me know!

Time capsule disappears from airport utility and finder while wifi still works

I am connected through my time capsule as wifi router.
Sometimes, while connected to the TC's wifi, the time capsule disapears from the finder and from the airport utility.
This leads to my time machine not backing up.

Thank you for your idea. However, after having imported the setup of the previous TC and having experienced problems, I had already done a factory reset and configured everything from scratch! Without using the profile. So I think we can safely exclude a problem connected with importing the older profile, which was in fact my first idea.
On the other side, I haven't tried your suggestion to give separate names to the 5 and 2,4 GHz wireless signals. I'll try this evening, as a last attempt before sending the TC back to Apple. BTW, I put my old TC back in place, and apart from the fact that the disk is noisy and almost full it works without a glitch. Which makes a software or configuration issue less likely, I believe.

Time Capsule disappears from desktop

Hello,
since the last update to version 7.6.3 Time Capsule disappears after about 150 seconds from the desktop. This disturbs my workflow quite strong, because I use the Time Capsule not only as a Time Machine backup, but also as a network storage. Where can I set that the Time Capsule will remain permanently on the desktop?
Thank you for your kind assistance.
Franz
PS: Please excuse my bad english.

Hi Jay,
1. start the Airport-Utility
2. click on „Manual Setup“
3. click on „Version“ („Overview“ Sreen –> third row)
4. choose the Firmware Version you want to install
After downgrading the Time Capsule restarts automatically and does no longer disappear from the desktop after a while.
Although I am not an english native speaker I hope that the guidance is understandable.
Greetings from Cologne, Germany
Franz

Time Capsule disappears from Wireless connections

I use a Time capsule with a variety of wireless and wired Macs and have continous problems with the wireless Macs using time machine.   A reboot of the Time Capsule will fix the issue for a few days but then it will disappear when Time Machine tries to connect,   The wired machines have no problem and can always get connection to the Time Capsule wen Time Machine wants to backup.
It appears to be an issue with the AFP server on the Time Capsule. When connecting to the Time Capsule using "Go To Server" from finder, the wireless machines can always connect using smb, but when Time Machine is not working they fail to connect using afp.
Has anyone else seen this behaviour. Given I can always connect using smb, it does appear to be some form of software issue on the Time Capsule. The
Time Capsule is running the latest version of firmware 7.6.1 and the Macs are 10.8.2.   The issue has been the same since 10.7.

Well decided the best approach is to use a script to reboot the Time Capsule on a regular basis. Had to hack some previous scripts on the Web to get to work using AirPort Utility 5.6.
tell application "AirPort Utility 5.6" to activate
delay 2
tell application "System Events"
          tell application process "AirPort Utility 5.6"
                    tell window "AirPort Utility 5.6"
select row 2 in table 1 in scroll area 1
                              delay 1
                              click button "Manual Setup"
                              delay 1
                    end tell
                    click menu item "Restart…" in menu "Base Station" in menu bar 1
delay 1
                    tell window "AirPort Utility 5.6 - Robert Halliday's Time Capsule"
                              click button "Continue" in sheet 1
                    end tell
          end tell
end tell
delay 10
tell application "AirPort Utility 5.6" to quit
Anyone more familiar with Applescript, improvements welcome. The script does appear to have problem reliably performing the click on the menu. It appears to work some of the time!?
The along with a calendar event as will as a scheduled on/off using Energy Saver should allow for a regular reboot - giving the script works!

Time Capsule disappears from network, but still routes. Forced to reboot.

My Time Capsule (approx 3 months old) operating properly for about 2 months, routing and Time Machine for 2 Macs.
Recently it has started disappearing from the network, Airport Util and Time Machine. After a reboot, everything will appear fine, but after a 5-15 days or so, it will just vanish again. It will still route network traffic just fine, but is not accessible.
7.5.1
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I did play around with the workgroup on the TC a few times, as Windows comps were having major problems talking to eachother. No longer an issue (winpc's off network) and should not be related.
In the DHCP clients list, there are 2 IPs assigned to clients with the name of the Time Capsule. They both have MAC addresses too (huh?). All other machines connected to the network are accounted for already. I'm assuming this is some function of the TM backup process, as the TC is backing up 2 machines on that network.
I have not tried a hard reset yet, but if this happens again (4 times now, I'm sure it will happen again) I will hard reset and see what happens. I just don't see any reason it should vanish after a week.

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Time Capsule disappears from network

Hi,
I'm using a 2Tb Time Capsule (version 7.6.4), both for backing up my Mac mini and the iMac of my wife, as well as to create the LAN/WLAN at home. I never experienced any problems with it, until starting a few days ago the TC disappears from the network every now and then.
The funny thing is that the green LED is still on while the TC is 'gone', as well as internet access works without problems. After a couple of minutes the TC returns as if nothing would have happened. In case a scheduled backup is initiated while the TC is 'absent', I get an error message from the Time Machine, saying that it didn't find the backup disk. I restarted the TC once, but it didn't help.
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I have been having this issue the last few weeks. TimeMachine reports that it is unable to complete hourly backups and Airport Utility reports the prior seen TC cannot be found.
I have reset each device several times.
Tonight I ran Airport Utility and left it on and the Airport TC alternately reports "Device Not Found" (Internet light is green, Airport light is orange) and then a minute or two later "Reading Settings on Airport" (with both lights green). It then reverts to Device not Found.
This TC has been working just fine for the last 8 or 9 months since I bought it.
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I got a new Time Capsule for Christmas. Our household was using a D-Link router. The network was working fine for a Macbook, iMac, 2 x iPhones, PC Laptop and desktop. The two laptops are upstairs and connect wirelessly to the Time Capsule and an airport Express connected to stereo is set to extend the network.
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Tonight my macbook and pc laptop lost connection with the internet again. I had to physically take the TC and modem of power to get the network back again.
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AirPort Time Capsule disappears from network

I purchased an AirPort Time Capsule (2T) and installed it to our home network. We have Verizon Fios, are connected to the internet via the Verizon router, etc. I installed the Time Capsule per the instructions and our 2 MacBook airs found the Time Capsule. So did our IPads. I also connected our 2 IPhones to the newly created Wi-Fi network.
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No, I did not know this and am installing it as I type.
I did notice that when I first re-boot my PC from the hibernate mode, the Time Capsule is not there in my network, but shows up in about 10 to 20 minutes (estimate). It has shown up each and every time I have used the PC. Awfully strange - when I commented on this forum originally, it did not show up for an hour or so; thus, I asked for help. Now - it shows up each time even if late or takes some time to discover.
Thus, I believe there might be some sort of 'search and find' function, that adds the wi-fi capable Time Capsule once found.
As long as it keeps showing up, as it is now, even if late, I will live with it.
I have been out of hibernate mode for about 10 minutes now - I just looked and Time Capsule is there.
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Time capsule disappears from network but wireless still works

Is this a common problem?

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Router disappears from WiFi list when channel changes

On my Mountain Lion iMac, I've realized that my wireless router disappears every time the channel is changed on it. And for me to be able to find the router again, I have to reset the router and start the setup process all over.
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Over the past 3 months, I've tried all sorts of trouble-shooting steps I could find including the steps you've mentioned.
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I have a question regarding the use of VPNs and the availability of a network (ethernet) connected Time Capsule. I'm using a Time Capsule (3TB from early 2013) that is solely used for Time Machine backups. I have disabled all Time Capsule router settings, and instead rely on my Asus RT-N66U wireless router for all wireless and wired connections - I also have a 10/100/1000 switch for extra ethernet connections (Time Capsule is directly connected to the switch). My MacBook Pro currently uses wi-fi to connect to my local network - I have several network printers and a NAS, and everything works perfectly when I am not VPN'd into my company network.
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Just for edification purposes, I'm using the Cisco AnyConnect VPN software and have enabled the "All local (LAN) access when using VPN" option. Still no dice. Any thoughts?

Routing is being messed up by the VPN or the DNS is not working properly.. either of which amount to the same thing.
Mount the TC in finder using its IP.
Go, Connect to server.
AFP://10.0.1.1 (or whatever IP you have). The complex bit is you are going to need dhcp reservation on the main router to stop the TC from bouncing around its IP address.
Set that in your Asus main router.. but test it immediately before worrying too much.. if you get it mounted in Finder by IP address.. you can also discover it in Airport utility by using its IP directly..
You simply need to manually control things.. type in the IP to help it out.
Also don't forget the ipv6 setup to link-local only on the wireless/ethernet on the computer..
Tell me how this goes.
Once you have the TC mounted in Finder.. have another go with TM.. if it still has issues.. change the name of the TC, make it short, no spaces and pure alphanumeric.. see if that helps.
BTW the windows method of fixing this would be simply edit the hosts file..
Looking it up there is a Mac equivalent.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-edit-the-mac-os-x-hosts-file-and-why-you-mig ht-want-to/
Of course it is essential that the TC does not change IP.. so fix that in the asus as I said and make sure if you shut down and restart the TC it does actually pick up the IP.. you can also try using static IP on the TC as an alternative to bridge this actually works well but is a little more involved to setup..
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