Time Capsule Disk Not Unmounting After Backup

I had been using a TC for time machine backups. The TC was connected by ethernet cable to an AEBS that I used for my internet connection. The TC was used for the backups only. I was having problems with the AEBS so for a few days I reconfigured the TC to to provide my wifi connection from my modem but turned off time machine backups until I sorted things out. I've now replaced the AEBS with a new one and have gone back to connecting the TC to it by ethernet cable and using it only for the backups (wireless mode off). The backups are happening without any issues but for some reason after the backup is complete the hard drive/disk image that mounts on my desktop during the backup does not unmount. I can manually do this in Finder or by dragging it to the trash.
Is there some setting for this or have I messed something up when I reconfigured the TC for backups only?

I had the same problem; timecapusule disk could not mount. I got this message when I wanted to make a backup for the first time on a brand new computer (MacBook Pro).
I found out that the computer had no computername (prefrences -> sharing). When I entered a computer name the backup started.
I think the computer did not have a name because all settings were copied using the Migration Tool. I think the computer name is not copied as it is a new computer. It is left empty! The computer should get at least a default name.
Apple -> please fix this!

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