Time Capsule Impacting email????

I am having this problem with my iMac, an old iBook, and a MacBook Pro...started a few weeks ago. I have three different email accounts in the house (2 comcast and .me). The iMac and the iBook use Entourage and the MacBook uses MAIL.
We had no problems until a few weeks ago when every computer could no longer send Emails. We could download all accounts onto all 3 computers using 2 different mail apps but we couldn't send. From entourage trying to send comcast I get the following message...An operation on the server timed out. The server may be down, overloaded, or there may be too much net traffic.
All 3 computers are using 10.5.6. But this problem occurred before any upgrades, etc. We have tried deleting accounts and starting from scratch....we check libraries and permissions. We have changed port numbers. We are now forced to access the email from the webapps provided by mobileMe and Comcast but it is still a pain in the neck. Also..all the accounts can send and receive via iPod touches in the house. The iMac connects via ethernet to the Time Capsule and both laptops connect via wifi. Doesn't matter which computer, which mail account, or which mail app...we can't send....receiving is OK.
The only thing they have in common is Time Capsule (v 7.4.1....problem started before firmware update)...could something in a TC setting be impacting this? I updated TC firmware last week and rebooted but nothing. VERY FRUSTRATING..I will try anything at this point.

Stuart, welcome to the discussions. A few thoughts:
First, power down your modem completely. There may be a battery in the unit and if so, pull it. Wait a few hours before you power back up. Actually, if you could keep it powered off overnight, that would be even better.
Power down your Time Capsule before you power the modem back up. Once the modem has been up for 10-15 minutes power the Time Capsule back up. See if that helps.
If no luck, contact your ISP and ask them to check the connection. It is possible that the ISP may be blocking outgoing mail.
If still no luck, try connecting one of your computers directly to the modem to see if that will allow you to send mail. If you can send mail this way, this would indicate that the Time Capsule is blocking the outgoing connection. If the problem points to the Time Capsule, try a hard reset to reconfigure the unit again. The hard reset will not erase any backups you already have on the unit.
Hope this helps.

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Time Capsule and email?

I've been reading conflicting information. Can I with using Time Machine and Time Capsule will it also back up my email along with the other stuff Time Machine does?

Quoting from About Mail:
"If you set up Time Machine to back up files on your computer, your mailboxes and their contents have been backed up regularly, based on the schedule you set for Time Machine. You can use Time Machine to quickly recover previous versions of your mailboxes."

Time Capsule made sent/trash email folders disappear - help!

I turned on Time Capsule for my wife's Mac. It did a backup. Now she says all her sent e-mail (Mac email app) is gone. Trash too. How do I get this stuff back for her? and keep it there? She is not too happy. I am annoyed at Apple.

Time Machine so you mean.. Time Capsule is a router with a hard disk. it cannot do anything on your wife's computer.
Time Machine is not going to delete files on your computer.. whether it succeeds or fails at backup.. it won't wipe files. Make sure she is logged in correctly.. it would be best to log out and log back into the machine.
Check in the TM backup if the emails are there.. but you should restore them to another location so you don't make it worse.
See Pondini on various types of recovery.. apple mail has specific info.

Outlook emails onto Time Capsule

I need to be able to access easily old Outlook emails as if they were on my Macs Hard Drive. I would like to use my Time Capsules HD to do this as well as storing other files/folders from my old PC, I guess I'm trying to set it up as a wireless cloud type arrangment except without clogging up my internet connection. Another way to easily explain it.......I'm running my new Mac as well as my old PC side by side as I need info of it...

Why not just copy the PST outlook files to the Mac? And use outlook in Mac version.. MS office. It can surely import or directly open the PST file.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2413370
You can just open the PST file if you need an email..
Otherwise keep the PC running until you have finished all you need to refer to. It is rather short sighted to simply dispose of a computer if you actually need access to it. And it is always easier to access from the native software and application that was used than any imported version.

Finding password email in time capsule backup file

My iMac died last week and is in the Apple shop getting a new logic board and hard drive.
In the meantime, there is a web site that I want to access, but I don't have the password. My iMac always recalls the file when I used to log in from there.
I've used the "Back-in-Time" application to access some files from my Time Capsule while using my laptop. Is there a way to find a web site password? (I've already tried the 'forgot your password' link, and for some reason it did not send the password to me).
I also know I have an email in Apple Mail with the password on it. They sent it to me when I originally joined the site. Is there a way to search for specific emails from "Back-in-Time"?

VecchieAbitudini wrote:
Can I use it as storage (iTunes library, iPhoto pictures, iMovie stuff...) directly from iMac ? Is it visible as a normal network drive where I can store files ?
Yes, but as Bob says, your best bet will be to create one or more +disk images+ (via Disk Utility, in your Applications/Utilities folder) for that data.
The reason for this is, Time Machine is designed to use all the space available to it for backups; once it's full, TM begins deleting the oldest backup(s) when it needs room for new ones.
Thus making +disk image(s)+ will reserve a certain amount of space that Time Machine can't fill.
Also, be sure you have other backups of any data you put there. When the TC's disk fails (and all disk drives fail, sooner or later), you may lose anything on it.

Time Capsule Blocking Verizon Email

My Time Capsule is blocking Verizon email. The problem is on the wired and wireless connections. It seems clear that the email is getitng through the modem and then getting blocked by the Time Capsule. I am running OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 on my imac but the problem is also present on my iphone 5 and my macbook air.

To provide a little more info, Verizon is not my internet provider; TWC is. The airport is plugged into a dedicated modem (not a modem/router combo device). The verizon email addresses are the only ones that don't come through.

Trouble getting emails from a Time Capsule Back Up following HD Death

Happy 2015.
I am having trouble getting my old emails back from a Time Capsule back up.
I had set Time Machine to back up onto my Time Capsule which it seemed to be doing just fine. My hard drive then completely died. I took it to a reputable local repair shop who had to replace the drive as the Old Drive was completely fried.
I am up and running with the New Drive but Time Capsule wont recognise the back up of the Old Drive for me to get email (or anything else back). Isn't this the whole point of Time capsule? The back up is definitely there on my Time Capsule.
I only need to get the emails back. Would Migration Assistant help me to just get the emails back or would that mean I am effectively starting again with the back up copy of the Old Drive as my new starting point. I would prefer not to do this if possible as there is new file etc on the New Drive.
I suppose one thing I could do is save all my new file and emails created on the New Drive since the the Old Drive Death to an external device. Use Migration Assistant to start again on the New Drive with the last back up of the Old Drive and than import all the post Drive Death files and emails. Would prefer not to do this if there is an easier way.
I am on a mid-2007 iMac 24" running 10.9.5
All suggestions gratefully received.

You can import just the emails.
See Pondini. Q15 here.
http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
There is a special section for mail.
Assuming you mean Apple Mail
There is plenty of info here about Migration.
http://pondini.org/TM/Home.html

Change to a "static" IP address impact time capsule backup?

It just hit me that another thing I've done since my last backup is change from the DHCP (?) IP assigning to a static IP address. Also set up some "port forwarding" for a few sites.
Could that be why time capsule is now forever "preparing?" I have added a lot of content but I let it sit for 24 hours with no change in status. I'm wondering if somehow the IP address is screwing this thing up. I don't think so but what do I know? =)
Thx.

I'm not too familiar with FileMaker Pro, but if you like to give static IP addresses to anything you would have to use DHCP Reservations using Airport Utility.
Open Airport Utility, select the Time Capsule device, click Manual Setup, navigate the Internet icon, then the DHCP tab, you'll see DHCP Reservations towards the bottom.

Previous Time Capsule Limits

I have the previous version of the Time Capsule (1TB) and I have it connected to 3 apple TVs and 4 Airport Express for coverage extension. Because we have a large family, there are 6-7 personal devices (iPad, iPod, etc.) connected.
One of the aTVs can't connect to the internet unless I reboot the TC. Is there a limit to the number of devices the previous model can cope with.
Alternatively, is there a diagnostic I can run on the TC to check it is all working OK?
Thanks,

Ok.. first thing is to definitely take the TC back to 7.6.1 or even 7.5.2 firmware. The new firmware definitely struggles with this setup.. you can see the horror stories in the posts around here. It gives range and throughput issues.. although since it only just came out, I am guessing the issue existed prior to that.. or is this new problem??
When you have a reasonably large network, do as much as you can over ethernet.
For example, if you have ethernet running to the AE near the ATV, are you using ethernet on the ATV?
You are going to hate me.. (that is ok.. lots do!!)
But to fix this up you are going to need to start over. And you are going to need to take full control of the wireless network. That means all the auto settings in the TC and the express used as AP have to be manually set by you.
You are "der führer" of the network. (toothbrush moustache optional).
You also need to use a better utility than v6.. if you really want to see what is going on.. (v6 is a toy.. it has no ability to access the logging on any apple router.. why apple why??) Do you have a computer running Lion or earlier OS? If so just use 5.6 utility.
What cable modem do you have? Is the wireless still active on that? If so you have far too much wireless going on. Kill the wireless in the cable router.
Take the TC and all the express units back to 7.6.1 firmware (the TC itself maybe back to 7.5.2 as you can upgrade again later if necessary). You will need to do it one by one with the device plugged into the computer I think.. that is the only reliable and safe way at least.
What version express are they?? The new type A1392 or the older A1264?
Once you have done that.. set up the TC.
Use all SMB names.. that is, short, no spaces pure alphanumeric.
eg TC name. .TCGen3
Wireless name TC24ghz for 2.4ghz.. and use TC5ghz for 5ghz wireless.. set name under wireless network options.
Use WPA2 Personal security only.. a passkey of 12 or so characters is generally plenty. pure alphanumeric mix of upper and lower case plus numbers.
Finally radio channels.. Please set these yourself. There are only 3 non-overlapping channels at 2.4ghz, 1, 6, 11 (13 in Aus). We will set each AP to one of these channels.. but 5ghz will also have to be set.. use the lower range, 36, 38, 40.. any of them is probably ok.. range is not that good anyway.
Once you have that setup and marked to allow the network to be extended, you can then setup the express to connect either by wireless to extend wireless.. remember this has a big impact on speed and should be avoided as far as possible.
With those ones that are working as AP plugged in by ethernet. Use identical name.. identical security and password.. but different channel. So use say 6 for the TC, channel 1 for AE1 and channel 11 or 13 for AE2.. the extend will be also on 6 so that won't matter.. if the AE are new dual band type.. also set the 5ghz name and security to match the TC but with different channels.
Do you hate me yet??
You can email me direct and I will try and help you if you have some questions.
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Nas raid connected to my Apple Time Capsule Router

Hi,
I have the Apple Time Capsule 2TB router. I am looking into getting a Sans Digital USB 3 SATA 6 5 bay RAID enclosure and adding at first 3 2TB WD RED HDDs. Configured as RAID 5.
my question is this...
Can I hook the Sands Digital to the Apple Router? Does the Apple Router support this configuration? I emailed Sans Digital but they did not know the answer.
Right not I am using my ipad3 to connect to the Time Capsule router and it works great I tried connecting a single HDD formated as Fat32 to test and that works great. The streaming from the apple router to the ipad is a little slow. this is streaming my Canon 60D mov files. The bit rate is just a little to fast for the 100mb wireless. Somebody like Apple needs to develop a Gb wireless technology. I can't believe the industry is not working on this. If Apple and others want the ipad to be a completely wireless device then this needs to happen, IMHO.
John

Can I hook the Sands Digital to the Apple Router? Does the Apple Router support this configuration? I emailed Sans Digital but they did not know the answer.
It probably won't work. I have gone through this with someone else.. unless the raid presents to the TC as if it is a single plain drive it will fail.
Use a proper NAS via ethernet. not USB.. ever.. even USB3. The amount of stuff involved in raid. just make it hard for the computer to handle. The NAS is self contained with full OS. It presents to the computer as network drive which is what you want.
he streaming from the apple router to the ipad is a little slow. this is streaming my Canon 60D mov files. The bit rate is just a little to fast for the 100mb wireless. Somebody like Apple needs to develop a Gb wireless technology. I can't believe the industry is not working on this. If Apple and others want the ipad to be a completely wireless device then this needs to happen, IMHO.
John
Apple have released the new AC version TC a few months back.. the AC version iPad will doubtless come out in the next revision or maybe the one after.. it depends on power consumption which is probably a lot higher than standard N wireless. If this has a big impact on battery life. For now the new AC version (which is supposedly gigabit wireless.. no wireless is ever half of its claimed speed of course).. will do you no good since the wireless at both ends must match.

How can I print via the AirPort Time Capsule on a Windows 7?

Hey,
First of all, I am really inexperienced about all these things. I have a MacBook from 2009 with OSX Lion and a PC Windows 7 x64. I have got a time capsule (https://www.mikepalmer.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/apple-time-capsule.jpg) connected to my router
and then another router in my room (probably working as an acces point) to which I wirelessly connect my Windows 7.
The thing is that I can see the printer (HP Laserjet P1005) from my Mac but I don't know how to add it to my windows. On a previous PC I added a printer to the time capsule's IP 192.168.1.2 and printed with a considerable delay that way.
As you can see I don't understand how networks work, how IP's work, or how ports work in this matter.
Any help will be much appreciated!!

Hi PGMLEBL,
I am not familiar with Mac product, the best way is ask the HP printer support for the detail support, generally if we know the printer IP address we can add it through add
a network printer, you may can refer the following third party article to add the printer:
how to install a network printer using TCP/IP in Windows 7
http://www.jmu.edu/computing/helpdesk/selfhelp/win7tcpipprinting.shtml
I’m glad to be of help to you!
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WiFi no longer working with new Time Capsule-can you help please?

Hi all,
Just received my new Time Capsule (TC). It was a little problematic setting up, but probably due to my now choosing to increase my security from WEP to WPA as the TC set-up assistant suggests. Since then, I have had numerous problems getting my other computers and now my iPhone to connect with WiFi.
The problem is that despite entering all the new settings and WPA passwords for my connection with the TC, the iPhone will either momentarily recognize and go to wifi or simply stay on Edge.
On the former, with wifi active, as soon as I go to iTunes, Safari or check email, it reverts to Edge. On the latter, despite resetting, entering password, or tapping Settings and selecting my wifi connection, it will NOT connect and stays on Edge.
(Now, I'm on Edge! I'm bummed that with new hardware I have new problems that didn't exist before!)
Can someone who had this same problem tell me how they resolved it.
Here's the one clue I have, but would rather not resort to: When I first set up the TC, I had it on WEP with a WDS Network, and everything was working great and FAST! Now that I have increased the security—I will be backing up 3 computers to the TC—my iPhone and other computers seem to have intermittent or no wifi connection as a result.)

Irving Gonzales,
If your computers are 802.11N capable, you might want to try an advanced setup that might help your Time Machine speeds some. I have not personally tested it, so it is just a personal theory at this point.
First, in a mixed environment the 802.11N clients all get slowed down.
First, configure the TC for 802.11N only.
Second, connect the Airport Express via ethernet to the Time Capsule
Third, configure the Airport Express for bridged mode (doesn't give out IP addresses), and for its own wireless network with a different name than the Time Capsule.
Have any 802.11b/g clients like the iPhone join the Airport Express' network.
Thank you,
Nathan C.

Time Capsule - OS Upgrade and External Hard Drive

Hi, This is my first request and am happy to have found this community helpful so far. It has answered many of my previous questions because somebody else had already asked. However, this time I’m not able to get all the answers since I have specific questions. Please help.
I have a Macbook (late 2008 Aluminum) with 2GB memory, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GHz running Leopard. I just went and bought these to start an upgrade project–
a. CD for Snow Leopard
b. Time Capsule
c. 4 GB memory (2*2GB)
d. 1 External Hard Drive – 1 TB Seagate GoFlex (running out of space in 160GB macbook)
I will buy these applications via Mac App Store after I have the OS upgrade:
e. iPhoto ‘11
f. iMovie ‘11
I have successfully connected time capsule and configured it as my router and have set it up as the time machine backup device (what a breeze!). Also, I have taken the first full backup of macbook and am ready to go. Before I go ahead with next steps, I have few questions:
Should I install the new memory first and then Snow Leopard or doesn’t matter?
Any advice for my memory upgrade? I found the instruction manual in Apple’s site and am planning to do it myself.
Any advice for my Snow Leopard upgrade or anything to be cautious about? I believe the instructions after I pop in the CD will be self-explanatory.
After I have done the Snow Leopard Upgrade, I believe I will still have access to my files in the time machine backup in TC from before the OS upgrade? The reason I ask is I am planning to delete/move files after the OS upgrade.
FYI – After the Snow Leopard Upgrade, I will upgrade to iPhoto ’11 and iMovie ’11 from ’08. I have the latest iTunes.
After I have Snow Leopard, iPhoto/iMovie ’11, I will connect the EHD to the TC USB port and am planning to move the iTunes Media and iMovie project/events to the EHD (found the instructions on this) and delete the media from the macbook internal drive to relieve space. Say, just in case my EHD crashes in the next 2 days after I do this, will I still be able to recover the previous media/project files from Time Capsule? Or do I need to copy the iTunes Media and iMovie project/events into the Time Capsule manually before I move it into EHD? Basically, I want to make sure I have 2 copies of my media, 1 in TC and 1 in EHD, since I am deleting it from mac’s IHD.
Now say I have the EHD connected to TC via USB and have moved my all media and movie projects into the EHD. So macbook is accessing the EDH wirelessly, as the source for iTunes and iMovie media. For performance or portability, if I plug my EHD directly into the macbook, can it seamlessly recognize it as the media source for iTunes and iMovie or are there any settings involved? I am just wondering since via the TC it was a shared drive, and now it’s a plugged-in EHD.
I know that Time Machine does incremental backups. Is there an explanation on this as to what is meant by hourly, daily and weekly backups and what are the copies made? I heard the hourly are replaced by daily backups and the daily are replaced by weekly, what does that mean?
This may not impact me now, but may be soon. Is it true that once TC is full, time machine will delete copies of the oldest backup? My concern is that I want to somehow conserve today’s backup for good. Is that do able?
Should I be concerned that time machine backs up every hour, since it may reduce my macbook’s performance during the backups? I know a way to reduce the backup frequency, am just trying to understand if it’s necessary to do so?
How do I use my time capsule as an external hard drive? The reason is I have another PC from which I want to copy files and store in TC as a backup.
I know I have many questions, but am hoping to get your expert advice. Thank you.

Hello, seems like you wanted to do pretty much what i wanted to do. that is free up space on lap top. But still have instant access to your itunes stuff. I found a solution that works for me.
I have a portable WD hdd attached to my time capsule via usb, i then access both through the capsules wireless connection, using the TC for time machine.
The Apple tv then accesses my itunes lib through my MBP via TC's wireless. I did however connect the WD Hdd directly to my MBP for the initial transfer to the apple tv, but itunes seems to find the lib as long as its there, doesnt matter if its connected to MBPs usb or the TCs usb. Sometimes it might revert to the default location, but i've found that if you click on a song it still plays, then if you close then reopen itunes every thing goes back to your external hdd...
Which means if you go away or want your itunes lib on the move you just need a little WD hdd.
I'm not totally sure if its worked yet but i connected my WD hdd to my MBP vie usb and told the TC to back up that too by going to options in TM preferences, seems to have worked, not sure if it would work while connected to the TC usb connection, doesnt seem to.
NB:Before you do this do a back up of everything in you Itunes Lib on your TC incase you screw up.
(For easy transfer of your itunes lib go to preferences on itunes and create a folder called iTunes Music on your Hdd then close preferences and allow itunes to do its thing, then in itunes go to
file - library - consolidate library, itunes. Itunes then makes a copy of all music on your new hdd. I then deleted the tunes off my MBP)
Just make sure you open your finder and click on the TC to wake the drive before you open Itunes other wise you'll have to go in to preferences and keep altering the location for your itunes folder. which can take i tunes a while.
This method seems to cope with video and music just fine.
Well hope that wasn't too confusing, as i confuse myself at times.
Good Luck.........

I just bought a new 2TB time capsule and I am so frustrated that I cant get any help!!!!!

Yesterday, I bought a new (4th gen) 2TB TC to replace by mid 2007 500gb TC. I did this simple to upgrade the wirelass capability to the very latest as the wifi in our home is intermittent. I also bought a Zepplin recently so that i could use Airplay to stream music but the wifi is also intermittent, it works when it wants to and not usually when when i want it too!! Hence the purchase of a new TC for £249.
The instructions on the Apple site and in the instruction book all say it is so easy to set up the TC and the wireless network.
So here I am , 24 hours later and frustrated at having spent hours and hours and gotten no-where. Ive logged calls with Apple Support and even though I am sat by the phone they keep emailing me saying they've tried to reach me and if I still need help then to rearrange a call!! But I'm here!!!
Here's my problem (apart from the desire to take the TC back and get a refund)...
- when I open Airport Utility (6.2), I get a picture that shows the world and the word Internet with a line to the time capsule but all the instructions that I have found and read say that I should get a dialogue box that lists the devices on the left hand side. The instructions with the TC say I open AU and follow the instructions and prompts - what instructions and prompts, there arnt any!!!
- also, the picture does NOT pick up the 2 airport expressess in the house that I used to extend the wirelass network on the previous TC
- there is no option to extend the wireless network
- every now and then the TC light goes Yellow and airport utility "looses" the TC
- TC seems to want to back up the entire MAC (c350gb) but it is doing so at a very slow speed and only did about 2.5gb over night. I dont mind a whole new backup to the new TC but it cant be right that it will take 19 days (the last time I looked!)
My main frustration is that the so-called simple instructions dont seem to replate at all to my system and I'm frustrated because I dont know where to go to get any help....and if Apple email me one more time to say they cant reach me then I will definately take the TC back!!
Can anyone help me?
p.s. sorry for the rant, i though this would be a half hour job to upgrade my wirelass and is turning into a nightmare!

Unfrotunately, this sounds like a dead TC.
- also, the picture does NOT pick up the 2 airport expressess in the house that I used to extend the wirelass network on the previous TC
- there is no option to extend the wireless network
You need to reconfigure the Expresses to rejoin the TC's network via a factory reset.

Can I use Extreme with Time Capsule to extend my gateway router and still use Capsule as "external HD"?

Bought Airport Extreme with Time Capsule version 7.7.2 with 2 Terabytes Feb 2014. It was probably an expensive mistake, but after searching for weeks for a external hard drive, it seemed reasonably priced to just use the capsule as my external hard drive for the price I paid. Spend an hour with Apple Care to get it working-had to use ethernet cord to my iMac OS 10.8.5 processor 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5. I did not "need" the airport as we have a Winstream SAGEMCOM modem/router (Sagemfast 1704) But, I was desperate and about to lose my old external hard drive with literally had 3 computers worth of information on it. It had already "died" once, but got it back, so once I got the airport/capsule and was told I just paid for an expensive HD, I had no time to take it back to get something else-I had to transfer my info right then. We (Apple Care) could not get it to work as a HD wirelessly. It may be because it was being set up for the first time; I don't know. I was hoping I would get a transcript of all done so I could do it myself if needed later on, but when I looked at my email-they didn't do that. (Don't know if that is normal, I was used to other "techs" sending the email.) So now I really want to try to move my airport and "extend" our wifi as it said on the "box" that you could do...
Our Windstream router had to be placed in the lower level at the bottom of our stairs. The stairway is "open" (no door going down the steps). I want to place the Extreme at the top of the stairs so that we can use some things in our offices or not have Netflix on our TV lose connectivity when we all are on our computers.
I know I need an ethernet cord to connect directly with the modem/router to the Airport Extreme. I don't know what I will need to do after I connect it as it was so goofy when we set it up the first time (With the app it would disappear and not show up..) But my biggest concern is will I be able to still use the capsule as my hard drive and will I be able to do it wirelessly? (Even with it connected by ethernet, every day I have to re-connect to it before I can click on anything on the hard drive. It never shows up on it's own as my old HD did. That drives me nuts.) I do back up using the Time Capsule feature as well. I appreciate any help.

I am still willing to plug in the ethernet cord to the modem/router and try it IF I was able to get a step by step instructions..
Connecting the Time Capsule (TC) to the existing Winstream by Ethernet would be the basis for a roaming type network. This type of network allows you to basically "roam" with a wireless client and connect to either router. This, in essence, would provide you with an "extended" wireless network. The Apple routers can work with just about any manufacturers' routers in this fashion.
The keys to having a successful roaming network are as follows:
The routers must be interconnected by Ethernet.
Both routers will broadcast their own Wi-Fi network, but MUST use the same Network Name (or SSID), wireless security type (WPA or WPA2), and wireless password.
The TC MUST be reconfigured as a bridge.
Connect a single Ethernet cable between one of the Winstream's LAN ports and the WAN (circle of dots) port on the TC.
The basic steps are:
Power-down the Winstream.
Perform a "factory default" reset on the TC. Leave the TC powered-down after the reset has completed.
Connect the TC to the Winstream using an Ethernet cable.
Power-up the Winstream. Wait at least 10-15 minutes to allow it to initialize.
Power-up the TC. Wait at least 5 minutes to allow it to initialize. (Note: Since we just reset the TC it will be performing as a wireless router that will be broadcasting an unsecured Wi-Fi network with a Network Name of something like: Apple Network NNNNNN)
Connect your computer to the Winstream's Wi-Fi network.
Run the AirPort Utility. select the TC, and then, select Edit.
Go to the Network tab.
Change the Router Mode option to: Off (Bridge Mode)
Select the Wireless tab.
Verify that the Network Mode option is set to: Create a wireless network
For Wireless Network Name, enter the Wi-Fi network name used by the Winstream.
For Wireless Security, select the equivalent security type that is used by the Winstream. (Note: Use "WPA/WPA2 Personal" if the Winstream is using WPA/TKIP. Use "WPA2 Personal" is the Winstream is using WPA2/AES.
For Wireless Password, enter the same password used by the Winstream.
Select Update and allow the TC to restart.
As far as your external HD, yes you should still be able to use it as before.

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