Time Capsule is no longer deteced via WiFi

I have a 1TB Time Capsule(TC) that I purchased some time between 2008 and 2009. It's not dead and is still functioning through ethernet as well as the hard drive. I first noticed the network was not appearing on my iPhone 4. I tried ressetting passwords, but it still would not appear. At this time both my MBP 13 early 2011 and MBP 15 2007 still detected the TC. Now a day later the TC is no longer detected on any of my machines except the Mac Mini it is hard wired to. All of my machines are running 10.7.2, and have the current firmware updates. Airport utility cannot detect the TC either.
Before I do a hard reset on the TC has anyone else had an issue similar to this?
P.S. I checked the webs for known issues and all I could find was dead TC that have serials in the range of XX807XXXXXX - XX814XXXXXX, but mine is in the XX908 . . . range.

Yeah, if you have access to the TC by ethernet it isn't dead.. which is almost like a switch.. usually one day working, next day it won't even turn on.. but wireless can fail.. as can any electronic device.
A reset is worth a go.. see if it then can be accessed and start with simple wireless name and no security. Try using the manual setup and use 2.4ghz on fixed channels.. test on 1, 6, 11 which are the 3 non-overlapping channels.
Is yours a dual band simultaneous? If so also set a different wireless name for 5ghz so the devices that can see both like the MBP cannot just swap band whenever they want. That messes things up chronic.

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    I think I follow.. as I also might be a little Confuzzled in the description.
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    This is how it looks when I join my TC to my non-apple router..
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    Ethernet is turned off.
    Wireless AP is turned off. The TC is now merely a client.. it cannot wireless bridge to the PC.

  • 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
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    I can deal with the last question first and easily.
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    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.
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    Note..
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    TC/AE will reboot after a couple of minutes with default factory settings and will wipe out previous configurations of the router.
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    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.
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    Welcome to the discussions!
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    Click on Time Machine
    Click your Time Capsule to highlight it
    Click Use for Backups
    If that does not do it then delete the "com.apple.TimeMachine.plist" file. It's located as follows:
    Macintosh HD > Library > Preferences
    Restart your computer
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    The resets will not affect any of your backups.

  • I receive a not connected to the internet message several times daily on my iMac connected via airport to a time capsule which accesses the internet via cable modem.. When I input my password to enter network preferences, the connection re-establishes.

    I receive a "not connected to the internet message" several times daily on my iMac connected via airport to a time capsule which accesses the internet via a cable modem. Software/firmware is up to date on the iMac (OSX 10.6.8)  and Tme Capsule(7.5.2). Browser is Safari 5.1.
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    It more of a nuisance than anything and seems to have started ocurring over the past couple of months. I also have a windows XP box also connected to the same cable modem that I never have internet connectivity issues with. I've verified all the physical aspects of the connections and can't see any evidence of any actual drops in the modem logs. I suspect it is just an intermittent communication loss between the Imac and the Time Capsule, but I am not very familiar with Mac equipment yet.
    Just wondering if anyone has experienced a similar problem and what you did (if anything) to resolve it?
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    So, it can join the network as a client and then provide an Ethernet signal to your Time Capsule.
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  • My airport time capsule will no longer allow our iPhones or vizio smart tvs to connect to it, though my iPad air mac mini and mac air connect fine. Why is this? does a recent software update have anything to do with it?

    my airport time capsule will no longer allow our iPhones or vizio smart tvs to connect to it, though my iPad air mac mini and mac air connect fine. Why is this? does a recent software update have anything to do with it?

    What model is your TC? What is the firmware?
    I recommend you do a factory reset and use short names.. not apple recommended names.
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    No spaces.
    Pure alphanumeric.
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  • I have connected my time capsule to motorola SG6580 modem via ethernet.  I have a wireless network on the motorola and a wireless network from the time capsule.  I get duplicate IPs error messages sometimes. How do I fix?

    I have connected my time capsule to motorola SG6580 modem via ethernet.  I have a wireless network on the motorola and a wireless network from the time capsule.  I get duplicate IPs error messages (no connection) sometimes when trying to connect devices to the wireless network. How do I fix? Sometimes devices cannot connect to the network because of conflicting IPs.  I look on the Motorola and every device has a unique IP assigned but occasionally a device has taken the IP of another device.  I have been writing down all the devices and the IPs they have been using.  It happens more with PCs than Macs, ipads or iPhones.

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    Finder > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
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    Click the Network tab at the top of the next window
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  • My Mac Mini (Mid 2011) doesn't connect to Time Capsule in 5GHz Network. This WiFi Network don't appear in the WiFi list. What's Wrong?

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  • Time Capsule better than Airport Extreme in wifi capabilities??

    Hello people,
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    So you are sure then that there are no hidden functions or hardware capabilities that would allow Time Capsule to have better wireless capabilities?
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    lumiere wrote:
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  • HELP ME PLEASE: MY TIME CAPSULE IS NO LONGER WORKING FOR ME

    Due to a recent move,  my Time Capsule doesn't seem to have the range & strength that it once did.
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