Time capsule not connect

I change my wireless modem and now i can`t conect with my time capsule. I did several rescans but nothing.. the yellow light still flashes.
Does anybody had the same problem? Do i need to reset the time capsule? If i do that, i lose all the information on the time capsule?
Thanks.

Welcome to the discussions!
If you have changed your modem, the Time Capsule will need to be reset so that you can configure it with the new modem. The reset will not harm or affect your backups.
Hold in the reset button until the amber light blinks rapidly. This will take approximately 8-10 seconds. Now open Airport Utility and you should be able to reconfigure your Time Capsule.
If AirPort Utility does not find the Time Capsule after a few scans, temporarily connect an ethernet cable from your computer to one of the LAN ports on the Time Capsule. That should help AirPort Utility find the device so you can reconfigure it.

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