Time Capsule not responding in Airport Utility on setup after hard reset.

I have been trying to set up my Time Capsule after a hard reset.
I am seeing the Time Capsule in Airport utility with default settings, however when I choose continue to setup or manual setup it tells me I need to switch networks to continue and then gives me the following message.
BASE STATION ERROR: AirPort Utility was unable to find your Apple wireless device.
The Time Capsule continues to work as a hub for devices connected to it but I am unable to see the hard disk or use the wireless functions. Any ideas?

Thank you. The computer is connected directly to the time capsule through ethernet and giving me those messages. I have tried resetting a couple of times to no avail. I guess I am starting to wonder if I have a problem with the Time Capsule which is only a year and a half old. As I mentioned I have number of devices connected through the LAN ports and they are all working fine. It is only the functionality of wirless and the hard disk that appears to be compromised.
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