Time Capsule with an established wireless set up

I am trying to advise a colleague with the following set up:
A Macbook pro connecting wirelessly via a Netgear DG834G modem/ router.
She would like to add a Time Capsule to this combination with the following criteria:
Keep the DG834G as the wireless provider, but add the Time Capsule with Time Machine to wirelessly back up the Macbook Pro and also utilise the spare USB connection for an Epson printer.
Is this a logical set up and are there any particular pitfalls? Can she start with an Ethernet connection to do the initial Time Machine back up? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

She would like to add a Time Capsule to this combination with the following criteria:
Keep the DG834G as the wireless provider, but add the Time Capsule with Time Machine to wirelessly back up the Macbook Pro and also utilise the spare USB connection for an Epson printer.
Like the AirPort Express Base Station (AX), the Time Capsule (TC) can be configured to join an existing wireless network as a wireless client. As a wireless client it will both continue to perform as the destination for Time Machine backups and act as a printer server for a single or multiple (using a USB hub) USB printers.

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How do i set up the time capsule with only a wireless net work? it keeps asking me to plug in a cable and i do not have one.

how do i set up the time capsule with only a wireless net work? it keeps asking me to plug in a cable and i do not have one.

Are you using a v6 uitlity.. because it is a toy.. ??
Get v5 utility and then you can hold down the option key and select the right mode.
If you have lion, just install it.. For ML follow this.
How to load 5.6 into ML.
1. Download 5.6 for Lion.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Click to open the dmg but do not attempt to install the pkg.. it won't work anyway.
2. Download and install unpkg.
http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
Run unpkg on the desktop.. it is very simple.. drag the AirPortUtility56.pkg file over to unpkg.. and it will create a new directory of the same name on the desktop.. drill down.. applications utilities .. there lo and behold is Airport utility 5.6 .. drag it to your main utilities directory or just run it from current location.
You cannot uninstall 6.1 so don't try.. and you cannot or should not run them both at the same time.. so just ignore the toyland version.. the plastic hammer.. and start using 5.6.. a real tool.

Installing Time capsule with U-Verse Wireless Network

Hi all,
I am not a techy, but I get by. I am going to install the Time Capsule and I realized that I don't think this will work with my existing U-Verse Fiber wireless network. After some thought, I believe I should just use this for wireless backup and peripheral operations rather than the internet as my current wifi also operates the televisions in the house.
I'm hoping to get some guidance from the community as to how to use this device without having to purchase more equipment or re-wiring my entire home. Can I just plug it in and use it for wireless backup or will it interfere with my internet service (which I am happy with)?
Any thoughts?

Welcome to the discussions!
You are correct to allow your existing setup handle internet connections.
The simplest setup would be to configure your Time Capsule to "Join" the wireless network created by the U-Verse router. Your computers will be able to backup via wireless assuming that you have a good connection.
If your U-Verse router provides ethernet ports for devices (it likely does), you would also have the option of connecting the Time Capsule to the U-Verse router with an ethernet cable. This would make sense if the Time Capsule will be located near the U-Verse router as ethernet is both faster and more reliable than wireless.
Not to get too technical here, but if you connect the TC this way, you will set Connection Sharing on the TC for "Off (Bridge Mode)".
If you connect the Time Capsule via ethernet, you would also have the option to setup the Time Capsule to "create" its own wireless network. So, you would have two wireless networks available...one created by the U-Verse router and the other created by the Time Capsule.
If you have computers capable of wireless connections at "n" speeds, they could connect to the Time Capsule and your other "g" devices would connect to the U-Verse. In fact, if you purchase a new dual band TC, it will be capable of creating two wireless networks on its own.
So, you have a number of options available. Just depends on how simple or complex you want things to be.

Time Capsule with existing Roadrunner wireless modem/router?

My ISP is Roadrunner extreme, and the modem is also a router with built-in n wireless. I don't have admin access to the router so cannot disable the wireless. I would like to get a Time Capsule for wirelessly backing up mine and my wife's Macbooks (plugging drives into laptops is a pain).
I'm concerned by the apparent assumption that a Time Capsule will also serve as your router, though. As I said, we already have wireless and are pretty much stuck with that. Can the Time Capsule wireless router function be disabled, or ignored, and have it still function for wireless backups?
Thanks in advance.

...and this discussion seems to indicate I could also skip the ethernet and just have the TC join my existing wireless network.
That's an option. There's an upside and downside to every type of configuration. The upside is that you can have the Time Capsule physically removed from the same area where the router resides. The downsides are that the configuration can be difficult and frustrating unless you know exactly what type of security the Roadrunner wireless is using.
In other words, you have to "tell" the Time Capsule exactly how to join the wireless network provided by the Roadrunner router. If the settings are not exactly correct, you'll get nothing but repeated error messages. You have to start all over to try the configuration again each time there is an error. Since you said that you don't have "admin" privileges for the Roadrunner device, you may not be able to access the device to "see" the exact settings that you need.
The ethernet ports are not enabled on the Time Capsule when it is configured to "join" a wireless network, so you will not have an option to backup using ethernet if want to do so. Ethernet can be 4-5 times faster that wireless and comes in really handy for the first backup when Time Machine makes a complete copy of your computer.
Followup question as this will drive what TC I buy: I already have a WD 2TB USB drive I've been using for backups. Can I get away with buying a smaller/cheaper TC and plugging in the extra drive? Are there reasons that's not as good as just getting the 2TB TC?
You can connect the WD drive to the USB port on the Time Capsule. The drives must be formatted in Mac OS Extended (Journaled) if you plan to use Time Machine to backup. The main problem with changing locations of drives (I'm assuming that that you had the WD attached directly to a computer) is that Time Machine will want to make a new complete backup of the computer if you connect the drive to the USB port on the Time Capsule.
In other words, Time Machines treats backups to an "external drive" connected directly to a computer differently than it does backups to a "network drive" connected to the USB port on the Time Capsule. You won't be able to "continue" backups where you left off. Time Machine will start all over again.

I need to configure my Time Capsule with a Ruckus wireless...

Hi people, i need your help to solve this problem...
I need to configure my time capsule for first time with one Ruckus wireless...
If you can...could you please give me the solution?
Thank you all!

Time Capsule is designed for ethernet connection.. it is not really good without it.
There is a single option to join wireless network.. hidden and unused as it should be..
On a windows version you will have to hold down the alt key i think when you click the options for wireless mode.. it will then offer join a wireless network.
It is super slow.. and subject to easy corruption of files.. it will turn off all wireless AP and routing and ethernet functions.. good luck!!

How to back up time capsule with carbonite, how to back up time capsule with carbonite

how do you back up your time capsule with carbonite if you set it up as hardrive not as backup?

You have to upgrade to Carbonite HomePlus or higher.

How can I set up a guest access point with a Time Capsule and an Airport Extreme? I am using a Telus router with the Time Capsule used as a wireless access point (bridge mode). I don't want the guest access point to have access to my network.

How can I set up a guest access point with a Time Capsule and an Airport Extreme? I am using a Telus router with the Time Capsule used as a wireless access point (bridge mode). I don't want the guest access point to have access to my network.

The Guest Network function of the Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme cannot be enabled when the device is in Bridge Mode. Unfortunately, with another router...the Telus...upstream on your network, Bridge Mode is indicated as the correct setting for all other routers on the network.
If you can replace the Telus gateway with a simple modem (that performs no routing functions), you should be able to configure either the Time Capsule or the AirPort Extreme....whichever is connected to the modem....to provide a Guest Network.

Setting up a Time Capsule as just a wireless backup device

All I want to do is set up a Time Capsule as a backup wireless device. I already have a functioning network on a Linksys rounter (and some of the users on this network have PC's and want NOTHING to do with my Apples-MacBook and MacBook Air). Where exactly do I connect the ethernet cable? The router as some suggest or the modem? And which ports? The set instructions are unclear and before I throw the network into chaos with an unwanted router, I would love some exact suggestions. I have connected nothing as yet. Thanks.

Welcome to the discussion area, dcarmel!
To configure the Time Capsule (TC) for backups only when another router is already present on the network, you would do the following:
Connect an ethernet cable from one of the LAN <-> ports on the Linksys router to the WAN (circle icon) port on the Time Capsule.
Open AirPort Utility - click Manual Setup
Click the Time Capsule tab below the row of icons to establish a name for your TC, a device password (write that down) and adjust time settings.
Click the Wireless tab
Wireless Mode = Off
Click the Internet icon
Connect Using = Ethernet
Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Click Update and the TC will restart and you should have a green light in 30-40 seconds. That's it.
Backups will occur over the Linksys wireless network. But, for the first main backup of your Mac(s), it would be great idea to connect them using an ethernet cable to one of the LAN ports on the Time Capsule since you'll be backing up the entire computer on the first pass. Ethernet will be much faster than wireless. You can do subsequent incremental backups using wireless since these normally only take a few moments.
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I am unable to set up my new Time Capsule with my BT Home Hub - every time i connect the ethernet cable from Wan port to Home Hub, the internet signal drops

Hi there -
I've just purchased a new Time Capsule, and would like to set up a small home network with my Laptop, iMac and wireless printer. I'm following the first steps, but as soon as I connect an ethernet cable between the WAN port of the TC and the ethernet port of the HH, my BT internet connection drops out and I have to restart the HH. Upon which point it drops out again. The airport utility can see my TC, and gets as far as me typing in the new network name and setting up a password, but then it can't quite get through to the next stage. All the time it's just flashing amber.
Please help!

Setup the TC in bridge mode before you cannot it to the HH.
Simply do the setup fully in isolation. And do it by ethernet.
Setup wireless to create a wireless network.
You can use either same SSID =Wireless name as the HH .. same security same password.
Or use a different name and setup.. totally up to you.
Update the TC and then plug it into the HH by ethernet.

HT1178 i am setting u a new time capsule. i already have a wifi setup in my office. now i want to use this time capsule just as a wireless backup machine. do i still need to attached a DSL cable, or it can connect to my existing wifi and start working ?

i am setting u a new time capsule. i already have a wifi setup in my office. now i want to use this time capsule just as a wireless backup machine. do i still need to attached a DSL cable, or it can connect to my existing wifi and start working ?

You probably can, but this type of configuration is not recommended or supported by Apple.
Two cautions if you want to try this:
1) The Time Capsule has to be configured to "Join" your existing wireless network in this type of setup...and to do that, you must know the exact type of wireless security that your network is using.
2) Backups are likely going to take twice as long. The wireless signal must travel from your computer to the wireless router and then from the wireless router back to the Time Capsule. Two "hops"......even if the computer is located close to the Time Capsule.
If you want to try this, we can tell you how....but with no guarantees on your results....since this is not officially supported.

HOW TO SET UP time capsule with time machine?

I have not been successful in setting up time capsule with the time machine,can someone give me steps to follow?

What part are you having problems with? You need to make sure File Sharing is enabled on the Time Capsule (which is done in AirPort Utility). Then you just connect to the Time Capsule either wirelessly or via ethernet cable and when you go to Time Machine setup your computer should recognize your Time Capsule as a valid storage for Time Machine backups.

How to set up time capsule with BT Infinity

how to set up time capsule with BT Infinity

The easiest and sure way is to use bridge on the TC as the method of connection. The TC then becomes a device in your network and gets its IP from the main router that I presume BT supply.
Method is,
1. Plug the TC WAN port into the BT supplied modem by ethernet.
2. Plug the computer you are using for the setup into the TC by ethernet.
3. Run the airport utility .. go to internet tab on the top menu..
In the bottom option, Connection Sharing choose off (bridged mode)
4. Go to the wireless page and setup wireless connection as you like it.. using whichever band you want. And make sure security is set to the highest setting, wpa2 personal. Put in a decent wireless passkey.
5. Press the update and fix whatever else the TC will show as needing fixing.. usually security stuff.
6. You can then disconnect the ethernet and connect by wireless if you want. Any port on the TC will now be a LAN port, including WAN.
This is assuming BT supply a wireless router with built in vdsl/other type of modem. If so you normally will not be able to bridge the modem, unless BT are using pppoe authentication which they haven't in the past.
If you really need to use the TC as a router then you will need to work out an alternative method. You can double NAT by placing the TC in the DMZ of the BT router if that is an option. It is not without issues in general.

Time capsule with Belkin wireless router

I have recently bought a Time Capsule (1TB) and have it set up with my existing Belkin router. This is a F5D9630-4 model which is only G+ MIMO so I've disabled the wireless capability on that and use the TC for wireless. At the moment the TC is in bridge mode allowing the Belkin to handle the DCHP stuff. Everything seems to work fine - I have a PC laptop and iPhone as well as the Mac and all communicate and connect to the internet with no problems.
However, I've just signed up for a MobileMe trial and hoped to try Back to My Mac. Unfortunately, I get a message saying it won't work because "Back to My Mac requires a router that supports NAT Port Mapping Protocol (NAT-PMP) or Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) in order to share services." What's strange is that both are enabled on my Belkin. Should I disable them and set up NAT on the TC or am I missing something else? Should it be the Belkin that is in bridge mode and the TC that handles the DCHP?
Anyone got any other ideas? I find it all very confusing having the two devices - if only apple did a TC with built in modem!

I have a similar set up and it works fine. Make sure your router is up to date and reboot it after enabling the UPNP option. I do get the green light at home with the similar setup.
At work, with the same exact setup, I don't get the green light, only the yellow one like you do. It does work anyway... so have you actually tried it from outside your network?

Setting Up Time Capsule as a Second Wireless Router

Thanks for trying to help. I have a Time Capsule that I'm currently using to back up my files. My next door neighbor is willing to share his internet with me for half the monthly cost. He already has a wireless router and I can connect to it using my macbook (no probs) except the signal strength is not so powerful since I'm a couple feet far from his router. I was wondering if I can use my Time Capsule to hook up the internet via WIFI through his wireless router (that way I have a stronger signal strength from my Time Capsule). Basically using my Time capsule as a 2nd wireless router to expand my neighbor's network. Like repeating (like a transceiver) to and from neighbor's wireless network, to expand upon it.
Internet = Neighbor's Modem = Neighbor's wireless Router = Time Capsule = My Macbook
If you can please tell me how to set this up in details on my TC please. thanks for your time.

802.11g AirPort Extreme Base Station -> 802.11n Time Capsule
With "mixed" AirPorts, you will need to configure both routers into a Wireless Distribution System (WDS). Your neighbor's AirPort Extreme Base Station (AEBS) will be the main and your Time Capsule (TC) will be the remote base station in this WDS.
To simplify setup, you should connect your TC directly to the AirPort's LAN port by Ethernet. Once the WDS is configured, you can disconnect the TC and place it at the desired location.
The following are the basic configuration steps to create a WDS:
(Note: To facilitate the WDS set up, jot down the AirPort IDs (MAC addresses) for each of the base stations to be used in the WDS. The AirPort ID and is printed on the label on the bottom/side of the base station.)
Main Base Station Setup - AEBS
o Click the AirPort status menu in the menu bar and choose the wireless network created by the base station you want to set up as the main base station.
o Open AirPort Utility (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a Macintosh computer, or in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows).
o Select the main base station, and choose Manual Setup from the Base
Station menu, or double-click the base station to open the configuration in a separate window.
o Enter the base station password if necessary. If the base station is using the
default password of public, you will not be prompted for a password.
o Click Wireless in the toolbar, and then choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu.
o Click WDS and then choose “WDS main” from the WDS Mode pop-up menu.
o Select the “Allow wireless clients” checkbox if you want client computer to connect to this base station.
o Click the Add "+" button and enter the AirPort ID of the base station you want to connect to this base station.
o Click Update to send the new settings to the base stations in the WDS.
Remote Base Station Setup - TC
o Click the AirPort status menu in the menu bar and choose the wireless network created by the base station you want to set up as a remote base station.
o Open AirPort Utility (in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder on a Macintosh computer, or in Start > All Programs > AirPort on a computer using Windows).
o Select the remote base station, and choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu.
o Enter the base station password, if necessary. If the base station is using the default password of public, you will not be prompted for a password.
o Enter the same network password as the main base station, if necessary.
o Click AirPort in the toolbar and click Wireless. Choose “Participate in a WDS network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and choose the same channel as the main base station from the Channel pop-up menu.
o Click WDS and choose “WDS remote” from the pop-up menu.
o Enter the AirPort ID of the main base station in the WDS Main field.
o Click Update to transfer the settings to the base station.
(ref: Pages 42-46 of "Designing AirPort Networks.)
802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station -> 802.11n Time Capsule
o Open AirPort Utility and select the base station that will connect to the Internet.
o Choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu, or double-click the base station to open the configuration in a separate window. Enter the base station password if necessary.
o Click AirPort in the toolbar, and then click Wireless.
o Choose “Create a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then select the “Allow this network to be extended” checkbox.
o Next, select the base station that will extend this network, and choose Manual Setup from the Base Station menu, or double-click the base station to open its configuration in a separate window. Enter the base station password if necessary.
o Choose “Extend a wireless network” from the Wireless Mode pop-up menu, and then choose the network you want to extend from the Network Name pop-up menu.
o Enter the base station network and base station password is necessary.
o Click Update to update the base station with new network settings.

What is the best way to set up my time capsule with Existing Uverse

Hello,
I have read through some of the threads regarding the co-existence of Uverse and a time capsule. But it all seems very advanced to me. Here is what I'm wanting to do.
I currently have Uverse. I have the box in my living room attached to a wall outlet, via Ethernet. I have 3 TVs, all with Uverse boxes. Wirelessly, I have several devices connected to the Wifi at any given time. An iMac, 2 iPads, a MacBook Air, 3 iPhones, Apple TV, an XBox and 2 smart TVs.
So my Uverse Wifi pretty much stinks. It's not bad right in the livingroom where the box is, but in my bedroom and office it's pretty poor. When I try to watch Apple TV in the bedroom I end up watching a lot of spinning as it waits to connect:(
I was told at the Apple Store that a time capsule could help with that in addition to creating a back up of my computers. Excellent! So I purchased it. But here is my issue. My main iMac, the newest computer with the most up to date software, is in my office. But my Uverse equipment is in the living room with the TV. So do I have to hook up an Ethernet cable to both the Uverse AND my computer from the Time Capsule? Because they are rooms away from each other:( Is ther any way someone can take me through this step by step like setup for dummies?:) I would be so grateful!
Thanks!!

So do I have to hook up an Ethernet cable to both the Uverse AND my computer from the Time Capsule?
I'm not sure that I understand everything that you want to do and where devices will be located.
The Time Capsule must connect to the "main" Uverse router using a permanent, wired Ethernet cable connection. An Ethernet cable can be run up to 300+ feet with virtually no loss, so you should be able to locate the Time Capsule wherever you want.....unless you have a very large estate.
If you want the Time Capsule to strengthen the wireless signal provided by the Uverse router, then the Time Capsule must be located in the area where you need that additional signal strength.
If I understand your post correctly, you plan to install the Time Capsule in the office? When you do this, you can configure the Time Capsule to create a wireless signal that uses the exact same wireless network name and password as the Uverse wireless network.
That will provide a much stronger signal for your Uverse wireless network in the office area. Hopefully, the bedroom that you mention is close to the office, so it will pick up the stronger wireless signal from the Time Capsule.
The iMac in the office can connect to the Time Capsule using another short Ethernet cable connection, or the iMac can connect using wireless. A wired connection is always preferred, if possible.
At this point, I guess the first question would be.......
Do you have a location for the Time Capsule that will be close to the office....and...the bedroom where you want a stronger wireless signal?

Time Capsule with an established wireless set up

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