True hard reset of Time Capsule

Hi,
I recently bought a Time Capsule that I set up at home and works fine.
Now, I going to live to NYC for some months and I'm thinking about bring it with me.
My question is about different regulations in radio frequency in some countries. I remember that when I set the TC up for the first time, the Airport Utility asks me about the region where I live. I answered in Europe. Here, there is no legal possibility of using channels 140-165. So, when I choose Wireless Manual Configuration I can't select these 140-165 channels.
But in USA, I can use the higher channels that now I can't select.
I've done the different resets explained in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3728 but after none of them, when I newly set up the TC, the utility asks me for the region where I live.
I use Airport Utility 5.5.1 a TC 7.5.1
Thanks,
Mike

If you purchased the Time Capsule in Europe, you won't be able to "convert" it for full use in the U.S. and Canada.
You are resetting the device back to the factory defaults for the region in which it was sold. But, it's not possible to change a European version to the U.S. or vice versa.
The following information and chart may help you find the channels that will work in both regions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listof_WLANchannels

Similar Messages

  • After hard reset my time capsule is not found in airport even though its light is green so cannot reset

    After hard reset the time capsule is not found in airport even though i have reconnected in proper order - says backup disc not found

    Something is wrong because a hard reset will never leave the TC with green LED.
    What version TC.. what firmware??
    What OS on the computer?

  • After hard reset of time capsule, airport utility cannot setup again. "an unexpected error occurred. try again"

    After starting airport utility, it searches and i select my time capsule. AU grinds for a minute and comes back with "An unexpected error occured. Try again."

    Hi Philjp,
    If you are having issues connecting to your Airport Time Capsule, even after a factory reset, you may find the following article helpful:
    Apple Support: AirPort base station not seen or "An unexpected error occurred" appears in AirPort Utility 6.3
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4597
    Regards,
    - Brenden

  • I transferred data from my external hard drive to my restored Mac Book Pro via migration assistant and now my external hard drive in time capsule has red minus signs. How do I get rid of that without getting rid of any of my data?

    I used Migration Assistant to transfer my data from my external hard drive via Time Capsule to my restored Mac Book Pro. When I now go into Time Capsule I there are red minus signs in the corner of all the folders that are contained in my back up. How do I get rid of this and access my previous back-ups?

    Select the drive and Finder > Get info and at the bottom "ignore permissions on this volume"
    You can copy the files, but the ownership on the files still belongs to the other user account, once your done copying, then perform a #6 Reset Users Permissions and that will set all the ownership to that account.
    ..Step by Step to fix your Mac
    Another method is to copy the entire folder, then change it's permissions.

  • Can't reset my time capsule using reset button and I don't have the password to get into reset it.

    I can't reset my time capsule b/c the reset button broke off when my time capsule fell off my shelf. I can't remember the password to the disk or time capsule to do a manual reset and I can't access the time capsule. Any suggestions around this?
    Thanks.

    Bob's suggestion is the best, as the old passwords should be stored on that computer.
    If you need to do it .. the hard way.. just open the TC.
    You need a heat gun (hair dryer on hottest setting works fine).. to heat the rubber mat up to very hot.. I usually take 5min or more just heating it, evenly as possible. Lift on one corner and keep heating whilst peeling off the rubber. I use a pair of leather garden gloves as it needs to be so hot you cannot hold it for long.
    Really hot the rubber easily peels off with all the glue on the rubber.
    Now undo the 10 small philips head screws and carefully lift up the aluminium base plate. There is a fan plugged into the board so don't pull. You can disconnect the plug carefully and lift it completely off.
    You can then press the reset switch with a small screwdriver or the like.. careful not to short anything if you use metal.
    The plastic lever should still be rolling around inside the TC.. when I look carefully at the plastic, the lever is inserted later.. not part of the one moulding.. there are two plastic stakes, which are heated and bent down like a rivet to hold the lever in place. You may be able to relocated the lever onto the plastic stakes with some glue.. use a good 5min epoxy rather than instant glue.. although on ABS plastic the instant glue works very well. Use the glue under and on top but a tiny amount, otherwise you will simply glue the lever to the body and it will never work again. You might be able to make it stay.. just be very gentle if you ever need to press it again.
    You can try a more permanent repair.
    Plastic flexing as hinges is not an engineering solution .. but you can get a scrap of metal, thin brass would be ideal... drill a hole in one end and use a small dia screw.. I would tap it and run a screw from the inside, using a short screw so only the end of the screw is visible. Coat the inside with silastic so it cannot short anything. Depends on your handyman type skills I guess.
    Strange that it would break.. Must have hit hard!!

  • Reset password time capsule

    What is the default password, when u Reset a time capsule 2nd gen

    Sorry, I am having a hard time following this.
    so I thought I would use a paperclip and tap the reset point on the unit.
    If you reset the Time Capsule, it will not appear in AirPort Utility at all until you start over and reconfigure it again.
    Open AirPort Utility, click on Other WiFi Devices, then click on Time Capsule. That will get the setup started again so that you can enter names and passwords.
    If the Time Capsule does not appear under Other WiFi Devices, then you did not reset it correctly. Hold the reset button in firmly for 10 seconds and then release. Allow a full minute for the Time Capsule to restart again. Now open AirPort Utility and do the setup again.

  • HT3728 Resetting my Time Capsule

    Will resetting my Time Capsule as it functions as a router delete the data stored on the hard drive?

    No, resetting the Time Capsule will only affect the network settings for the device.
    To "lose" the data on the drive, you would have to invoke a dedicated disk "Erase" command.

  • How to connect my new MacBook Air to a LaCie hard disk with TIme Capsule backup from my old Imac? LaCie has USB 2.0, FireWire and eSata ports.

    How can I connect my new MacBook Air to a LaCie hard disk with TIme Capsule backup from my old Imac? LaCie has USB 2.0, FireWire and eSata ports.

    You can direct connect your MBA to the LaCie via USB 2 cable.  If you have an Apple Airport Router you can USB connect the LaCie drive to the router and then use Airport Utility to configure it.  Time Machine can access it either way.

  • Can I connect an external hard drive to Time Capsule?

    Is it possible to "extend" Time Capsule storage with an external hard drive? If I connect a hard drive to Time Capsule using its USB slot, would I be able to access it wirelessly from my Mac the same as I access the built-in Time Capsule drive? If so, will it be slower than the native drive?

    1. No.
    2. Yes. The external drive will be treated as a separate volume instead of adding to the capacity of the internal drive.
    (119108)

  • Move data from external hard drive to time capsule

    I want to move data from my external USB hard drive to time capsule.
    If I drag and drop, it seems go through my computer, and it's 500 gig of data, that impossible, is there a way to direct copy?
    Thanks in advance

    maxxxx wrote:
    If I drag and drop, it seems go through my computer
    Yup.
    is there a way to direct copy?
    Nope. 

  • How do you back up an external hard drive with time capsule?

    how do you back up an external hard drive with time capsule?

    Will time capsule back up the machine and the hard drive that is plugged into the machine?
    Yes, if the hard drive with the video files is formatted correctly for Mac
    On the Mac with the hard drive connected....click on the Time Machine "clock" icon at the top of the screen
    Click Time Machine Preferences
    Click Options
    Here you will see a list of items that have been excluded from backups
    Click the name of the hard drive to highlight it
    Click the - (minus) button at the bottom of the list to remove the hard drive from the list of excluded items
    The hard drive will now be backed up with your Mac on the next pass that Time Machine makes

  • How to export photo to external hard drive?  (time capsule 3t)?

    cant find photo in hard drive. where does iphoto store photo? i looked for the foler everwhere....

    how to export photo to external hard drive?  (time capsule 3t)?
    Simple - launch iPhoto, select the phtoos and export (file menu ==> export) to the destination of yoru choice - see the user tip onexporting for details on the export optiopns - https://discussions.apple.com/community/ilife/iphoto?view=documents
    However is the Time Capsule being used for Time Machine backups? If it is do not use it as an external drive too - it needs to be dedicated to one use only
    cant find photo in hard drive. where does iphoto store photo? i looked for the foler everwhere....
    And this is a totally different question - by default in your iPhoto library - and to access then see the user tip on accessing yoru iPhoto files - https://discussions.apple.com/community/ilife/iphoto?view=documents
    You never access them directly - always using the supported access methods
    LN

  • Can I connect an external hard drive to Time Capsule for off site back up?

    I like having a copy of everything at another site in case of a house fire. Can I connect an external hard drive to Time Capsule to make a duplicate of what is on Time Capsule? I would store that hard drive at work and bring it home monthly or something to back up Time Capsule. Thanks!

    Can I connect an external hard drive to Time Capsule to make a duplicate of what is on Time Capsule?
    That is exactly what the Archive function on the Time Capsule is for. Connect a USB drive and click Archive, and a mirror image of your Time Capsule will be copied over to the USB drive.  It's a slow process that will take 4-8 hours depending on how much data is on the Time Capsule, so best to start things late at night and let them run overnight.
    Another option would be to use a commercial application like Carbon Copy Cloner to keep your backup.  The advantage to this approach is that once the first "master" backup is done, the application will only back up the changes on the Time Capsule that have occurred since the last backup. So, subsequent backups will be much faster, probably only taking about 10-15 minutes.

  • I want to add more capacity on hard drive of time capsule. Can i add a normal usb driver? I will see it as an external drive in the time capsule network? It will work as fast than time capsule? Thanks

    I want to add more capacity on hard drive of time capsule. Can i add a normal usb driver? I will see it as an external drive in the time capsule network? It will work as fast than time capsule? Thanks

    Can i add a normal usb driver?
    Yes, but be sure that the drive is formatted correctly for Mac in Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
    I will see it as an external drive in the time capsule network?
    The drive will appear as a shared network drive, like the Time Capsule.
    It will work as fast than time capsule?
    No, the drive will operate at about half or 50% of the speed of the Time Capsule.

  • Using Tiger 10.4.11 and trying to back up hard drive on time capsule

    I have successful set up time capsule to be my base internet station. Now I want to copy my hard drive onto Time Capsule but cannot figure out how to do it. I visited the apple store today in NYC and they folks there suggested I use "migration assistant". I have done this and migration assistant cannot locate my time capsule. I have attached an ethernet cable from my computer to the time capsule and this does not help. Can anyone suggest how I can copy my files from my hard drive to the time capsule? Thanks (as an aside I have leopard and plan to install as soon as I can back up my hard drive on time capsule. Leopard should make back up painless going forward).

    I've found a solution, no need to post a response. Thanks!

Maybe you are looking for

  • How to show only all children of selected node in JTree??

    Dear friends: I have Two Panels, PA and PB, PA has a Jtree as code below, and PB listens to PA, I hope to do following, If I select a node called A in PA, then Node A's all children such as A1, A2, A3 will be displayed in PB, but not display A1, A2,

  • This is my secound wireless mouse and it is intermittent, what can i do?

    I purchased  last April an iMAC,and  in  four months ,the wireless  mouse became intermittent. Apple replaced it for me. Now i am having the same problem. Whats going on..I have never droped it to the floor,or bang on it hard. ruben

  • Has anyone used MASS_RSEOUT00 for EDI processing?

    Hello, My Client is experiencing an increasing volume of EDI processing. I'm thinking about switching from running RSEOUT00 to running MASS_RSEOUT00. Has anyone been using MASS_RSEOUT00? Can you please share your experience? Thoughts? Greatly appreci

  • Acrobat Form button that when clicked will open a Windows Folder?

    Is there a way to have a button on an Adobe Acrobat Form that when clicked will open a Windows Folder located with a predefined UNC path? I'm looking for a scripting solution. UNC example: \\myserver\myshares\engineering\changeorders I'm using LiveCy

  • Counter output, on demand

    I'd like to have a counter output a single pulse whenever a condition occurs within a loop. My current solution (in pseudocode; I use LabWindows CVI on a RT target) looks like this: DAQmxCreateTask(...); DAQmxCreateCOPulseChanTime(...); while (true)