Using Airport Utility
I have a wirelessnetwork running at home on A Belkin wireless router.
I wanted to stream music (as previously) via an old airport express.
When I start up Airport Utility it says it see this Apple device xxxxxxxx. and it's Apple ID It has an orange light
Options: Click Manual or Continue
Asks if you want to switch networks
It starts reading the airport configuration
Base station error - unabkle to find your airport wireless device
I have rebooted the router and the AX several times
It would be correct to switch networks as your Mac will need to be connected to the AirPort Express BEFORE it will be able to access it with the AirPort Utility.
Once you have access to the Express, choose the Manual Setup option and use the following instructions to configure it for iTunes streaming.
AirPort Express Base Station (AX) - iTunes Setup
Either connect to the AX's wireless network or connect directly, using an Ethernet cable, to the Ethernet port of the AX, and then using the AirPort Utility in "Manual Setup" mode, make the following changes:
AirPort Utility > Select the AX > Manual Setup > AirPort > Wireless
Wireless Mode: Join a wireless network
Network Name: <existing Belkin's wireless network>
Wireless Security: <select the encryption type of the existing wireless network>
Wireless Password: <enter the existing wireless network password>
Verify Password: <re-enter the existing wireless network password>
AirPort Utility > Select the AX > Manual Setup >Music
Enable AirTunes (checked)
iTunes Speaker Name: <enter desired speaker name>
iTunes Speaker Password: (optional)
Verify Password: (optional)
Click Update to write the new settings to the AX
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Using AirPort Utility 5.3.1 or later to make a copy of the Time Capsule disk
Can I use AirPort Utility 5.3.1 or later to make a copies of specific folders within the Time Capsule disk?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1281
I see this link that explains how you can make an archive of TC files directly to an external USB (greatly increasing the speed), but I would like to:
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Carbon Copy Cloner is one backup utility that can do the job. But it will be extremely slow if the material it is backing up has to be copied to the USB on the TC. Still if your changes are not great, it can be set to automatically do incremental backups on a daily basis.
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*Feedback*
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We can complain about Apple's business decisions, but these discussions are user to user talk about possible solutions.
Here are the places to report bugs:
Get an account at
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In my Airport Utility a read the following message:
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Click on the Open Package option. Find the disk image file that you just placed on your desktop, and then, click on Open.
The utility is located as follows: Contents of AirPortUtility56.dmg > Contents of AirPortUtility56.pkg > Contents of AirPortUtility56Lion.pkg > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility 5.6.app
Drag AirPort Utility 5.6.app to your Mac's /Applications/Utilities folder.
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Erasing TM using Airport Utility erases printing/internet settings, too?
If I use Airport Utility and under Disks choose Erase, will this erase all my internet and wireless printer settings too? (My fingers are crossed that this isn't the case...)
Also, I have my iMac connected via ethernet and wirelessly. When I turn off Airport then the ethernet connection kicks in automatically. Am I correct in assuming that if I were to erase everything and start new, I should just keep Airport off (= is there anything in Airport Utility that I should do)?
On a slightly different note, Safari doesn't work when I connect via ethernet (only FIrefox does). Is there anything that comes to anyone's mind that would cause this? I have turned off TCP/IP - Configure IPv6 but that makes no difference.
Thank you so much.Lisa Vogt wrote:
I really appreciate your responses.
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So the TC is not the devise generating your network? You have another wireless router? Then ethernet only is fine. In Airport Utility change Wireless to "OFF" and Internet to "OFF (Bridge Mode)".
TC is the device that I use for my wireless network (I do not have another wireless router, only an AirExpress in the living room hooked up to speakers). Should I change Wireless to OFF in Airport Utility only during the initial re-backing up of my data? When finished with the re-backing up of my data, should I change the settings? Will this interfere with my printer and AirExpress in the other room?
I'm sorry, I didn't realize it was only connected temporarily for the initial full backup. Then don't change any setting other than, turning OFF Airport Preferences (NOT Airport Utility) while connected to ethernet. Then, yes, turn it back ON once the backup is complete and you are no longer connected via ethernet. The idea here is that by turning OFF Airport Prefs while connected via ethernet, you are assured of the fastest connection speed to the TC. Otherwise, wireless may still take precedence and slow down the transfer.
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What do you mean by "Safari doesn't work?" Please be precise and as informative about the issue as possible.
It's strange... When connected by ethernet, Safari does not load. It just hangs. Firefox works without any problem. Since my iMac is right next to Time Capsule there is no need really for this computer to be connected wirelessly. I use wireless only because I prefer to use Safari. Any ideas at all?
Now, I'm a little confused. Do you intend on keeping the Mac connected to the TC via ethernet permanently since you say "no need really for this computer to be connected wirelessly."? If that's the case, then In Airport Utility set Wireless to "Create a wireless network" and Internet to "Share a public IP address".
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If I use airport utility to erase my time capsule will all my settings be lost? Does "import configuration" work well?
Erasing the Time Capsule's internal HDD, via the AirPort Utility, will NOT affect the TC's configuration settings. However, if your intent is to completely remove these settings as well, you will want to perform a "factory default" reset on the TC to do so.
If you first export the configuration, you can always import it back in after the reset to get you back up and running quickly. -
Cant see all devices using airport utility
why is it that when using windows xp and wired ethernet i can not see all apple devices using airport utility? If i switch to wireless i can see all of the devices just fine.
To view Ethernet devices you need to use AirPort Utility 5.6. This can be installed using this method:
http://frank.is/mountain-lion-and-the-old-airport-utility/
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TC full, had to delete backups using Airport Utility. Now connection failure. Any hope?
Recently discovered that the TC hadn't backed up either laptop or desktop since October due to being full (used Time Machine Buddy to figure this out). I tried deleting some of the oldest backups for both the laptop and desktop but it gave me minimal room, so I bit the bullet and tried deleting all of the backups for my Desktop. Although the TC then had around 400gb of free memory, neither computer would backup, so I deleted all of the backups using Airport Utility.
Now, neither computer will connect to the TC.
Message: Connection failed - The server "TC-Time-Capsule.local" may not exist or it is unavailable at this time. Check the server name or IP address, check your network connection, and then try again.
The network is fine, I've done a check through Airport Utility and everything is green. The desktop is connected via Ethernet but still gives me the same error message. If I click on it in the Finder, it says "Connection Failed". If I click on "Connect As..." I get the same error message above.
Has my TC reached its useful life as a backup or is there a solution?
Desktop: 20" iMac running Snow Leopard
Laptop: MacBook Pro running Snow LeopardTry re-selecting the Time Capsule via Time Machine Preferences.
If that doesn't help, try a "full reset" per #A4 in Time Machine - Troubleshooting.
If still no help, try resetting the TC per http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3728
Once you get it working on the iMac, leave it connected via Ethernet for the first, full backup, but do not try to back up the laptop yet.
When the iMac's backup is done, connect the laptop via Ethernet to do it's first, full backup.
It sounds like there was some other problem with the earlier backups; you should have received some messages about why TM couldn't back up.
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Using airport utility to control multiple speakers at the same time
Can I use the aiport utility on my Ipod to control multiple speakers/airport express units at the same time? I am able to do this directly in ITunes but when I use my Ipod as the "remote" by using the airport utility it only seems to allow me to play music on one set of speakers at a time. If I stream music to one set of speakers and then select a different set it stops the music that was going to the first set in order to stream it to the second set. I hope that this is just user error and not a limitation of the airport utility because I just purchased a brand new Ipod in order to be able to do this (airport utility wasn't compatible with me 2nd Gen). Thanks in advance for any help!
If you have not already done so, now would be a good time to perform a complete power cycle of the entire network.
Power off all devices...modem, routers, computers, etc....in any order that you wish
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Power of the other AirPort routers one at a time about a minute apart
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