Using Time Capsule with Mac pro 3,1

Hello, it's me, JB, again
I just got my Airport TC 3TB and it looks pretty slick
however, I'm pretty new to this "Time Capsule" thing
and I don't have a wireless card or wireless capability (not yet, anyways)
so, how can I use my Airport Time Capsule to back things up? All I see on the back are a few Ethernet sockets, power and usb.
I am guessing that I might be able to use the USB for connection. I am hoping that I can use Disk Utility and Time Capsule to back up my borked
hard drive, so that I can erase and reformat.....but.....I have never done this before. I am hoping that wireless is not my only option : <
thanks for any help
John B

Johnb-one wrote:
I haven't bought an AirPort card or Wifi dongle yet
Do not buy a dongle device. They are poorly supported in OSX and unreliable. Get a genuine Apple-branded internal airport card.
But, if you are going to connect to the Airport machine with ethernet, you don't need a wireless card. It will supply all the wireless needs for a significant area and gigabit ethernet is much faster than any wireless connection.

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