What is the exact purpose of the TUme capsule? I thought it acted like a hard drive

I was in the understanding that the time capsule was Wi-Fi hub and a hard drive to back up files. My primary purpose was for a Hard drive. Not using it as a network.

TC is designed to work with Time Machine, which is the backup software in the Mac. It is not really designed as a NAS. It is sealed unit without any method to back it up other than full USB. There is no raid, so no mirror if a disk fails, and if it fails Apple will offer no help doing file recovery.
Still if you want to use it as NAS you can. Simply set it to bridge mode.. turn off wireless. Plug it into your network. voila

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