Why when I connect my macbook air to time machine can't I use wifi any longer?

Whenever I want to send files from my computer to the time machine, I can't use any internet features...
If I look to which network my computer is logged on to, it says, Lara's Time Machine, which is not my wifi internet network.
Thanks in advance!
Lara

It sounds like you have two different Wi-Fi networks, one created by a Time Capsule and the other by your router, and the Time Capsule is not connected to the Internet. You should either use the TC as your router, or else connect it to the router with an Ethernet cable (if possible) and set it up to extend a wireless network in AirPort Utility. Details are in the built-in help of that application.

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