Will Time Capsule be updated/refreshed to work with iCloud?

In other words, will Time Capsule be released with built-in iCloud connectivity? For that matter, AirPort Extreme w/ an external drive attached?

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  • Will Time Capsule Wi-Fi hard drive work with AT&T modem and Wi-Fi Router

    Just ordered a new iMac which will be delivered in a few days.  I received the Time Capsule and Wi-Fi hard drive today and wonder if the AT&T modem and Wi-Fi will work together or if I need a new modem without the Wi-Fi?
    Darryl

    It will be fine.. just bridge the Time Capsule and plug it in..
    Mostly wireless will sort itself out.. but you can do specific setup where either TC reinforces the current wireless. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4260 The instructions are fine for non-apple plus apple combo.
    Or just turn wireless off in the TC.
    wifi hard disk?? Why do you need this.. as TC is a wifi hard disk??

  • Is there a way to connect an old Sunflower iMac (OSX 10.4.11) to a new Time Capsule?  It used to work with old Airport Extreme with updates thru Snow Leopard but now seems to only allow WEP encryption instead of WPA.

    Is there a way to connect an old Sunflower iMac (OSX 10.4.11) to a new Time Capsule?  It used to work with old Airport Extreme network, run from a intel iMac with updates thru Mavericks but now seems to only allow WEP encryption instead of WPA and can't connect to Time Capsule.  Airport Extreme Base was controllable from either computer up through Snow Leopard (I didn't do any of the Lion upgrades).  Then when I upgraded to Mavericks I lost the ability to use Airport Utility with this hardware on the Sunflower but could still connect wirelessly to network without any problems.  But now with the Time Capsule upgrade the Sunflower is blocked from network by a dialogue that requests ony WEP password, not WPA pwd used by Time Capsule.  Neither can I use the old airport extreme base to extend the time capsule network since I can't input the correct password/encryption approach to join it.  Is there a work around?  Would a newer but old Airport Express be able to extend network to Sunflower?  Or maybe a third party wireless (such as Netgear, Dlink, etc) that has browser type control rather than special utility?
    Another question--before I used MAC addresses to control who could access network.  Now on Time Capsule I don't see anything about this--so is it true now that the only access control is via WPA2 pwd now (which appears to be the encryption pwd and not the time capsule pwd)?

    Is there a way to connect an old Sunflower iMac (OSX 10.4.11) to a new Time Capsule?
    I can’t claim to completely grasp the issue(s) you’re describing, but the underlying problem is presumably your iMac’s obsolete AirPort card. Whatever the case, an obvious (if not particularly helpful) answer to your stated question would be to connect your iMac with an ethernet cable, using powerline adapters as an alternative if you don’t want to have wire running all over the place.
    My still fully functional clamshell iBook, with an original AirPort card, connects wirelessly to my 4th Generation TC network by means of a cheap 802.11b/g/n USB Wi-Fi adapter. This might be an option for you too.
    Another question--before I used MAC addresses to control who could access network.  Now on Time Capsule I don't see anything about this
    When you edit your TC's settings the access controls appear under the Network tab, don't they?

  • Time Capsule / Apple TV doesn't work with Enterprise

    I realize that I'm probably beating my head against a brick wall, but i'll try this anyway:
    I have an iMac, time capsule, and appleTV. Unfortunately, I live on Northwestern's campus where we only have internet access through a WPA2:Enterprise wireless connection. Is there anyway for me to temporarily give my AppleTV and/or Time Capsule access to my connection through Internet Sharing or some other means or will I be subjugated to taking them off-campus for updates and (on appleTV) initially setup my iTunes account?
    My intial thought was to share from my airport to ethernet in internet sharing and see if it would share to my AppleTV. So far, no-go, but perhaps I have the settings wrong...
    Any ideas?

    I use this 5x1 switch from Monoprice and it works fine, switching 3 devices, which are then routed through my AV receiver's switch... Despite the convoluted hookup, I have not had HDCP handshake issues.
    http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?cid=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011002&pid=2777&seq=1&format=2&style=
    The nice thing about this switch is:
    1. It works: no discernable loss in quality, switches relatively quickly, etc.
    2. It's cheaper than many others, like Gefen, or even the Xtrememac (which is 4x1)
    3. The remote has discrete buttons for each input, which is very helpful when setting up a universal remote like my Harmony 880. I can't tell from the Xtrememac picture if it's a direct input, or if you can only cycle through the inputs...
    Good luck!
    MacBook   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

  • My Time Capsule expired and no longer works. My printer (a HP) will now not work as it still wishes to connect through the Time Capsule. It will not allow itself be recognised through a USB connection to my Mac. Anyone got any ideas?

    My Time Capsule expired and no longer works. My printer (a HP) will now not work as it still wishes to connect through the Time Capsule. It will not allow itself be recognised through a USB connection to my Mac. Anyone got any ideas?

    You will need to install the printer on your Mac
    Open System Preferences (gear icon) on the dock
    Open Print & Fax
    Click the + (plus) button at the bottom of the printer list
    Wait for your printer to appear in the next box, then click it to highlight it
    Click Add at the lower right
    Be sure to select the correct printer when you try to print as you will see your printer listed twice. Good idea to make the printer now installed on your Mac the default printer so you do not have to choose which printer to use each time you want to print.
    You can also go into Print & Fax, select the printer associated with the Time Capsule and click the - (minus) button if you want to delete that location.

  • I like the idea of auto back-up for my new iMac, Ipad and PC Netbook, particularly if I can access all files and data stored on any device.  But I have a Conceptronic router.  Will Time Capsule work with this and how?

    I like the idea of auto back-up for my new iMac, Ipad and PC Netbook, particularly if I can access all files and data stored on any device.  But I have a Conceptronic router.
    1. Will Time Capsule work with this and how?
    2. Can my printer USB be plugged in and then shared between the devices?
    3. Can I create a network and how?
    4.  What happend when a visitor logs onto my existing wireless router?
    I'm new to Macs (well a returning user having started with Mac Plus!!) and not very technical.  Any help / advice will be much appreciated.
    Ray

    The key to what you seem to want to do is to be able to get Apple's Time Capsule router to "join" the network that your Conceptronic router.  I believe that works with some third-party routers, but I've never seen a list of those that work in such a configuration and I have no experience with Conceptronic equipment.
    You might be better off with a Network-Attached Storage (NAS) device instead of a Time Capsule.

  • We have 3 macs and one pc in our house. will time capsule work for backup?

    we have 3 macs and one pc. will time capsule be suitable

    If you intend to backup automatically using Time Machine, the Time Capsule will work just fine with your Macs if they are running the Leopard, Snow Leopard or Lion operating systems..
    But Time Machine does not exist for PCs, so you will need to look around for a similar application for Windows. I haven't used it, but a neighbor of mine who has both Macs and PCs reports that he has had good luck with Genie Timeline.
    A Google search will provide links for the application if you are interested.

  • I am trying to setup my new time capsule but it is not working. after entering the airport utility and locating the TC, after I tell the program to continue, the unit just disappear and the setup menu says there is an error. Any idea of what is happening?

    I am trying to setup my new time capsule but it is not working. after entering the airport utility and locating the TC, after I tell the program to continue, the unit just disappear from the menu and the setup menu says there is an error. I tried using the wireless connection, and also the cable, but none worked. Any idea of what could be happening?

    What are you setting it up as.. join wireless network .. the very worst setup, it will disappear.. reboot the whole network in order modem. router TC.. clients and it will likely reappear.
    Tell us what network setup you are using..
    If you setup with cable to a computer completely isolated from the network with TC also isolated.. finish the setup of everything you want. .before update.. then plug it into the network. .then restart everything in correct order.. it will work most of the time.

  • Time Machine and Time Capsule don't seem to work well together?

    Reposted.
    I get the feeling there are some serious problems with the combination of Time Machine and Time Capsule.
    This is extremely disappointing, as the idea of a centralized backup device on the network (instead of disks attached to each and every computer we have running Leopard) seemed like such a good idea and a good way to supplement our tape-based backup that takes place with Retrospect.
    In reality, it's a disaster on both Intel and PowerPC systems. All systems and the Time Capsule are fully up to date with software updates from Apple. I have two 1TB Time Capsule units. It goes something like this:
    1. I have a few systems (mainly Intel) that work perfectly with the Time Capsule. There are no complaints and no issues at all. These systems just quietly run their backups as they should. They are the definite minority--maybe one or two have worked properly.
    2. I have some systems that complain from time to time (mainly PowerPC) but will back up with a little encouragement. These too are the minority.
    3. And finally, I have systems that are nothing but pain. These are both Intel and PowerPC systems. They are also the majority of the systems I have. The most common problem is sudden loss of the credentials needed to access the Time Capsule hardware--a user will be going along about their business when the Mac OS asks for the Time Capsule user name and password--after it's already been supplied and backups have been running. This should simply never ever happen.
    Another charming behavior I've seen is corruption of the sparse disk image file that each computer creates on the Time Capsule. Time Machine will complain that it can't perform the backup, and examining the disk image file with Disk Utility shows it to be severely damaged. Turning off Time Machine, deleting the corrupted sparse image file, and starting over fixes it. For a while.
    Finally, there are the machines (again, both Intel and PowerPC) that just can't seem to actually get through the first backup run. They either go so far and can't continue, or never actually manage to get started. I've checked the disks in these computers and found no problem with the hardware or file system. The installations are fresh and fully up to date.
    Meanwhile, I have computers running Leopard with directly attached disks configured for use with Time Machine. One is a QuickSilver that isn't even officially supported by Leopard, with a Firewire attached disk. It doesn't skip a beat. The other is an Intel Mac mini being used with Mac OS X Server 10.5.4 and a USB external hard drive. These machines just do their thing, and I never have to babysit them.
    These problems with the Time Capsule have been so severe that I've just given up on most of the computers and shut off Time Machine entirely. We have tape backups that run over the week, so it's not a huge loss. But that's not what really made me throw up my hands and say "enough"...no, that was the speed. Even with just one computer backing up to it, the Time Capsule seemed terribly slow. Watching the progress indicator was just painful.
    I put in a word about all of this to my independent Apple dealer, and they say I'm definitely not the first to complain about some or all of these problems. In fact, they told me they were going to set up a test lab in their shop to see if they could duplicate these findings. I have no doubt that they can.
    There are a total of seven computers backing up to one Time Capsule. They all store maybe ~40GB worth of data including the OS. There are about six computers on the other. Because of the way the network is laid out, the Time Capsule is connected to a Gigabit switch (and that is the only thing it's connected to). It cannot be used as the router, although I know Apple suggests this. The Airport section is disabled--I have no need or desire to use it. Some computers link up at 100 megabits, others at 1 gigabit. There are no network problems--we have no problems moving large amounts of data across the same network to our tape backup machine.
    Is anyone else seeing these kinds of problems? Am I doing something wrong or expecting too much from Time Capsule?

    I may be on to something. The Time Capsules I have live in a telephone equipment room that is indoors but not directly air conditioned or heated. It doesn't ever get too hot to be comfortable in there--the highest I've ever seen the temperature was 80 degrees (F). Most of the time the temperature is between 60-78 degrees.
    I happened to touch one of them the other day while it was in use, and I noticed that the casing was hot to the touch...not dangerously so I suppose, but much hotter than I would have expected.
    So I turned a small fan on both Time Capsules and have left it running. And I've noticed that not only do backups seem to complete more quickly, the reliability is also better. I am going to try some of my most troublesome computers once again just to see what happens.
    I know there is a fan pointed at the hard drive in the Time Capsule, but I can't see how it does much in the way of cooling things down. In my opinion, it's just surrounded by too many heat producing devices to do much good...after all, not only is there a 7200 RPM hard disk in there, but also a 500MHz Marvell processor and radio set.

  • I have OS X 10.6.8 and want to get a backup device such as time capsule.  Will time capsule recognise my OS version?

    Will the latest time capsule be the most suitable device for backup from my desktop OS X 10.6.8.  Will Time Capsule connect with Snow Leopard?

    As The hatter says, a directly-connected external HD (USB or FireWire) is the fastest and most reliable way to back up a desktop Mac.
    A Time Capsule will work, of course, but is mainly intended for wireless backups of laptops. 
    You might want to review the Time Machine Tutorial, and perhaps browse Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions.

  • HT1175 will time capsule backup programs?

    Will Time Capsule backup Programs?

    Great!  That answers one question.  Some of the "programs" are Mac and some are Windows but they are all in the Applications folder on my computer so I guess it will back them up.
    Next question...I'm asking this because Apple is giving me a new hard drive because they have determined that my Seagate HD may have some issues so mine is being included in a voluntary fix.  I am performing a full backup and hope (and assume) that once I get the new HD installed, I will just be able to update my computer form the backup on the external HD and that my computer will be back to normal.  Is that right? OR, am I also going to have to reinstall all those programs on my new HD?

  • Will time capsule support 802.11 ac?

    will time capsule support 802.11 ac?

    is it possible to for time capsule to be up-dated to the 802.11 ac format? I hear this is the latest and greatest. Or is time capsule fixed with what it already has.
    IF....Apple decides to incorporate the (still under development) ac format......they will not tell us anything about this until they actually announce the new product.
    IF....they do, it would be extremely unlikely that any current versions of the Time Capsule could be "updated". As Kappy notes, we are talking about proposed hardware changes here....not just software or firmware.
    For example, when Apple moved to simultaneous dual band Time Capsules a few years ago, it was not possible to update or upgrade existing Time Capsules at all.
    Even among the recent 3rd and 4th generation Time Capsules.....you cannot change or update a 3rd generation Time Capsule to make it a 4th Generation Time Capsule.
    You would be wise to conclude that this would also be the case for any future product.

  • Will time capsule backup my pc?

    Will Time Capsule backup my pc?  Do I need a separate external hard drive and genie pro?

    Time capsule is a router with a hard disk inside. .it offers SMB access.
    There is no backup software in the TC.. it is Time Machine in the Mac that does the work.
    For PC you can use any backup package you like that can deal with network drive.. vast majority do so.. even the crappy windows one.
    But the warning is there when you mix TM and data on a mixed network you can get into trouble from the TM side.. the file storage from PC is fine.

  • How can I use 2 time capsules in different locations (home/work)?

    I want to use 2 time capsules in different locations (home/work) for backing my macbook pro with time machine. OS: lion.
    I am new mac user and have in general lmited computer programming understanding. So, please, simple step-by-step guidence will be greately appreciated.
    Thanks!
    Andreas

    Each time that  you change location with your Mac, you will need to do the following:
    Open System Preferences (gear icon on the dock)
    Open Time Machine
    Click Select Disk
    Click the Time Capsule to highlight it
    Click Use for Backup

  • I just did an Time Capsule firmware update and now my Time Capsule is dead.  What happened?

    I just did a Time Capsule firmware update and now my Time Capsule is dead.  What happened?

    tresbaileys wrote:
    it may be important to note that when I put my ear to the box I can still hear the HD spinning (although no lights are lit and it doesn't show in the airport utility).  Ideas??
    That is very bad.. how old is it??
    The Gen4 TC can die this way.. it is not usual but it happens.
    Leave it for several hours to cool off. Do a factory reset immediately when you try to restart it.
    The Factory Reset.
    Power down the TC.
    Hold in reset. and keep holding it in. Be Gentle! It is a tiny surface mount switch with a plastic lever.. Attempting to push it out the other side of the TC will not make the switch turn on better.
    (I fix TC and have several reset levers bent over and jammed or broken off).
    Power on the TC.. remember with the reset held in.. this needs three arms.. a friend or power switch you can get to with your feet..
    Keep holding in reset for about 10sec until the front LED flashes rapidly.
    Release reset and wait .. the boot will be slow as it deletes previous setting.. only from router side and pulls out the factory defaults. No files are deleted on the hard disk.. but the name of the TC may change.
    Tell me exactly what the LEDs do throughout this process.
    Both the main one at the front and the LED on the ethernet ports which should all flash during bootup.
    If it is less than a year.. of course Apple will replace under warranty.. 2 years in some places.. Europe .. places with stronger consumer laws. If you have applecare on a computer it should still cover the TC.
    I kind of doubt you are going to get this going again... but we can try.

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