Wireless Backup?

I want to use TM to backup my iMac & MacBook wirelessly to a partitioned external hard drive. I know I need to plug the USB plug of the external HD into the AEBS but that spot is being taken by my wireless printer. Can I use a USB hub in the AEBS to plug both the HD and printer together? Thanks!

gloworm,
Yes, you can use a hub.
Scott

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HT1178 i am setting u a new time capsule. i already have a wifi setup in my office. now i want to use this time capsule just as a wireless backup machine. do i still need to attached a DSL cable, or it can connect to my existing wifi and start working ?

i am setting u a new time capsule. i already have a wifi setup in my office. now i want to use this time capsule just as a wireless backup machine. do i still need to attached a DSL cable, or it can connect to my existing wifi and start working ?

You probably can, but this type of configuration is not recommended or supported by Apple.
Two cautions if you want to try this:
1) The Time Capsule has to be configured to "Join" your existing wireless network in this type of setup...and to do that, you must know the exact type of wireless security that your network is using.
2) Backups are likely going to take twice as long. The wireless signal must travel from your computer to the wireless router and then from the wireless router back to the Time Capsule. Two "hops"......even if the computer is located close to the Time Capsule.
If you want to try this, we can tell you how....but with no guarantees on your results....since this is not officially supported.

How can I create a new TC backup with ethernet, so I don't have to wait two days for a new wireless backup?

How can I create a new TC backup with ethernet, so I don't have to wait two days for a new wireless backup?
Several times in the last year, I've gotten a message that Time Machine needs to completely redo my backup. Using the wireless connection, this takes almost two days. Is there a way to do the backup with ethernet and then switch back to wireless? Thanks.

May I know what is needed to make sure the MacBook is able to see Time Capsule on ethernet?
Connect an Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <-> ports on the 2Wire gateway to the WAN port (circle of dots icon) on the Time Capsule.
If AirPort Utility cannot "see" the Time Capsule now, you will need to perform a "hard reset" by holding in the reset button for 7-8 seconds or so and then reconfigure the Time Capsule. You can use the same Time Capsule name and password, etc. as before.
Configure the Time Capsule to "Create a wireless network" and select the Bridge Mode option when it appears during the setup using AirPort Utility.
Once the Time Capsule is configured, restart the entire network again. Power down everything, start the 2Wire first and then start each other device after that one at a time about a minute apart.
Now you can connect your Mac directly to one of the LAN <-> ports on the Time Capsule for the backup using another Ethernet cable. In general, about 20-25 GB per hour will transfer.
The Time Capsule will broadcast a much faster wireless network than the 2Wire can provide, so you might want to leave the setup "as is" for awhile after the first backup is complete. If you decide to use the Time Capsule as your main wireless access point, you would want to turn the wireless off on the 2Wire since two wireless networks in close proximity can create interference problems.
Or, if you want to use the wireless on the 2Wire, you could turn off the wireless on the Time Capsule. Then backups will occur over the 2Wire wireless, or over Ethernet.
I don't really recommend the "Join a wireless network" setting on the Time Capsule for most users, but you could go back to that setup as well if you want after the first backup is complete.

Can i use my time capsule to wirelessly backup my macbook and its external hard drive, which up until now was it's time machine and storage? How?

Can i use my time capsule to wirelessly backup my macbook and its external hard drive, which up until now was it's time machine and storage? How?

The external drive must be connected to the Mac using either USB or FireWire
You must remove the external hard drive from the list of items that are "excluded" from backups in Time Machine Preferences.
Here's how:
Open System Preferences (gear icon on the dock)
Open Time Machine
Click Options
Look for the name of the hard drive in the list of "excluded" items and click on it to highlight it
Click the -- (minus) button at the bottom of the list to remove the hard drive from the list of "excluded" items....so it will now be backed up
Strongly recommend that you do the first backup using Ethenret from your computer to the Time Capsule since the entire contents of the external drive will be copied on the first pass. Ethernet will be 3-5 faster than wireless.
Once you have the first backup done, you can use wireless for subsequent backups since they will nornally be much smaller....unless you add large files to the external drive.

Wireless backup possible?

Is there a way to wirelessly backup files? I'm opening a new office and have 4 terminals and need to have their data backed up and would like to do so wirelessly...is this possible?

A network hard drive is one possibility. Other options are to use another Mac as the designated backup destination, or to buy a Mac mini and use it for this purpose.
As for plugging it into an Airport Express - that is likely not an option. The Airport Express USB port can only be used for printers (you cannot plug a USB hard drive into it). The Airport Express has only one ethernet port, which is going to be used to cable the device to your cable/DSL modem or existing network so it too is unavailable. The only condition under which the Airport Express could be used is if you cable a network hard drive to its ethernet port, and you then configure the Airport Express as a remote base station in a wireless distribution system (WDS) which presupposes that you have an existing wireless network based around another Airport Express or an Airport Extreme Base Station.

How to setup Time Capsule for wireless backup only

I have a new Time Capsule that I want to set up for wireless backups of both my Macbook Air (with Time Machine) and a Windows Vista laptop. I have an existing home wireless network with my Att/Uverse tv and internet service. I do not want to disturb that network/internet setup.
How do I set up the time capsule to use it for wireless backup only? When I start the Airport utility setup, the first thing it asks is do I want to 1) set up new network, 2) replace existing router, or 3) join existing network.

Thanks. That got me the green light and a message that everything was set up properly. It started it's first Time Machine backup and everything looked good for a while. But now I have a new problem.
The backup failed twice. The first time it had a message that it could no longer find the time capsule, so I had to reset it and go thru the setup procedures again. Started backup again overnight, and this morning it tells me that it failed again. But this time I still have my green light, and the message is "a network problem may have interfered with the backup.
I don't know what else to do with the setup to get it to work. Right now it has started backing up again on its own, so I'll leave it going one more time. (I should tell you that all of this is occurring on my Mac. I have not even started setting it up on the Vista machine. I want to make sure it works on the Mac first). Any advice from anyone who had the same problems with setup would be appreciated.

Can wireless backup be on different network to internet connection?

Can you backup to a wireless backup (say a Time Capsule) but connect to a different wireless access point for the internet?

There is no filtering from the wireless into the wired LAN. Any wireless user can access any computer on the wired LAN. If you use file or printer sharing in your LAN the computer is accessible. Of course, if you have set a password on the shares it is not immediately possible to access the files. Network printers (a printer with an ethernet card) should be fully accessible. The major risk would be that the computers are open for virus/malware. If your guest has a bad virus on his computer exploiting some new Windows vulnerability, it is likely to spread freely in your network. Your firewalls on the computers are usually set up to trust the LAN IP network. Anti-virus needs some time to be up-to-date with the latest threats. Some threats are never covered by anti-virus.
Thus, bottom line: unless you really trust your guest not to do any harm and you think that they are reasonable about their computer's security I would not recommend to give them access to your LAN. Even if it is a Mac, often Mac users use Windows virtual machines to run some Windows-only application. Plus, even a Mac can be turned into a remote controlled bot which will only pose the platform for additional attacks against Windows computer. This may be unlikely but it happens.
If you want to be secure, either get a different router which allows VLAN separate of multiple SSIDs into different fully separated VLANs or get a second wireless router which you connect to your internet modem. From there you connect to your WRT with your private LAN. The WRT will protect the LAN from access from the outside just like it protects your LAN at the moment from access from the internet. Your guest can connect to the wireless router which is connected directly to the internet.

How do I get the TC on my Airport Extreme to do wireless backups?

I just want to use the TC for wireless backup. I've connected it to the Airport with Ethernet; unconnected the EThernet; opened Airport Utility; read the Manual; studied all these posts. Nada. It should be simple, I only need the TC to act like an external HD on the network. Any suggestions??
Twila Johnson

Let's go with simple for now and get things working.
Disconnect the Ethernet cable for now, and power down the TC by pulling the power cord
Wait a minute
Hold in the reset button on the back of the TC and keep holding for an additional 8-10 seconds while you simultaneously plug the power cord back in to the TC (tricky to do...because you almost need 3 hands)
Release the reset button after the hold period and allow 25-30 seconds for the TC to restart to a slow, blinking amber light
Connect the Ethernet cable from one of the LAN <-> ports on the AirPort Extreme to the WAN port (circle of dots icon) on the TC
Open AirPort Utility, select the TC, and click Manual Setup
Click the Time Capsule tab below the row of icons to assign a name to your Time Capsule, a device password (write that down) and adjust Time Zone settings.
Click the Wireless tab next to the Time Capsule tab
Change the setting for Wireless Mode to "Off"
Click the Internet icon, then click the Internet Connection tab
Connect Using= Ethernet
Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Click Update and allow 25-30 seconds for the TC to restart. You should have a green light.
Power off the entire network now....all devices.....power down order is not important
Wait a minute
Start the modem first and let it run a minute by itself
Start the AirPort Extreme the same way
Start the TC the same way
Start other devices one at a time the same way
You should be all set

Wireless Backup Disk

I was wondering if you could do wireless backups with not only Apple routers, but other ones too.

this is not supported by apple. there are hacks but they are just that. No guarantees and no support from apple. If you still wish to try check out this [link|http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080420211034137&query=Time %2Bmachine%2BNAS]. read all the comments. also [this much simpler method|http://vowe.net/archives/008940.html] is claimed to work.

Wireless backup not automatically

Hi!
While the Time Capsule drive shows up when my MacBook connects to it wirelessly, TimeMachine doesn't start automatically. The TM preference pane says, that it'll perform the next backup, when 'Mac has benn connected' (original 'Wenn Mac angeschlossen ist'; it's a german system).
I can't believe that starting the Backup manually (which works via the menu bar menu) should be the normal behaviour. This would be far away from a) any learned Apple experience and b) the TC selling proposition "make backups easy".
How does wireless backup work on your systems? Does ist start automatically when the client 'sees' Time Capsule or is the above 'normal'?
Thanks for any advice.
Best regards,
Stephan.

My MacBook Pro does the same thing with the new Time Capsule, fresh out of the box. The only way that I can run a TM backup is manually. Can anyone help? Must be a terminal command that I can invoke to make it work automatically?

Wireless Backup w/ time capsule

I was thinking about getting time capsule. I do have a question about wireless backup though. I travel a lot and I wondered if I were to leave my time capsule at my house and travel out of town will I still be able to backup things on the time capsule via other methods.
Is it possible to backup files via the airport feature. Like using the airport on my cpu to connect to the internet to backup files onto my time capsule at home which is also connected to the internet through airport.
I hope that this makes sense. Any advice is good advice. Thanks again.

Good question. In theory, this should be possible. In practice - and whether TimeMachine will be designed to support it - we really don't know. A definitive answer will have to wait until Time Capsule ships and we have more information.
There is one other issue - which is that Time Capsule's public IP address may change from day to day (which is typical of the dynamic IP addresses provided by most ISPs). Unless you keep a computer on your home LAN running 24/7 with an update client for a service like http://www.dyndns.com/ , or you put Time Capsule behind a separate internet router with a built in dyndns update client, you won't know what IP address to reach Time Capsule at while you are on the road.
In practise, it might be easier and more convenient to backup to something like a .Mac account while you are on the road.

Wireless Backup to Itunes rarely works

Wireless Backup rarely works. It is supposed to start as soon as a person plugs into power while logged into the home network that the Itunes is running on. More times than not Itunes freezes up looking for devices that are not even plugged in. Then I don't notice anything on the device that says, do not unplug because backup is in progress.
I think it one of the items that looks really good in an ad but is so rarely used that the complaints just do not add up to anything.   Or it simply is not a good option if you own more than 2 devices or something. I get that my PC and Itunes is freezing up because we have so many Iphones and Ipads but it really does not mention anywhere that there is a limit for how many items you can use.

While on the subject of backing up. The old Ipod/Iphone cord has ran its course.   The transfer rate is way, way too slow. Apple says that owning an Iphone may be the only camera you will ever need.   Well, that is great until you fill up the 32 gig with videos and photos and it takes hours and hours just to transfer them to free up space.
I could not believe they stuck with the same cord so it could be compatible with old stuff.   That was cool for a while but its really time to get a better cord system. It is very frustrating trying to get out the door for an event and waiting for the transfer of info through the out dated cord.
Anything new can be attached with bluetooth or even wirelessly so why the big attempt to keep the cord the same? If a person could remove the memory card and buy extra ones it would not matter how long it took because you could be back on the road while your computer was working away transfering photos and videos.
My main question.   How long does it take most people to transfer over photos and videos of a full 32 gig iphone of new photos and videos.   Yes it does get quicker if you do not delete from iphone and it only has to get new ones, I am talking about the person that may actually use the video camera alot. 32 gig is not that much, but try transfering it to a computer through that cord, and it will surely freeze almost any wifi systems in most homes.   In fact I dare anyone to transfer 32 gig wireless with out having to do some sort of wifi reboot during or after.

Older MacBook Pro as a Wireless Backup Drive?

I just got a new MacBook Pro and want to use my old one as a wireless backup drive. Is this possible? I'd backup only user files and skip the music and photos. If so, how do I set it up and what are my options for wireless backup software?

If the router is wireless then you don't need Ethernet. Enable File Sharing on one or both computers so you can copy files from one to the other over your wireless network.
You cannot use SuperDuper! because it cannot backup to a networked device. However, any of these should work:
Backup Software Recommendations
1. Retrospect Desktop (Commercial)
2. Synchronize! Pro X (Commercial)
3. Synk (Backup, Standard, or Pro)
4. Deja Vu (Shareware)
5. Carbon Copy Cloner (Donationware)
6. Intego Personal Backup (Commercial)
7. Data Backup (Commercial)
8. SilverKeeper 2.0 (Freeware)
9. Tri-Backup (Commercial)
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files.
And, the Restore option of Disk Utility for full disk cloning. Apple's Backup 3 also will work but requires a MobileMe account.

Just bought Time Capsule and do not intend to use as a router. Can I use it just as a wireless backup to my Mac?

Hi all - Just bought Time Capsule and do not intend to use as a router given that my Uverse router works splendidly. Can I use it just as a wireless backup to my Mac? Sorry if this is a boneheaded question, but this is my first time backing up my machine ( I know, foolish). Thanks!

Your problem will be if you use wireless for internet then you cannot do both internet and backup at once.. you still should plug the TC into the uverse router and set it in bridge mode.. you can setup wireless if you like on the TC and use either TC or uverse but you must work out how to do both at once.
If you use ethernet on the Mac then wireless to backup is also a bit of an issue.. please ask as I can show you the setup.. or visa versa.. wireless for internet and ethernet for backup..

Wireless backup with Time Machine WITHOUT Time Capsule

Hi All,
I was lucky enough to get a 1Tb external drive for Christmas and was wondering if there was a way of backing up my Macbook Pro wirelessly? I have both an Intel iMac running Snow Leopard and a 2008 Macbook pro, and a Sky wireless router. Is there anyway to either connect the hard drive to the router and backup both computers through this, or connect the hard drive to the iMac and get the laptop to backup through this wirelessly? I've tried searching for answers, with minimal luck, can anyone help?
Thanks!

Requirements to use Time Machine
Time Machine is only available with Leopard (10.5.x)
1. External FireWire or USB 2.0 drive
2. Time Capsule
3. Drive shared by a Mac running 10.5 or later using File Sharing
4. Drive shared by a Mac running 10.5 Server
5. SAN volume managed by Apple's Xsan file system
A TM drive must be partitioned with either APM (PPC) or GUID (Intel) and formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)
So the answer is, No you cannot use TM to backup to a drive connected to the router you have. You can connect the drive to one of your computers and use TM to backup to the drive from the other computer. You must have File Sharing enabled on the computer to which the drive is connected. You must connect to that computer from the other computer using Connect to Server from the Finder's Go menu. When you do you have to log into the other file sharing computer as a registered user - use the admin account username and password for the admin account on the file sharing computer. Once connected the remote drive will appear in the TM preferences as a potential backup drive.
Note that even if your router supports 80211n protocols wireless backup is very slow - much slower than even USB. You will also need to leave the file sharing computer running all the time (no sleep because during sleep there is no wireless) and the other computer must stay connected in order to allow the regular hourly TM backups to occur. TM only backs up one computer at a time, but it will backup both computers independently.

Can time capsule be used for wireless backup without serving as a router?

can time capsule be set and used for wireless backup without serving as a router?

Not if you want it to work.
If you do want stand alone .. ie a TC sitting all on its lonesome with no internet connection.. then reset to factory and start over..
The TC has to be in router mode so it can handle dhcp and addressing.
Ignore all the problems.
BUT then you can connect your computer to TC for backup
OR
you can connect to main wireless router for internet..
You cannot do both.. at the same time.
UNLESS you have ethernet connection.. to either main modem or TC.. if you have two networks and two different network clients, then you can do both at once but the setup is tricky.

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