Wireless Time Capsule Backup on Separate Network

Hi Everyone,
I work in a office building that requires a colleague and I to use a wireless network all ready set up throughout the building. We are not able to access the hub of this network and there are no hard-lines though the office space.
We would like to backup two Mac's to a 3TB Time Capsule wirelessly.
Because we can not run the existing network thru the Time Capsule and use the Time Capsule as a router as well as a backup device for our computers, how do we set up the Time Capsule to wirelessly back us up?
I am assuming that I will need to create a unique network on the Time Capsule and whenever we want to back up we will need to log off of our wireless network, connect wirelessly to the Time Capsule, perform a backup, then return back to the wireless network in the office to get back on the internet.
Is this correct or can I set up Time Machine to stay connected to the Time Capsule wirelessly to run regular backups and leave the computer connected wirelessly to the office network?
I will be backing up two MBP's with Retinas and both have Mountain Lion. The Time Capsule is not yet purcahse so I assume it will be the newest one.
Thanks for your help.

Yerman wrote:
Thank you for the reply. I have another option.
We are also given TIM MiFI devices which have unlimmited data plans and often work better than the built-in network and are very fast a 42.2 Mbps. I acutally find myself using this network more often than the built in wireless network.
TIM MiFi as I understand it is 3G.. I presume you are joining to it as a hot spot??
If you join the TC to it as a hot spot, yes you can do that.. hold down the option key when you select wireless mode and you can join.. but that places the TC in the wireless network of the hotspot.. your high speed connection will drop by at least half due to double hop wireless.. ie 42mbps becomes 20mbps..
Also most hotspot should be setup to prevent this. They are not designed to work as a network but as a internet access to public who should not have access to other computers.. Try it btw .. see if you can transfer files between your two macs with both connected to the hotspot.. I doubt it will be possible.
Am I able to connect to this wifi network with the TC (I think this is called client or bridged mode) and then connect my computer through the TC? Or for that matter, what about connecting to the office wireless in the same way?
You can join the TC to the office wireless network. The TC is then available to every tom dick and harry in the building. Although you can password the access.. do you want it available to whole world?? Passwords I think are passed in the clear.. for AFP.. might be wrong but security is not great.
It will also halve the speed.. same as above. due to double hop wireless.. it will reduce your network speed to nothing for as long as the backup is happening. And you cannot connect to the TC wireless.. it is not able to repeat the wireless network, unless it is an Apple router that is providing it.. which is doubtful.

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