A combination hard drive and 802.11n wireless base station designed to work out-of-the-box with [Time Machine](http://apple.stackexchange.com/tags/time-machine/info) in Mac OS X. It also doubles as a standard wireless access point.
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Backups using Mac Mini Server & Time Machine
I'm currently trying to set up a fool-proof plan to secure backups of all of our files all the time.
What I'm generally thinking is using our Mac Mini Server I can backup our files (3 - 6 iMac's ...
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AirPort Utility (5.6) stuck on “Configuring your existing wireless network to allow it to be joined”
I just bought a new AirPort Extreme and set it up as my main wireless network. I also have a 1st gen. Time Capsule and a 1st gen. AirPort Extreme in addition that I want to connect like this:
Main AE ...
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Time Capsule will not allow allow a guest network in Bridge mode. Why?
My 2 terabyte Time Capsule used to allow a guest wifi network but since I had to switch to bridge mode to accommodate my cable internet provider (while installing an Exchange server w/o a static ip ...
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Access to time capsule from main router?
I'm currently having a Linksys router which gets an IP from my ISP. I have 2 Macbooks which are getting a DHCP lease from this router.
When I connect a Time Capsule to the router, the Time Capsule ...
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Connected to Time capsule from iOS devices
I want to connect to my time capsule using my iOS device (iPhone or iPad) and show all files from it.
Please describe what should I read, how can I do this.
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Can't access USB hard drive plugged in to Time Capsule
I have the most recent 2 TB Time Capsule to which I connected (via USB) a 1.5 TB Seagate hard drive.
I expect the hard drive to be visible under "Shared", but nothing appears, except the Time Capsule ...
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Can I use an HFS+ usb disk with encryption enabled with a Time Capsule (2TB is mine)
I have a 2TB Time Capsule (version 7.6.1) and I want to connect a USB disk formatted as HFS+ with encryption enabled (on MAC OS X Mountain Lion). When I connect it directly to my iMac, it asks for a ...
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Enable Time Machine to backup an SD Card?
Time Machine does not allow the inclusion of an SD Card in a backup. It is automatically listed in the exclusion list and cannot be removed.
Is there any way to force Time Machine to 'see' the SD ...
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Time Capsule: slow connection establishment to PPPoE world?
I have TC 1GB which is connected to the Internet via PPPoE. When I ping any web-server, there are a lot of packet drops (40%-60%). WiFi signal strength is good, ping to TC itself have no packet loss ...
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External USB DVD drive + Time Capsule (or AirPort Extreme) =?
As Apple's more recent laptops (and even the iMac now, sadly) are moving away from internal DVD drives, to use CD/DVDs you must buy an external DVD drive, that plugs into a USB port. But if you need ...
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Time Machine: The identity of the backup disk has changed
I have a stock 2GB Time Capsule that I use to backup two macs using Time Machine.
Both machines have been backing up quite happily until the other day, one of the machines gave the following error
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Offsite backup of Time Capsule
I use the CrashPlan software to run backups of my NAS to an offsite machine. I'd also like to use it for backing up a Time Capsule to the remote machine.
How do I do this so I don't impede Time ...
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Time capsule… can I use it as storage disk?
I am using a macbook pro and I am thinking of buying a time capsule device
If I buy this time capsule. Will I be able to use it as? ::
storage disk
backup device
wireless router
Does it have ...
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Correct way to backup via Time Machine to a remote Time Capsule
If I have a MacBook through which I will like to access a Remote Time Capsule via Back to My Mac in order to perform updates to my Time Machine backup on said Time Capsule, which should be the correct ...
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Why does Back To My Mac work for my Time Capsule, but not my MacBook?
I'm having problems using Back To My Mac from work to my home network. Initially, I thought it was something to do with the way the work network had been set up, but recently I realised that I have no ...
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Can two Time Capsules share an Internet connection with different LANs?
Is it possible to connect 2 Time Capsules to one internet connection but have 2 separate networks?
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Time Capsule port forwarding not working?
I'm developing an app, and one of the requirements is to connect to a computer with the URL scheme:
http://ip/~username/file
The problem, however, is that I can't connect to my Mac remotely.
Let's ...
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Using Time Capsule to extend over ethernet
I'm trying to work out if the following is possible.
At the moment I have a Macbook Air connected to home Wi-Fi (802.11n) provided by a modem / router from the phone company which I'm more than happy ...
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How can I access my Time Capsule remotely with iCloud?
Before, with MobileMe, I was able to backup and access my Time Capsule anywhere in the world because I had my MobileMe login stored in my Time Capsule, and my MobileMe entered into my mac.
So when I ...
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Time Capsule: “There was a problem connecting to the server”
I have a dream: The dream of using my MBP inside and outside my office, and having it backup to my 2TB Time Capsule when on its wireless network, or postpone backups when not on the Time Capsule's ...
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AT&T Microcell with Apple Time Capsule/Airport Extreme
My ATT Microcell works for a few hours and then stops. The configuration is:
Internet -> Comcast Modem -> Time Capsule/Airport Extreme -> MicroCell
Note that the Comcast Modem is providing both my ...
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Slow file transfer between Macbook AIr and Time Capsule
The Problem:
I want to copy files from my MacBook Air to my Time Capsule but it is taking a long time. I calculated the rate to be 1.5 Mbps which is very slow. In other forums they say the rate is ...
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Can the Time Capsule back up multiple drives (internal and external) at the same time?
I have a 500 GB internal HDD on my MacBook Pro and a second 500 GB external USB drive as well.
Is it possible to tell Time Machine to back both the internal and external drives up to one Time ...
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Time Capsule as media server?
I want to set up a media server for streaming of my music library via AirPlay and AirPort express to my hifi. Is there any way to use time capsule for this or do I need to get (yet) another device?
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iphoto is locked on a NAS, what to do?
Bought my father a 64GB Macbook Air as an upgrade to his old Macbook, and thought it was wise to move his ~60GB photo collection (heavens knows why it is so big, bigger than my own collection on ...
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Apple hardware-Apple Time Capsule
I work at a small international NGO. We are looking into file sharing options. The Apple Time Capsule has come up as a suggestion. However, the catch is that we have people in NY, Argentina, and ...
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Time Capsule beeping on disk access
My 2 TB, 3rd generation Time Capsule just started making a beep-like noise today. I bought it about 30 months ago.
It beeps only when I do some disk access, e.g. when I access the filesystem ...
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Where to store large photo library that also can be backed up?
I have an old PC that used to house my entire (several hundred gigabytes) photo library internally and backed it up nightly to an external hard drive.
I have a MBP that travels between home and work ...
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How to connect Galaxy Tab to Time Capsule?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab and a Time Capsule providing my home WiFi network. I would like to connect the Tab to the Time Capsule using some file manager to transfer files to/from the Time Capsule.
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MacBook as WiFi extender
With AirDrop it seems that my MacBook Pro can have multiple Wifi Connections, so can I connect my iPhone to my Macbook at the same time as the macbook is connected to a Time Capsule's Wifi network.
I ...
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802.11b/g clients in an 802.11n bridged network
I have an Time Capsule set up in 802.11a/n - 802.11b/g/n Automatic mode. I have an Airport Express set up to extend this network.
Does the Airport Express just share the 802.11n part of the network ...
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Remote connection to Time Capsule
I've found the link below which provides useful info on how to configure Time Capsule for remote connection. I've followed this and am able to connect to remotely manage the TC (via Airport utility) ...
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Time Capsule internal drive is slow
I have a one-terabyte Time Capsule (third generation, 802.11n) that's served me well since I got it a few years ago (I don't remember exactly when). I use it mostly as the primary router in my home ...
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Enhance Wifi range on a TimeCapsule
I previously had a DLink modem-router (DSL-2740B). I replaced it with a small ADSL D-Link modem and a TimeCapsule.
While I'm quite happy with it, the main and only criticism I could make is the loss I ...
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Wifi seems really unstable since getting new iMac
Since I've had my iMac I've noticed that my wifi network locks up a few times a week, it is always fixed by turning off the wifi on the iMac, then turning it back on again.
The network shouldn't be ...
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Time machine: network hard drive vs Time Capsule
I read that is possible to set up a Network Hard Disk in order to connect it to the router and perform wireless Time Machine backups on the Hard Disk.
What are the pros and cons of using a Network ...
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Browse another encrypted time machine backup that's on a NAS
I have a Time Machine backup of my MacBook Pro pro that's encrypted and saved on a Synology DS212j NAS (OS X detected my NAS as a possible location to save my backup). Right now I'm on my MacBook Air. ...
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What setup is needed to stay backed up and online after retiring the TimeCapsule?
My friend has the following kit in the house (although not all at the same time):
His MacBook Pro 15" with 500gb HD
Her MacBook Air 13" with 256gb SSD
Daughter's MacBook white with 500gb HD
His and ...
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What external HD can I use to my Airport Extreme Base Station for use of wireless Time Machine?
The title pretty much says it all. I currently have an Airport Extreme Base Station and I want to be able to use the USB port on it to hook up an external hard drive and use it as a wireless means of ...
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Time Capsule hangs on restart when multiple USB devices attached
I've got a time capsule with 2 printers and a hard drive connected via a powered USB hub. When the unit is restarted, The indicator light on the front of the device remains yellow and never turns ...
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iPhoto files compressed in Time Capsule. Where is the original size?
My 8 year old iMac died some days ago. Fortunately, I have everything backed up on my Time Capsule. I just tried to get my photos from iPhoto off it, but realized that all my shots have been ...
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How can I copy Time Capsule backups to a remote location?
Time Machine backups are great, but the disk they are on is located at home and therefore vulnerable to being stolen, lost in fire, etc... Additionally the backups are on a NAS drive where I use one ...
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Why is Mountain Lion saying it can't do time machine backups to my time capsule hard drive?
I've got a MacBook Air that has been successfully backing up via Time Machine to my Time Capsule hardrive. Since I updated to Mountain Lion I'm getting the following error:
the backup disk is not in ...
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Is it normal for it to take hours to delete a Time Capsule “sparsebundle”
I'm trying to make room on my time capsule to make backups (it currently tells me it's full).
I got help in this question with how to delete individual backups, but it didn't solve the problem. ...
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How to copy data from harddrive to time capsule over USB connection via OSX terminal?
I want to copy a big amount of data from a harddrive to a time capsule controlled drive.so I put the harddrive via USB to the capsule and connect to the capsule server with a Mac. But when I then move ...
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Encrypt existing unencrypted Time Capsule backup
Since Mountain Lion Time Capsule can now backup to encrypted sparsebundles. This is great and easy to setup for new backup locations, just select 'encrypt backups'. However, I have backups for around ...
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Access Time Capsule's files from iPhone
Is it possible to access Yime Capsule's files from iPhone? On my Mac I'm simply connecting to afp://10.0.1.1/ and I have my data.
But on my iPhone, when I try to connect (e.g. from Safari) I get an ...
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Cannot access backups in Time capsule
I have a Time Capsule which I originally used with a MacBook Air running Snow Leopard.
Now I purchased a new MacBook Air with Lion and am trying to transfer my old backups on the Time Capsule and I ...
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How to allow users to reset passwords in Time Capsule accounts?
I have a Time Capsule that I share with others in the office. I control the base station and create accounts for others to backup their machines with Time Machine i.e., using
Airport Utility > ...
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Time Machine/Time Capsule: What is the difference between “Waiting for index to be ready (100)” and “Waiting for index to be ready (101)”?
What's the difference between these (100) and (101) indexing processes?
Having finally created a successful backup to Time Capsule using Time Machine under Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63), I'm still ...
