Questions & Answers for AirPort Time Capsule - 2TB

Yes, you can download an airport utility app from Apple.com that work with Windows PC's.

• Answered by Herbert G from Osteen
• 06 27, 18
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can I back up my PC to Time Capsule)

Aloha, Linda,

This is a common question around routers and internet providers.

The simple answer is YES you need a second router from you or your internet provider to make this work.

You can purchase or request a router that can do both tasks.

It would be my suggestion to use the century link router as merely a bridge to the internet. This simplifies its task of serving the internet connection. Then use the Airport to manage all of your personal network settings. This has an advantage of being able to move between providers without having to change your personal network.

So let's say you move locations or switch providers. If your Airport is configured correctly you can just plug it into the incoming ethernet cable from the new location or new providers router and you're home/personal network is there just the same as before no new wifi, no new setup for routing internal to external or even having to enter the new wifi password in every device you use on wifi.

So I hope this help and clarifies your question for you.

• Answered by Tristan C from Oviedo
• 07 3, 18
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (does airport time capsule require a separate modem to connect with century link internet)

With the Sierra update in december 2016 Apple destroyed all possibilities of using Time Capsule for storage as a file sever in a network. I had four long calls with Apple Care and was finally connected to the senior level. They informed me that Apple has never supported the use of Time Capsule as a file server.

In the 10.12.2 version of Sierra the system no longer recognizes in which program a file has been created. There is no way to open a document while it is stored on the drive of the Time Capsule. Apple Care's recommendation was to move every file that I wanted to open to my desktop. They apparently never have tried to produce anything in a network environment where files are linked to other sources in the same location – Time Capsule.

I solved the problem by restoring 10.12.1, and can continue working normally. Apple Care says that some update in the future will most likely solve the problem that they have created for Apple customers. No promises about when.

• Answered by Mark O
• 01 11, 17
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (I already have a wi-fi network, can I use the Time Capsule as storage alone?)

Yes you can backup your iOS device, but only through your Mac. Backup your iOS device to your Mac regularly and backup your Mac to your Time Machine regularly. That is also free as opposed to buying iCloud storage for backups.

• Answered by Buford N from Renton
• 11 15, 14
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can I use the airport time capsule to also backup my iPad and iPhone)

In Finder there is a new list right under Devices when connected to the AirPort. It is labelled Shared and you should see your Time Capsule's name listed there. When you click it, it will go to the hard drive and you can treat it the same way you would with a USB external hard drive. Dont forget, the more data your Time Machine backup takes, the less free space you will have to use as an external hard drive.

• Answered by Jared B from San Diego
• 11 10, 13
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can AirPort Capsule be used as an external wireless hard drive separate to Time Machine?)

The airport part of the device is a router. The time capsule part of the device is a network storage device. It's like a usb hard drive that you plug into your computer directly only in this case... it is plugged into your network. That means you can access it from any comptuer on your network. Same as you could if you got a pegasus or lacie or some other brand of network storage device. The nice thing about the time capsule is that it is already preconfigured to work seamlessly with the time machine software on your mac computers. Basically you can just plug it in and it will work.

The Airport Time Capsule puts the two devices into one container, less clutter, less mess, and works great with your macs.

• Answered by Kelly A from Luling
• 02 5, 15
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (what does the time capsule do? can i use this as an external hard drive to store movies on?)

Yes, you can. I suggest you to partition the disk into two, so one partition will do the storing. The other one will do the back up.

• Answered by Michael L from Barrie
• 05 31, 14
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can I use this to store my files, music and photos with easy access from my Macbook Air as well as back everything up on it?)

Yes, the time capsule is just a router with hard disk storage.

• Answered by Johan R from Shelley
• 03 25, 14
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (do you need a modem)