Questions & Answers for AirPort Time Capsule - 2TB

In short, yes. You can join the Time Capsule to your existing wireless network during configuration. When you connect your iDevice to the Time Capsule, you'll be able to back it up and access the internet at the same time.

• Answered by Steven W from Conroe
• 09 16, 18
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can I use time capsule for back up only, without operating router, and utilize another modem/router for internet access?)

The airport configuration utility provides an option on the Network tab, at the top, labeled "Router Mode:". You can select "Off (Bridge Mode)" to turn of the DHCP and NAT services which will interfere with your existing network. Then, you just need to cable the time capsule to a LAN port on your other router, or, if you don't have a "LAN" port available, either buy an ethernet switch to increase the number of ports available by daisy chaining the switch off of a LAN port on your router, and then putting the wire that was in that LAN PORT in the switch, and use another wire from the switch to your time capsule.

Alternatively, if you need to wirelessly couple your time capsule to your router, because you have no access to LAN ports for ethernet, then on the Wireless tab, you can select "Extend a wireless network", and then enter the details for how to wirelessly connect to your other wireless router.

But, I would suggest that the best choice would be to switch to using the airport time capsule as your wireless router, and set your new router aside as a backup. The time capsule and the airport utility will work together to provide you and easy to manage system. If firmware fixes are needed for your existing router, you have to know where to check in the router for the current version, and then how to access appropriate updates on the wireless routers web site. With the Timecapsule and having the Airport Utility installed on your computer (if you have a Mac, it comes with it there already), it will tell you that updates are available, and install them for you when you choose to do that.

• Answered by Gregg W from Tulsa
• 12 20, 13
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (I already have a wi-fi network, can I use the Time Capsule as storage alone?)

This is why I decided to get the Airport Time Capsule. I have my entire iTunes library and iPhoto library on there - going on two years now. You can access the disk by clicking 'Option' when you open iTunes or iPhoto and choosing the Airport for your drive.

• Answered by Sumita A from Cleves
• 05 31, 18
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can I store my itunes library and photo library on time capsule so i can free space form my macbook pro ?)

You can use your cellular network while you are out and about and this will go towards your data usage ( so many MB / GB per month )
If you can connect to wifi while you are at home or out and about this does not use your cellular network and your data allowance will not be affected.

• Answered by Ian B
• 12 1, 14
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Do you have to use your cellular network wifi out of the house and the airport time capsule wifi in the house on an iphone5?)

Yes you can Roger K. My set up is my TC connected by Ethernet cable to my HH4 and is set up as a second wireless network. My Mac backs up onto my TC without issues and the wireless network is more reliable than the HH. I also have a Airport Express on the same network as my TC as a extender.

• Answered by John H
• 03 9, 16
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (Have an IMac and Sky router for wifi. Also use iPad and iPhone. Can I use Time Capsule as external hard drive and wifi router?)

Yes, you use an ethernet cord and plug one end into the #1 port of the modem, and plug the other end into the bottom ethernet port of the Time Capsule. If your modem is a modem/router you will need to have your ISP bridge the modem so you can use it as modem only using your own router (Time Capsule).

• Answered by Herbert G from Osteen
• 06 27, 18
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (does the time capsule have to be plugged into the internet modem)

Hi Mr. H. W. A. , you can restore your files with Migration Assistant , to pen the Migration Assistant , go to Launchpad then Open the folder Other , then look for Migration Assistant and open it.

The Migration Assistant will start with a screen asking you how do you want to transfer your information from a Mac ,a Time Machine Backup or another disk(This is the default option)

Make sure that you are in the same network of the Time Capsule , then in the next screen select the Time Machine Backup disk(if you don't know , which one to choose , choose the disk with a green hard disk ,with a symbol of a arrow and in clock inside the arrow)

After you selected the time machie disk, the Migration Assistant will ask you to select witch backup you want to transfer, after the selection of the backup ,another screen will show up , asking to confirm what you would like to transfer from the backup
( The default option is everything, just a important thing , you can't select which documents&data ,you want to recover , but you can't do thus ,with apps and the Mac settings )

After you selected which information you want to recover ,select continue , and your Mac will ask if you want to encrypt your disk, this is important step ,because if you macbook is stolen ,nobody can access your information , ( i would recommend the encryption of your disk , the Mac may be slower ,but is better for security purpose)

After you select if you want FileVault or not , your information from the time capsule will began to restore

After this ,you can start using your Mac , with all your information previous from when the hard drive crashed

Sorry for the long Answer

• Answered by Stefano D from New York
• 05 27, 16
• Flag as inappropriate Answer (How do I restore files from my AirPort Time Capsule to my MacBook? Can I restore selective files/software?)