Questions & Answers for AirPort Time Capsule - 2TB
542 Questions from the Community
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Can the capsule work on wifi or does it have to be plugged up to a modem?
I live on campus and we only have wifi. i wanted to know if it will still work to back up my mac on wifi only.
- Asked by Laura B from Bronx
- 07 20, 15
- Flag as inappropriate (Can the capsule work on wifi or does it have to be plugged up to a modem?)
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is this good for a late 2013 iMac 21.5 inch
- Asked by Cathy C from Southport
- 07 20, 15
- Flag as inappropriate (is this good for a late 2013 iMac 21.5 inch)
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does this support air play?
air play
- Asked by Ashlyn G from Alexandria
- 06 11, 13
- Flag as inappropriate (does this support air play?)
Best Answer:It is an airplay conduit medium only. It is not a source destination for airplay like an apple tv or an airport express.
- Answered by Rod S from Grand Rapids
- 06 12, 13
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (does this support air play?)
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will this work with my FIOS wireless router?
- Asked by John M from Gloucester City
- 06 11, 13
- Flag as inappropriate (will this work with my FIOS wireless router?)
AnswerYes, just connect the Verizon router to the Time Capsule with an ethernet cable and it should work just fine
- Answered by Jack K from Las Vegas
- 06 12, 13
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (will this work with my FIOS wireless router?)
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Should be. You would want an additional drive to do backups to though.
- Answered by David K from Easton
- 04 29, 14
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (is this suitable for storing large quantities of photographs)
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Yes. I have my Airport Time Capsule (ATC) connected to my Time Warner provided modem via ethernet cable. Follow instructions that came with ATC. Works great. Allowed me to create and additional WI-FI network which I use exclusively for me and my ATC
- Answered by Angel G from Overland Park
- 08 5, 15
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (can the airport time capsule work simultaneously with a router from your local cable provider)
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Will my iPad work with this device
- Asked by Matthew S
- 12 3, 13
- Flag as inappropriate (Will my iPad work with this device)
Best Answer:Yes. The iPad will connect to the Time Capsule just like it does with any WiFi network. You will need either:
1. Mac with OS X Lion v10.7.5 or later and AirPort Utility 6.3 or
2. iOS device with iOS 5 or later and AirPort Utility 1.3
to control the TC.- Answered by Gregory A from Golden
- 12 7, 13
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (Will my iPad work with this device)
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Can I use the Time Capsule to store my iTunes Library and access through iTunes on my Mac Book?
Have Apple TV, iPad Air 2, iPhone 5G, I expect that I would have to have iTunes running on my Mac Book with the iTunes Library on the Time Capsule. Is this correct? Anyway to just have the Time Capsule and the Apple TV?
- Asked by Philip S from Elsah
- 01 27, 15
- Flag as inappropriate (Can I use the Time Capsule to store my iTunes Library and access through iTunes on my Mac Book?)
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Can a Time Capsule, take a backup of both, MacBook Pro and Windows PC 8.1?
- Asked by Rohant K from Abu Dhabi
- 12 31, 14
- Flag as inappropriate (Can a Time Capsule, take a backup of both, MacBook Pro and Windows PC 8.1?)
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Yes.
"It’s also a full-featured Wi-Fi base station with the latest 802.11ac technology and simultaneous dual-band support."- Answered by Peter N from Germantown
- 02 24, 15
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (is it a wifi router?)
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Transferring existing external backup hard drives to Airport Time Capsule?
I want to backup 4 devices on a home wifi network with an Airport Time Capsule (ATC):
iPhone 5
iPad I (iOS 5.1.1)
iMac (OS 10.5.8, connected via ethernet cable to Airport Extreme.
MBA (OS 10.8.4)
The iMac is backed up by 2 external hard drives, a 1 TB OWC Mercury Elite that has only TimeMachine backup of the iMac, and a 250 GB Mercury Elite that is the storage for the iPhoto library on the iMac and for some other photo backups.
Questions. 1. Can I backup the iMac, which has most data, via the ethernet cable to ATC instead of via wifi? 2. Can I transfer or move the 1TB that Time Machine has backed up on the external hard to ATC? 3. Can I manually transfer data, for example the iPhoto Library or other photo back up from the 250GB external to the Airport Time Capsule?
thanks for help,
Armando- Asked by Armando M from Wilson
- 08 23, 13
- Flag as inappropriate (Transferring existing external backup hard drives to Airport Time Capsule?)
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Yes. Netgear is the only one that has an wireless ac adapter for now.
- Answered by Kiril M from Baltimore
- 06 12, 13
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can I buy a USB stick to make my older Macbook Pro, which has 802.11n, 802.11ac compatible?)
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I'd like to store the Air Port in a gun safe. what is the max tempurature the device can tollerate? How does it connect to the home network?
- Asked by Patrick B from Mequon
- 06 19, 14
- Flag as inappropriate (I'd like to store the Air Port in a gun safe. what is the max tempurature the device can tollerate? How does it connect to the home network?)
AnswerA solid steel gun safe (or any metal box) will make a dandy "Faraday Cage" - google it - blocking all radio and other electromagnetic transmissions from passing through. Wi-fi and all other wireless technologies use radio (in the microwave radio bands). Thus no wi-fi device will work inside it, except to other devices also inside it :-)
- Answered by Jaime G from San Francisco
- 07 15, 14
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (I'd like to store the Air Port in a gun safe. what is the max tempurature the device can tollerate? How does it connect to the home network?)
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Can this replace a UVERSE WIFI router box? We have UVERSE wifi at home and can this unit REPLACE that unit AND provide the WIFI signal ?
- Asked by Steve E from San Antonio
- 06 12, 13
- Flag as inappropriate (Can this replace a UVERSE WIFI router box? We have UVERSE wifi at home and can this unit REPLACE that unit AND provide the WIFI signal ?)
AnswerYes, it's compatible. You need to disable the SSID in your U-verse router. You can contact them to find out how to do this, and it's really simple. I have a successful connection both wired and wireless with the Airport TC. Once SSID in U-verse router is disabled, you will plug your ethernet on one end from U-verse router and the other end into the bottom port on your TC. Then plug the power cord from TC to outlet. Follow directions from there. All wireless devices will need reconnection to the new network. All wired devices will plug directly into TC from now on and not U-verse. Hope this helps.
- Answered by Jennifer S from Chapel Hill
- 06 18, 13
- Flag as inappropriate Answer (Can this replace a UVERSE WIFI router box? We have UVERSE wifi at home and can this unit REPLACE that unit AND provide the WIFI signal ?)
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Setup to security recorder by swann for camera security
Does the router have upnp this makes it easier to connect to the swann camera recorder?
- Asked by Dan P from Sacramento
- 02 8, 14
- Flag as inappropriate (Setup to security recorder by swann for camera security)
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