Hardware :: How To Set Up Two Time Capsules & Wireless Signals In Separate Rooms?
Jan 3, 2011
I have two Time Capsules, TC1 and TC2. TC1 is the base unit, connected to the modem and broadcasting a wireless network from my bedroom. I want to set up the second Time Capsule, TC2, to pick up the in the living room. In that way, I can connect my TV through an Ethernet cable directly to TC2.I keep screwing this up. TC1 is set up to "create a wireless network," which it does. The security I'm using is WEP transitional, for 802.11a/n - 802.11b/g/n.Currently TC2 is set up as a bridge, but it only works when it's tethered directly through an Ethernet cable coming from one of the LAN ports on TC1 into the the singular WAN port on TC2. And it only works when TC2's wireless mode is "Create a wireless network." I've tried various bridge/wireless configurations but nothing quite works. I consulted Apple's pdf on "Designing Airport Networks 10-5" but the information on creating a WDS network doesn't apply. When I try to make TC1 the base unit for the WDS network, I don't get that option.
I searched the forum and couldn't really find anybody with this same situation. But anyways, me and my roommate both own Time Capsules, and both want to be able to connect to our own capsules, but we are obviously sharing the same internet connection. Is it possible to just plug the modem into one of the capsules, and then just plug the other capsule into that capsule? This way would there be two seperate networks that we could individually connect to and sync with?
I have an iMac 27 (end of year 2009) I5.It has 1 TB internal and I want to replace it with a 2 TB internal. I have time machine backups on an external hard drive that has been connected via Firewire. I have another iMac (my son's)Imac 24 Intel Core 2 Duo that has it's own separate Time machine backup to it's own separate firewire connected external drive.Both machines are completely up to date with the latest version of Lion and all other necessary software updates.When the internal hardrive is replaced - I want to use my latest time machine backup to create one profile on the imac and then use my son's latest time machine back up for a second profile.The end goal being to have everything from my current set up ie: apps, documents, itunes, etc existing in one profile and everything in my son's current set up existing in the other profile.We can both be administrators for the time being as well.I should note even though we both have some of the same apps, we both also have other apps that the other does not.
My profile will be using about 900 gigs of total space.My son's profile will be using about 250 gigs of total space.This is temporary until the new iMac is released.Then I will want to transfer my profile to that leaving my son's intact on the iMac 27 I5.I realize that during the temporary period that Time Machine will be making backups of this entire two profile setup, which I am now understanding as I write this will create a new issue for me when I want to transfer only my profile to the new computer as well.But one bridge to cross at a time, I guess.I need to do this because we must bring his current computer to my father - as his iMac G5 is inoperable. We have been doing this round robin hand me down in our family since IMac DV special edition :-)
My time machine won't back - up on my desktop. It says it has 77GB of space on my Iomega but needs 88? Why does it need so much space? Just also got a Macbook today and tonight is first time tried setting it up.
My MacBook Pro's Airport Extreme card usually recognizes ~15 wireless signals (I live in an apartment building), now it picks up none.
If I try to manually access my own wireless network (which works fine for my flatmates' computers), it says "There was an error joining the AirPort network". It doesnt seem to care that the network normally has a password, it just gets an error.
Information: Max OS X v 10.4.11 AirPort Extreme firmware version 1.4.4
I'm getting ready to split my household for a year, (wife's going to school 1,000 miles away) and I want to give her a good backup solution for her MacBook. Right now I've got a 500GB Time Capsule running our network with her MacBook, my MacBook Air, and an old 12" Powerbook sharing the TC drive.I can cobble together an AEBS and a 500GB USB drive to make a homegrown Time Capsule for $291.97 shipped. Or I can buy another 500GB TC for $299, knowing it will work as planned. (We had some initial problems, but sorted them out and now the TC is awesome.)My question is, in a year when we're living together again, am I going to have a use for two Time Capsules? Can one be set up as a bridge and just share the drive, as sort of a NAS? If not, then I might as well just get the AEBS and USB drive, then I'll have those two components later.
I'd been planning on getting a 2TB Time Capsule to replace my old 1TB one, but kept putting it off. I was at Best Buy today and happened to walk over by the Mac section, and saw a sign saying that the 2TB Time Capsule was only $249.99. Needless to say, I bit the bullet. When I got up to the register, one of the girls rang me up, and the guy next to her was sort of in awe at how much the discount was, so it seems like this was pretty brand new. I asked them if this was happening in all Best Buy stores, and they said that they believed that this was the case. Oddly, only the 2TB ones were discounted, and not the 1TB. So this made the 2TB about $85 cheaper than the 1TB, since at Best Buy, the 1TB sells for $334.00
I just got my Mac Mini today and got it all set up. The guy at the store said any keyboard with Bluetooth should work, but it's not picking up any kind of signal for some reason. Nor is the mouse. I bought the RocketFish Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo. Can anybody tell me what I am doing wrong? I followed all of the directions on the box and in the instructions. My computer won't let me choose any set up options until it will pick up on the mouse.
I know the early Time Capsules had high failure rates at 18 months due to bad power supplies. Has the design been corrected? I have looked all over but all I can find is about failures. I am considering a new 1TB Time Capsule but obviously don't want to buy a product that will fail.
I got my Time Capsule with the original batch in February '08 A few hiccups which needed the plug/unplug technique, but overall OK until this am that is.I noted that TC had no light showing.On turning power off and on there is a sudden glimpse of the green light, followed by about 20 secs of a steady amber light, then no light no power .Dead.I tried resetting during the steady amber phase , got the rapid flashing, but it ended with no light again.No sound of any attempt by the drive to start.
I'm thinking of migrating from win xp to mac soon with a mac mini puchasePossibly also a Time Capsule 1Tb purchaseI've read the "time capule died" threadSo is a new Time Capsule a good purchase with all the failed machines I've read about?It sounds like a good pruduct with N router and 1TB wireless backup capabilitiesOr should I go the AirPort route using my own Western Digital external usb drives for back up Just looking for a good hassle free backup solution once I purchase my new Mac Mini
is it possible to maintain backups one computer on 2 time capsules?i would like to keep one TC at work and one at home, as i do alot of work at both places.
I'm buying a 2nd gen 1tb Time Capsule for 175.But what is the difference between the 2nd gen and the 3rd - 4th?Is it worth paying extra for the later?Or do they all pretty much do the same thing?
today my 3-year old MacBook's (core duo white) wireless suddenly dropped to a very weak level. I can't seem to get any signal unless I'm sitting right next to my router, like I am now. I know it's not my router because another laptop, my iPod Touch and my DS all can connect to the router as usual. I've been using said MacBook in the same room consistently for the three years since I've owned it, and never had any problems connecting before.
I have the original Time Capsule, so I can't try this out. I have a Nintendo DS which cannot access WPA encrypted networks, so I wondered if I could get a newer Time Capsule and create a guest network for the DS which would be encrypted by WEP.I saw something that said guest networks could only use WPA or WPA2, so that is why I am wondering.
1 Time capsule which acts as a central server with the files shared by the Macs/PCs. The TC is connected via its WAN port to a SpeedTouch router (with 4 ethernet ports) which gives all the PCs access to the internet.The SpeedTouch handles the DHCP addressing for the Macs/PCs and the Time Capsule.The Macs and PCs connect to the network with a mix of ethernet to the TC, ethernet to the SpeedTouch, wireless to the TC, and wireless to the SpeedTouch.The TC has one wireless network (for one end of the house) and the SpeedTouch has another wireless network (which serves the other end of the house).
http://discussions.apple.com/thread....91667&tstart=0It seems as if Time Capsules from the first batch in March 08 are starting to die of the same symptoms... anyone else having issues with this? My Time Capsule was amazing working great then all of a sudden one day it is turned off and cant get it to power on... no lights, no spinning drives, no nothing... so now i have a big expensive paper weight!... I feel like i have been had.
I just bought the 2TB TC about a month ago. Now that the improved TC is about to be released I'm going to swap out the current one for the newer one.My question is do I have to do anything before I swap them out? Probably just a clean swipe of the data on the current TC, but anything else? How do I erase everything on the current time capsule?
just out of interest is it possible to by spare parts for the time capsules? Mine died a miserable death the other week - upon opening it the power supply had bulging caps. Would like to resurrect it if possible.
I have a Time capsule (1Tb) and wanted to extend the network in the house. i bought an Airport Express and configured it to join the existing network. It works and I see a green light. However, I do not see any increase in the signal (of a PC) whether or not the Express is in.
I've realized that sometimes I "lose" my wireless signal. I am not using an AirPort router (I'm using Linksys, if that's at all helpful). I've noticed that suddenly all of the wireless signals disappear from the AirPort menu up on the menu bar, except the network that I am connected to (i.e., I only see my router's name there). It also becomes impossible for me to browse the internet, so what I've done to troubleshoot this is disable the AirPort, put the computer to sleep, and disconnect/reconnect my router. When I turn it on, it seems to work. I've also tried simply disabling and then re-enabling AirPort, but it doesn't work after that.
My wife and I each have iPods and each have our own computers with our own iTunes libraries. We have a wireless router and want to play music from our computers to a hifi system. If I purchase an Airport Express, is it possible that my wife and I can both play music from our separate computers to the one Airport Express Base Station (obviously not at the same time)?
I would like to use time machine for my laptop on 2 HDDs, so I can keep and off sight copy. Alternating the drives to provide maximum back-up security.Â
I would like to know if a single user can have 2 seperate address books on his computer at the same time? If so, how would one go about setting it up? I want to import it from my desktop to a laptop computer. Both are running Lion.
I have three Macs backing up via Time Machine. They are using an external hard drive connected to one of the machines. These back-ups take place on site every day, but I also want to use the same back-up system to back-up to a second hard drive which can then be stored off-site.I have initiated first back-ups OK using this system, but now when I look to change the back-up drive once a week the machines don’t seem to recognise the earlier back-up files on the external drive and start to make a new back-up each time. The back-ups are all large and I can’t afford the time this is taking. How can I make my drives recognize the earlier back-up files and just perform an incremental back-up rather than a complete new back-up each time.Â
I had a Mac from 2006. Bought a new one in 2011. I have a time machine back up from my old mac.. This HD was damaged in 2010 and recently repaired. I bought a new HD and used it with time machine on my new mac. I am looking for something on my old Time Machine... Specifically iTunes playlists.. They are very difficult to find by just searching through the back up folder.. What I want to do is, enter the old time machine on my old HD and export some of the iTunes playlists to my new HD. Then of course go back to my current time machine back up and continue using my computer... Can I do this? and Can I have both Time machine devices connected to the computer at the same time?
Info: MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
