Setting up Apple Time Capsule

Legacy_user

Do most people set up their time capsule as their wireless router? Is this recommended.

'Apple's Time Capsule can serve as your small business' wireless router, networked storage device and even the central hub for networked printing. Fortunately, the same automated configuration processes that hold for connecting to the Time Capsule wirelessly work the same way when you are connecting over an Ethernet cable. As long as you don't connect the Ethernet cord to the Time Capsule's WAN port, an Ethernet connection will give you Internet access and the ability to configure the Capsule to act as your Mac's backup disk for Time Machine.'

System

Is it recommended to set up your time capsule as a wireless router? I am trying to set mine up in order to use as a back up but wondered if I can use it more effictively. Where would you connent the Ethernet cord to if not as below please?

"As long as you don't connect the Ethernet cord to the Time Capsule's WAN port, an Ethernet connection will give you Internet access and the ability to configure the Capsule to act as your Mac's backup disk for Time Machine.'

InsideInsurance

Summer01 wrote: »

Do most people set up their time capsule as their wireless router? Is this recommended.

Depends what other kit you have and what you are trying to achieve etc

I have a TC as my wireless router and our two backs back up to it wirelessly. In addition I have an Airport Express which both acts as a relay to extend the range of our network, adds wireless connectivity to our SkyHD box and allows streaming of music via AirPlay to a hifi

The hub for our VOIP phone system and a separate NAS connects to the TC via ethernet ports

System

I got it so that I could back up easily without having to do a thing but thought if I could get more use out of it this may be worth considering. I've read some posts where people use it as a storage device too but I don't think I'll be doing that. Is there any advantage of using it as a wireless router?

Currently I can't get it working. The amber light is flashing and I keep getting the error message 'no configured basestations can be found'

System

I bought an ethernet cable and used this on my broadband router into the Time Capsule but it's not picking up the time capsule on my MBP. I'm completely baffled - has anyone else experienced this? Have I bought the wrong thing, do I need a DSL cable or something different please?

InsideInsurance

The TC technically isnt a router as it has no modem built into it so you will need a modem which you plug into the WAN port using an ethernet cable.

The "advantage" of using it as the controller for your wireless network is simply if you have other apple products then they all work together very easily. I switched to using it when I first got it because my old Netgear router didn't have the N wireless and N is much faster than the old G. So the netgear was relegated to modem status and the TC took over the wireless. I since moved onto BT Infinity and so the netgear is gone, its replaced with an infinity modem that plugs into the TC directly.

Its been a long time since I first had my TC but you need to use the AirPort Utility on the Mac to configure the TC - I cannot remember if you have to initially use ethernet to do this or if there is a default wireless setting you can do it across

System

Thank you Inside Insurance, finally got it up and running. There was something that needed to be changed in the settings but the person that did it said they can't think what/how they did it. It's working now which is the main thing. I need to find out if my old o2 Broadband Router has the N Wireless (I have to confess I don't know this).

I have an iPad and 2 iPhones so once the back ups complete I'll look into what I need to do to set it up as my wireless network which I guess will replace my using the o2 router for wireless? I also then need to set it up to my printer which is an Epson DX4200 which I believe is compatiable.

Thanks again for all your advise, my first proper Apple products so took a while to get there...

wyliss

I have just subscribed to Sky and I suppose the router will be 'N' complaint. I have a TC, would there be any point in having that act as my router?
Cheers