Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Other Apple Products
Other Hardware and Peripherals
Have Airport. want to switch to Time Capsule
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Flavacraze" data-source="post: 1603934" data-attributes="member: 293181"><p>All you will need to do when you plug in the new Time Capsule is go on your Mac and select the fan at the top (for wifi) and select the network it is creating... should be something along the lines of AppleBlah657fk or plug your computer directly into the Time Capsule and turn off wifi... </p><p></p><p>In either case, open Airport Utility and your device should show up. Refer to the documentation on how to exactly set everything up. (It's not hard, there's just lingo that's different). Also, when you disconnect your old device, it is disconnected and therefore will not be putting out a wifi signal. If you were asking if you can connect both to the same network, the answer is yes but given the language you used "I want to switch", I believe you are just switching the Extreme for the Capsule. </p><p></p><p>If you don't know the password, you are pretty much out of luck as far as creating the exact same network name and password... you can still use the same network name though but you will need to create a new password. And at any rate, it sounds like you need to change it anyhow due to the non-connectivity of the devices on your network (or is that just phones?) </p><p></p><p>And here is a quick run-through of what to do: In Airport Utility (you can find this by going to spotlight) your device should appear once you connect to it in either of the ways I mentioned above (wirelessly or by ethernet), when you click on said Time Capsule (I'm not sure for the first time... its been awhile but it might ask you if you want to run a wizard... I don't recall, maybe not) there will be a button "Edit". Click on that bad boy. Give it a name in the "base station" section and you can give it a password to (Note: this is not for the internet, this is simply a name for the base station and a password to access the base station)</p><p>Then there should be a "Wireless" tab-like button, click on that. You will need to make the network mode "Create a Wireless Network". This is where you will give your network a name and password... now again, you can use the same network name no problem (personally I wouldn't but it is up to you) but given you haven't the password, create a new one... and it is not that big of problem to go into however many devices you have and change it up. Finally, you gotta set up the disks portion by clicking on "Discs" which is on the same plane as Base Station and Wireless... enable file sharing by clicking hte checkbox and then I have mine set to "Secure Shared Discs: With Device Password". There you go... now you will have to use Time Machine on your respective computers and set them up to run with the Capsule but other than that... you are good.</p><p></p><p>Hope this is what you were looking for. Have a good one. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flavacraze, post: 1603934, member: 293181"] All you will need to do when you plug in the new Time Capsule is go on your Mac and select the fan at the top (for wifi) and select the network it is creating... should be something along the lines of AppleBlah657fk or plug your computer directly into the Time Capsule and turn off wifi... In either case, open Airport Utility and your device should show up. Refer to the documentation on how to exactly set everything up. (It's not hard, there's just lingo that's different). Also, when you disconnect your old device, it is disconnected and therefore will not be putting out a wifi signal. If you were asking if you can connect both to the same network, the answer is yes but given the language you used "I want to switch", I believe you are just switching the Extreme for the Capsule. If you don't know the password, you are pretty much out of luck as far as creating the exact same network name and password... you can still use the same network name though but you will need to create a new password. And at any rate, it sounds like you need to change it anyhow due to the non-connectivity of the devices on your network (or is that just phones?) And here is a quick run-through of what to do: In Airport Utility (you can find this by going to spotlight) your device should appear once you connect to it in either of the ways I mentioned above (wirelessly or by ethernet), when you click on said Time Capsule (I'm not sure for the first time... its been awhile but it might ask you if you want to run a wizard... I don't recall, maybe not) there will be a button "Edit". Click on that bad boy. Give it a name in the "base station" section and you can give it a password to (Note: this is not for the internet, this is simply a name for the base station and a password to access the base station) Then there should be a "Wireless" tab-like button, click on that. You will need to make the network mode "Create a Wireless Network". This is where you will give your network a name and password... now again, you can use the same network name no problem (personally I wouldn't but it is up to you) but given you haven't the password, create a new one... and it is not that big of problem to go into however many devices you have and change it up. Finally, you gotta set up the disks portion by clicking on "Discs" which is on the same plane as Base Station and Wireless... enable file sharing by clicking hte checkbox and then I have mine set to "Secure Shared Discs: With Device Password". There you go... now you will have to use Time Machine on your respective computers and set them up to run with the Capsule but other than that... you are good. Hope this is what you were looking for. Have a good one. :) [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Other Apple Products
Other Hardware and Peripherals
Have Airport. want to switch to Time Capsule
Top