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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1000997" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>1. Startup Airport Utility - click Continue - Name your TC</p><p></p><p>2. Select what you want to do with TC... I want TC to join my current network... Continue</p><p></p><p>3. Next screen... I want TC to wirelessly join my current network .... Continue</p><p></p><p>4. Choose your existing wireless network in the top drop down box </p><p>Select the wireless security type in the next drop down box</p><p>Enter your network password in the next 2 boxes</p><p>Continue</p><p></p><p>5. Select "Not Now" to the Time Machine question </p><p>Continue</p><p></p><p>6. click on Update</p><p></p><p>7. You'll get a message saying it will be temporarily unavailable - click Continue</p><p></p><p>8. You should get a Successful message and a Time Machine window popup</p><p></p><p>(edit: <strong>bad news</strong> is that the ethernet ports apparently do not function if the TC is connecting via wireless rather than by ethernet to your existing network. At least, I was unable to get it to work with in 15 minutes, on a windows rig or on my Mac.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1000997, member: 24160"] 1. Startup Airport Utility - click Continue - Name your TC 2. Select what you want to do with TC... I want TC to join my current network... Continue 3. Next screen... I want TC to wirelessly join my current network .... Continue 4. Choose your existing wireless network in the top drop down box Select the wireless security type in the next drop down box Enter your network password in the next 2 boxes Continue 5. Select "Not Now" to the Time Machine question Continue 6. click on Update 7. You'll get a message saying it will be temporarily unavailable - click Continue 8. You should get a Successful message and a Time Machine window popup (edit: [B]bad news[/B] is that the ethernet ports apparently do not function if the TC is connecting via wireless rather than by ethernet to your existing network. At least, I was unable to get it to work with in 15 minutes, on a windows rig or on my Mac.) [/QUOTE]
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