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Q: Airport Time Capsule 'Network' settings look wrong

Hi, please can you assist with the following questions.

 

I was actually looking to see how I can directly connect to my Time Capsule directly when noticed the following:

Under Airport Utility, select the TC, then under 'Network' it shows a different WIFI network name from my existing WIFI network name.

Does this make any difference to the TC?  The reason is when I originally setup TC I didn't know much about it's setting.  I think perhaps at one point this was my original WIFI network or I could have chosen the incorrect one at the time.

 

The clicked EDIT button, under WIRELESS tab, the Wireless Network Name shows the WIFI that is NOT my current network name.

Should I make any changes to this?  So far, the TC works perfectly leads me to believe this does not matter.

Please could you clarify this for me.

And finally, how to I connect directly to my TC for backup and retrieval as currently I go through my service provider which is very slow.

 

Thank you very much in advance.

MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.53 GHz), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Jun 16, 2015 1:40 PM

by Kappy,Solvedanswer
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Then read this link for that information: Setting up Time Capsule for the first time.

Posted on Jun 17, 2015 12:26 PM

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  • by newMacUser09,

    newMacUser09 newMacUser09 Jun 17, 2015 12:20 PM in response to Kappy
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    Jun 17, 2015 12:20 PM in response to Kappy

    Thank you but I'm not that technical there is alot of information that has been provided.

    Would it be possible to advise me on the questions specifically at all?

  • by Kappy,Solvedanswer

    Kappy Kappy Jun 17, 2015 12:26 PM in response to newMacUser09
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    Jun 17, 2015 12:26 PM in response to newMacUser09

    Then read this link for that information: Setting up Time Capsule for the first time.

  • by Bob Timmons,Helpful

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Jun 17, 2015 12:44 PM in response to newMacUser09
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    Jun 17, 2015 12:44 PM in response to newMacUser09
    was actually looking to see how I can directly connect to my Time Capsule directly

    The most direct method would be to connect an Ethernet cable from your Mac to one of the three LAN <--> Ethernet ports.

     

    Under Airport Utility, select the TC, then under 'Network' it shows a different WIFI network name from my existing WIFI network name.

    I think you meant to say select the TC, then under the Wireless tab and Network Mode, it shows a different WiFi network than the one that you are normally used to using. Would that be correct?

     

    If yes, you may be using a wireless network signal that is being generated by the "modem" that your Internet Service Provider (ISP) supplied to you. Is that a possibility?  You can confirm if that is true by temporarily powering off the Time Capsule.  If you stay connected to the wireless network, then you are using the wireless signal being generated by your "modem".

     

    The TC is also providing a wireless signal......that you apparently are not using.

     

    So far, the TC works perfectly leads me to believe this does not matter.

    That would be because the TC is on the same network that your existing wireless is using.  The wireless that the TC is providing is another way that you can connect to that same network.  In other words, you have two doors (wireless networks) that open into the same room (your network).

     

    how to I connect directly to my TC for backup and retrieval as currently I go through my service provider which is very slow

    See the answer to your first question above.

  • by newMacUser09,

    newMacUser09 newMacUser09 Jun 17, 2015 1:03 PM in response to Bob Timmons
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    Jun 17, 2015 1:03 PM in response to Bob Timmons

    I have now doubled check the TC, and it's connected via Ethernet cable to the WIFI router.

    I did mean launch the Airport Utility software, then follow the steps.  I think what happened was I originally has it on the WIFI router but it was so slow I reverted it to Ethernet, and this is why the 'old' settings are present.

  • by Bob Timmons,

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Jun 17, 2015 1:15 PM in response to newMacUser09
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    Jun 17, 2015 1:15 PM in response to newMacUser09
    I have now doubled check the TC, and it's connected via Ethernet cable to the WIFI router.

    That is correct.  The TC would not be functioning correctly otherwise.

     

    When you asked how to connect "direct", we assumed that you meant that you wanted to connect your Mac to the TC "directly"....not using wireless.

     

    I think what happened was I originally has it on the WIFI router but it was so slow I reverted it to Ethernet, and this is why the 'old' settings are present

    Sorry, I'm not sure that I understand.  If your Mac is connected to the TC using an Ethernet cable, then it is connecting via Ethernet and not wireless.....even though the wireless signal is present.

     

    If your Mac is not connected using an Ethernet cable, then it has to be connected via wireless.  If the Mac is not connected to the wireless signal that the TC provides, then it must be connected to a signal that your "modem" is providing.

  • by newMacUser09,

    newMacUser09 newMacUser09 Jun 17, 2015 1:17 PM in response to Bob Timmons
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    Jun 17, 2015 1:17 PM in response to Bob Timmons

    No, the mac is connected to the Wifi router via wifi.

    The TC is connected to the Wifi router via ethernet cable.

    I don't think I can connect the TC to the MAC using ethernet cable.

  • by Bob Timmons,

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Jun 17, 2015 1:30 PM in response to newMacUser09
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    Jun 17, 2015 1:30 PM in response to newMacUser09
    the mac is connected to the Wifi router via wifi.

    So, you are saying that you do in fact have a "modem" or wireless router from your ISP that is providing a wireless signal. That was what we guessed before, but you had not confirmed that.

     

    The TC is connected to the Wifi router via ethernet cable.

    Correct. The TC would not even be functioning if it were not.

     

    I don't think I can connect the TC to the MAC using ethernet cable

    Then, you will not be able to connect the Mac "directly" to the TC as you had asked about before. You will have to use the wireless.

     

    If you are not going to use the wireless signal that the TC is providing at all, you might want to consider turning it off.  No sense in having a "feature" if you are not going to use it.  It is your call, though.

  • by newMacUser09,

    newMacUser09 newMacUser09 Jun 17, 2015 1:36 PM in response to Bob Timmons
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    Jun 17, 2015 1:36 PM in response to Bob Timmons

    Apologies for confusing.

    Yes I have a wireless route from my ISP.

    Is is possible to connect the mac using the yellow ethernet cable? My mac doesn't have a port that fits.

    It is just that using the wireless signal takes such a long time to backup and I was hoping I could speed up the backup using the cable, please advise?

     

    Under Airport Utility, select the TC, then under 'Network' it shows a different WIFI network name from my existing WIFI network name.

    Based on the above, are the setting here relevant if I am using ethernet cable?

     

    If you are not going to use the wireless signal that the TC is providing at all, you might want to consider turning it off.  No sense in having a "feature" if you are not going to use it.

    Unsure as to what you mean, where is this set?

  • by Bob Timmons,Helpful

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Jun 17, 2015 1:54 PM in response to newMacUser09
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    Jun 17, 2015 1:54 PM in response to newMacUser09
    Is is possible to connect the mac using the yellow ethernet cable? My mac doesn't have a port that fits.

    Since your Mac does not have an Ethernet port, you would have to use a USB to Ethernet adapter if you want to connect the Mac using an Ethernet cable. It is at the Apple Store or available online. Details below:

     

    http://store.apple.com/us_smb_338040/product/MC704/apple-usb-ethernet-adapter

     

    Based on the above, are the setting here relevant if I am using ethernet cable?

    No

     

     

    It is just that using the wireless signal takes such a long time to backup and I was hoping I could speed up the backup using the cable, please advise?

    use the adapter that I linked above.  Backups will be much faster using a direct connection, rather than wireless.


    If you are not going to use the wireless signal that the TC is providing at all, you might want to consider turning it off.  No sense in having a "feature" if you are not going to use it.
    Unsure as to what you mean, where is this set?

    The TC is broadcasting a wireless signal and you are not using it at all.....because you are using the wireless signal provided by your ISP router.

     

    Have you thought about trying the wireless signal on the TC?  Typically, the TC wireless will run circles around the wireless on an ISP provided router.

     

    If you are not going to use the wireless that the TC provides.....why leave it broadcasting a signal that no one is using?

     

    So, if you want to turn off the wireless signal on the TC......

    Open AirPort Utility

    Click on the TC picture, then click Edit

    Click the Wireless tab at the top of the next window

    Change the setting for Network Mode to Off

    Click Update to save the change

     

    Wireless Network Mode Off.png

  • by newMacUser09,

    newMacUser09 newMacUser09 Jun 25, 2015 2:42 AM in response to Bob Timmons
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    Jun 25, 2015 2:42 AM in response to Bob Timmons

    I tried to purchase the USB Ethernet adaptor as suggest, but was told for a MacBook Pro, to buy the Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter which I purchased.

    I plugged it in and when Time Machine, then clicked 'Enter the TIme Machine' just to see the speed of connectivity.

    I got the warning message below.

    It does not seem any faster that using it when I was on WIFI, so I'm just thinking… it is actually worth using this cable…My normal backup takes a good few hours and if the adaptor will not at least half that time, I would be disappointed but I haven't tested back as yet.

    Please can you provide me with your opinion.  Also should I simply click 'Forget'?  Or do I need it connected to the Route as well as the adaptor plugged in…  


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  • by Bob Timmons,

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Jun 25, 2015 9:07 AM in response to newMacUser09
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    Jun 25, 2015 9:07 AM in response to newMacUser09

    Or do I need it connected to the Route as well as the adaptor plugged in… 

    Everything must be connected the same way that you had it........before you tried the Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter.

     

    Either a Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter or a USB to Ethernet adapter will work fine. I have both, and notice no difference at all between them, performance wise.

     

    My normal backup takes a good few hours

    A normal incremental backup should only take a few minutes.  If you are backing up a Mac for the first time, then a few hours would not be unusual. That is where you will notice the difference in time required for a backup......not with normal hourly incremental backups.