Q: Can I access my time capsual outside my home wifi?
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Jan 5, 2016 2:01 PMby Smokerz,Yes. I do that all the time with my family passing files back and forth. I've done it in Pittsburgh, Pa to my TC in Detroit, Mi.
Launch Airport Utility and go to the Diskd tab. Check file sharing and over wan. The drop downs : secure with a password.
Gather the ip address from Airport Utility, this is the address you must enter to connect over the internet. Should be something like 72.100.34.72 Don't use the Lan address.
Then on the Mac Desktop upper file tier use GO command then connect to server. Type afp://that ip address. Once window comes up just enter the password. TC will mount to Desktop.
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Jan 5, 2016 2:15 PMby LaPastenague,Gather the ip address from Airport Utility, this is the address you must enter to connect over the internet. Should be something like 72.100.34.72
Nothing wrong with your method.. just that most people do not have static IP and once away from home it is better to use the standard method that Apple provides.. ie BTMM.
To the OP .. read the excellent article by Tesserax on remote access.
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Jan 5, 2016 2:21 PMby Bob Timmons,For most users, Apple's Back To My Mac (BTMM) feature is the simplest way to access data on the Time Capsule hard drive from a remote location. More info on BTMM is here:
Set up and use Back to My Mac - Apple Support
Other methods to connect are available as well. See this User Tip by forum expert Tesserax for more details:
