HOW TO USE APPLE TIME CAPSULE AS SWITCH ONLY & BACKUP

i just want to plug my gen 3 Apple Time Capsule into my local Ethernet network and use it only as a switch hub and to back up Mac computers using AIRPORT UTILITY and TIME MACHINE over ethernet


can someone review my screenshots and tell me if i have the correct settings


first the wireless network is set up via a ATT DLS gateway

Ethernet comes out of the gateway and plugs into a LAN port on the Time Capsule

my Mac desktops will connect to the Time Capsule via Ethernet







Posted on Apr 14, 2019 3:59 PM

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Posted on Apr 19, 2019 10:58 AM

Thanks, Bob Timmons


it's my house mate's gateway and undisclosed login credentials so it was hard for me to **** around with it and figure it out, but HERE'S THE FIX SOLUTION WHAT WORKED when i finally got back into the TC this morning (to get the TC on the correct gateway router and IPv4 Address and DNS Servers):


With (see my original screenshots):


  1. Airport Utility> Wireless> Network Mode: OFF
  2. Airport Utility> Network> Router Mode: OFF (bridge mode)


I went back to Airport Utility> Internet> Connect Using: Static

I entered the gateway Router Address: 192.168.1.254 (the one i use to log into the router)

I entered IPv4 Address (guessed): 192.168.1.100

Applied and rebooted Mac Mini and TC.


A check suggest that two Macs checked were using IPv4 Address: 192.168.1.100

So I went back to Airport Utility> Internet> Connect Using: DHCP

Then I got NO DNS SERVER error when Airport Utility rebooted


FINALLY

I went back to Airport Utility> Internet> DNS Servers and entered:

8.8.8.8

8.8.4.4

and Applied


After that I was successful in confirming:


  1. Each Mac was getting on the Internet through the gateway's wireless network
  2. Each Mac was pointing to the correct ATT gateway router: 192.168.1.254
  3. Each Mac has a unique IPv4 IP address: 192.168.1.###


At that point it looked like I finally got it right and so far no wireless issues.

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Apr 19, 2019 3:55 PM in response to Bob Timmons

Thanks for staying with me, Bob Timmons, trying to make all this clear - I appreciate it.


on your last clue, i logged into the gateway and see what may be a problem with my settings


see from my screenshot

the gateway appears to be using

Subnet Mask: 255.255.252.0 (i set 255.255.255.0 - a missmatch on the TC)

DNS: 68.94.156.8 and 68.94.157.8 (i set 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 - a missmatch TC)



should i match the Time Capsule's Airport Utility> Internet Subnet Mask and DNS to the gateway's?

Apr 19, 2019 5:09 PM in response to -g

should i match the Time Capsule's Airport Utility> Internet Subnet Mask and DNS to the gateway's?


This would have happened automatically if you had started over from scratch as I outlined above. But, since things are working OK, I would probably leave well enough alone.


If for some reason, you really do want to use the Google DNS servers on the TC, then you are all set.


Sorry, I am not familiar with ATT's Private Network settings, so cannot help on that topic. Get with ATT Support if you need more info about that feature.



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