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Time Machine 5G wireless weak

my 5G wireless is very week less than 30 feet from my time machine. Any ideas?

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Posted on Aug 12, 2019 6:14 AM

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Your response was right on. Yes I have a Mac Air. You are correct re: location but is it possible to extend wifi to more areas of my home?

Posted on Aug 12, 2019 6:40 AM

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Aug 12, 2019 6:36 AM in response to wwwwes

Just to clarify.....Time Machine is software on your Mac that is used to back up the Mac to another hard drive.


Chances are, you are asking about a Time Capsule.......which is hardware......that is both a WiFi router and a hard drive that can be used to store backups of the Mac.


5 GHz signals are much weaker than 2.4 GHz WiFi signals, so 5 GHz does not work well if there are obstructions in the direct signal path between the Time Capsule and your Mac or WiFi client.


30 feet might be OK.....IF......you have a line of sight relationship between the Time Capsule and your WiFi device. How many obstructions.....walls, ceilings, furniture, large mirrors, etc are there in the direct signal path between the Time Capsule and your WiFi device?


Do you have a Mac laptop that you can use to perform some WiFi checks?



Aug 12, 2019 6:52 AM in response to wwwwes

Yes and no.


Probably no, if you are asking about adding another AirPort that will use wireless to connect back to the Time Capsule, since the "extender" 30 feet away is going to receive a slow and weak signal to extend. The extender can only "extend" the quality of signal that it receives, so there will be little to no real improvement.


IF.....you can locate another AirPort......like an AirPort Extreme.......in the area of your home where you need more WiFi signal strength and speed......AND.....connect that AirPort back to the Time Capsule using a permanent, wired Ethernet cable connection.....then yes.....the network can be extended very effectively this way.


Since there is no signal or speed loss over the Ethernet cable, the extending AirPort in your remote area will perform just as well as the Time Capsule in the main area.......so you will have a much stronger and faster signal in the remote area.

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