airport extreme

I’ve run Time Capsule connected to a network with Wi-Fi disabled, on a network comprised of access points, and that does work.

Backups from Time Machine do get replicated to the Time Capsule storage.

I don’t know if that configuration was ever officially supported.

Here, you’d connect your Time Capsule to your router via wired network, and disable your Wi-Fi on the Time Capsule, then see if you can connect to the Time Capsule from within Time Machine.

What I’ve not tried is connecting via a Wi-Fi router, which is what you’re trying here.

Back up? You’re thinking of connecting a disk to the AirPort Extreme, then using Time Machine? With a parallel Wi-Fi? That’s... going to be a problematic configuration, as a Mac is only connected to one Wi-Fi network at a time.

This can work if your router and your AirPort Extreme can both be switched to an access point (AP) mode, but that’s also an overhaul of your network, and will involve learning more about your existing router and about providing IP network services for your network. This such as DHCP that would otherwise be provided by your router. This if your router can’t enable that DHCP service separately, when in its access point mode. If the other router even supports access point mode. Not all do.

Pragmatically? Gonna be easier to switch to a router that provides Time Machine storage, or to connect a storage device to your network with Time Machine support.

It’s remotely possible the AirPort exteeme can have its Wi-Fi disabled, but I’m not sure that would work here, much less whether that configuration would even be considered supported by Apple. this making that AirPort Extreme into network-attached storage.

And as was mentioned, Apple have retired all AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, Airport Time Capsule; all Wi-Fi routers and network-connected storage devices from Apple... I’m here assuming you already have an AirPort Extreme, too.

Synology has available a box (RT2600ac) that is both a router and can be a Time Machine storage target.

Backup disks you can use with Time Machine - Apple Support

how to use airport extreme as a backup only.

Might you really be asking about a Time Capsule, which is a WiFi router with a built in hard drive designed to store backups of your Mac(s) using the Time Machine application?

The reason we ask is that an AirPort Extreme has no hard drive on board, although it would be possible to connect a separate USB hard drive to the Extreme and back up that way.

Please clarify on what product that you have.

Approximately how old is the Time Capsule (or AirPort Extreme)?

What is the make and model number of the router that you are now using for your WiFi network?

Did not they cancel this line of products already?

Apple did indeed exit the WiFi router business in April 2018, but there are still millions of AirPort routers in operation around the world. As far as I know, they did not all stop working when Apple made their announcement.

PoppaJim appears to be asking a question about reconfiguring an AirPort that he already has. We'll know more if he answers the questions that we have asked.

Hi, does anyone know anything about the Airmac? I've got a fella online in my town offering a brand new Airmac Extreme 802.11n Wifi for $10 but I can't find anything about them online. They all seem to be called Airports. Also, any idea if they are compatible with Windows OS too?

Thanks

AirMac is the name of routers that Apple sold in Japan a long time ago. As such it was designed to operate using the WiFi regulations in Japan......different from the U.S.

If the 10+ year old "brand new" AirMac actually worked in the U.S, the owner would probably have been using it.

Do NOT buy this product unless you are willing to lose $10 and spend a lot of time trying to get it to operate in the U.S.

Thanks for the info.

Could you please answer the other questions that we asked?

Approximately how old is the Time Capsule (or AirPort Extreme)?

What is the make and model number of the router that you are now using for your WiFi network?

Did not they cancel this line of products already?

That is what i read on wikipedia and on دليل السفر also

Thanks mate