Connecting Time Capsule to Existing Network
Can I connect my Time Capsule to an external router and configure the Time Capsule as an automatic, wireless backup .. e.g. Time Machine Backup?
I read and followed the instructions here by Bob Timmons. This almost worked but not quite.
After resetting the Time Capsule, the Airport Utility (latest version) set up another wifi network. When I switch to my preferred wifi network, the Time Capsule isn't recognized. I'm running Ventura 13.1 on an M1 MBPro.
This is my network configuration:
Cudy LT 18 cellular modem connected via ethernet cable to the WAN port of a Google Mesh router. The wifi in the Cudy LT 18 is disabled. The Google mesh router is creating the in-home wifi network.
The WAN port on the Time Capsule is connected to the LAN port on the Google mesh router.
After resetting the Time Capsule, Airport Utility prompted me through a setup process which I completed with no errors reported.
I switched to the network generated by the Google mesh router and manually started a Time Machine backup. This process is stuck "Looking for Backup Disk." Time Machine System Settings seems to be recognizing the Time Capsule but it never gets past, "Connecting to backup disk ..."
Can anyone tell me what I might try next?
