"Time Capsule and Verizon FiOS"

Hi, wayne1812. Connect the TC's WAN port to the FIOS's LAN port. Then configure the TC to create a wireless network. If you configure the TC and the FIOS to use the same network name, security mode, and password, you'll have what is known as a roaming network. If the TC is located far from the FIOS, computers will "roam" from the FIOS's network to the TC's network automatically. If you prefer, you could set the TC up with a completely different network name. Then you could choose whether to connect to the TC or to the FIOS.
Either way, you'll need to set the TC to be in bridge mode. You can do this using AirPort Utility:
Open AirPort Utility and select your TC in the sidebar. Choose "Manual Setup" and enter your password if necessary. Press "Internet" in the toolbar and set "Connection Sharing" to "Off (Bridge Mode)." Then press "Update" and allow your TC to restart. That's it!

In addition to the excellent comments made by adsfushi72, it is also possible to configure the Time Capsule to "join" the wireless network that the FIOS router is already providing. An Ethernet cable connection from the FIOS router to the Time Capsule would not be required in this type of installation.

The "join" setup will not provide any additional wireless coverage, but it would allow the Time Capsule to be located anywhere that it could receive a good wireless signal from the FIOS router.

Backups would occur only over wireless in the "join" setup. The Ethernet ports are not enabled on the Time Capsule in this type of configuration, so the Time Capsule would not be performing any type of routing functions. In essence, it becomes a wireless backup device when it "joins" a wireless network.

Having mentioned this, I would also state that my preference and recommendation would be for the Ethernet type of connection to the FIOS router if this is possible.

Bob,

I followed your advice but now have trouble "finding" the TC backup drive... Maybe your sentence "Backups would occur only over wireless in the "join" setup." is a clue. But once I've done this, how do I find (or assign) the backup drive via the Fios router both on a mac and a PC? Any idea? Thx!

If you configured the Time Capsule correctly to "join" your FIOS wireless network, the light on the Time Capsule will be green and you will be able to ''see" the Time Capsule on the left side of the window when you open AirPort Utility.

Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilitiies > AirPort Utility

If the Time Capsule was not provided with the correct settings to "join" your FIOS wireless network, you willl see a message in AirPort Utility that the application is scanning for a wireless device but cannot locate one on your network.

Is this the case?

If yes, is the light flashing amber?

These are wonderful pieces of advice. I am also a FiOS user (internet & TV).

I read a few different posts (they were quite old) that said if I connect my TC to the FiOS router, that my TV will no longer load the guide and on demand. How can I avoid this?

They just installed two days ago. I'm currently using NO TC, but need to set it up. Preferably I would like to use TC as my wireless as the FiOS one seems to be a bit slow. Is this possible.

Thank you for your help.

read a few different posts (they were quite old) that said if I connect my TC to the FiOS router, that my TV will no longer load the guide and on demand.

I'm not sure which posts you are referring to, but if you have the ability to connect the TC to the FIOS router using an Ethernet cable, the TC can be configured to provide a dual band wireless network that will be much faster than the FIOS wireless network.

Your FIOS system will operate normally...the Guide and On Demand will continue to operate normally.

It is important to note however, that when the TC is hooked up this way, that the separate Guest Network feature of the Time Capsule cannot be enabled.

You could use the FIOS wireless network as your "guest" network, or if you don't need this feature, you can probably turn off the wireless function on the FIOS router by accessing the setup pages for the device.

Great! Well I'll try and set it up. I don't need the guest network, so that's fine for me. As far as shutting off the wireless for the FiOS router, I wouldn't know how to do that, and if it makes no difference, then I'll just leave it on. What do you think?

I'll let you know how the set up goes. I moved to TX last week, so I have to find everything, then I'll set it up.

If you check the documentation for the FIOS router, there should be information about the "default IP address" of the FIOS router.

It might be something like 192.168.1.1, for example only. You may need to contact FIOS to get this info. You would type this IP address into the address bar of your browser, and that will pull up the configuration pages for the FIOS router.

There will be a "Wireless Settings" or similar tab or page, which will allow you turn off the wireless on the FIOS.

If this seems too complicated, just leave the FIOS as is and ignore the wireless network that it provides.

Post back when you are ready to set things up if you need some assistance. Good luck!

It worked! I set it up as 802.11n 5ghz ONLY. Is that right? It's really fast! Thank you for all your help!

Sounds good! If all of your devices can connect at 5 GHz, your network will probably be 4-5 times faster than the FIOS router provides.

Hmm... I don't know. I know I have a MBP 15 i7. I assume it works, bc the internet was a lot faster. The only thing that I was surprised about was the back up time... It's still backing up and has been going for 15 hours and only completed 60GB. Is that normal? I keep looking at threads and not getting any straight answers. The wireless speed is AMAZING for internet. The back up speed is SO SLOW.

Suggest that you start a new post for the slow backup problem. That's not my specialty, but I do know that most types of anti-virus programs for a Mac will cause very slow backups to a Time Capsule, so that would be something to check if you are running an anti-virus program.

I want to be clear on this, Bob: one has the option of connecting in bridge mode in which case all the addresses (both wired and wireless) will be generated by the Verizon unit. Or, alternatively, one can have a dual band setup in which case the addresses are coming off the the TC network (e.g. 10.0.1.xx). Is that right?

I tried setting up the time capsule connected via an ethernet cable in its WAN to the FIOS modem's LAN port, but the amber light kept flashing and now airport can't even recognize the TC? What did I do wrong?

Make sure you set it up in "bridge mode," otherwise it won't work. Go to your Utilities folder in your Applications and open Airport Utility. It should find your TC. Set it up as "bridge mode," and you're good. You can do all of this wirelessly. You have the network cables all plugged up correctly, by the way.