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How to remotely access Time Capsule using iCloud and firmware 7.6.1?

I have just applied the new Time Capsule 7.6.1 firmware that supposedly enables remote access to the drive via iCloud. However, how precise would this work?


I have read several other threads here and elsewhere but they either explain how to do this using MobileMe or DynDNS.


How precisely does iCloud now translate my internal IP to an external one and where do I access my drive in OSX when on the road?

MacBook Pro 15, Mac OS X (10.7.1)

Posted on Jan 31, 2012 2:52 AM

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Jun 28, 2017 6:47 PM in response to rickrisk

Your AirPort Extreme or Time Capsule or whatever AirPort you have is not acting as the main router for your network. If it were your real router, then you would see the "Share Disks over WAN" option.


The real router for your network is probably the device that you call your "modem".....but it is much more than that.....it is very likely a modem/router, also called a gateway. Or stated another way, the device is both a modem and router in one package. And, it is this router that is really controlling your network, not your AirPort.


Post back with the make and model number of the device that you call your "modem" to confirm.

Jan 31, 2012 9:47 AM in response to mark77

Really pretty simple. That's if you've got the Time Capsule and your Computer set up correctly.


Time Capsule setup:


1. Open Airport Utility

1a. Open Time Capsule Base Station tab

1b. Put iCloud NAME in "Back to My Mac"

1c. Enter Password, then wait for activation (less than 1 minute normally)

1d. Open Time Capsule Disks tab

1e. Check mark "Enable file sharing"

1f. Check mark "Share disk over WAN"

1h. Password self explanitory


Computer (Mac)


1. Open iCloud in System Preferences

2. Put a check mark on "Back to My Mac", wait for actication (less than 1 minute normally)


Connecting to Time Capsule Disk from you HOME network or outside your home network ((INTERNET))


In order to connect to Time Capsule Disk off your local (home) network you must have an internet connection, if you do then do this:


1. Open Finder

2. In Finder open Shared if collapsed and double click on your Time Capsule name.

3. Double click your Time Capsule, enter password (if you required).

4. Once connected to your Time Capsule double click on your Disk to mount it enter password (if your required).

5. Done, remember the connection speed is dependent on your internet quality (broadband vs dial-up).

Jan 31, 2012 10:08 AM in response to Mini-Mac

Hi Mini-Mac,


cool thanks for the reply. That's more-or-less what I would have assumed. One question, when you check "back to my mac" on my mac / system preferences, do i need to enable any other specific sharing options on the mac itself (file, screen sharing etc?). Logically i would have assumed no, since it is not my mac itself that i want to share, but rather share/access the TC disks from my mac when i'm away from home.


Either way, after following these steps i don't see the time capsule appear under sharing in finder (whereas it does, of course, if i'm connected to my home LAN).


cheers


mark

Jan 31, 2012 11:23 AM in response to mark77

Things you can check are:


Have you tried connecting by using "Connect to Server"?


1. Is your Time Capsule (TC) connected directly to your modem with an ethernet cable.

2. Are you using the wireless connection from the TC

3. Settings are correct as outlined

4. Back to My Mac activation process happen on both Computer and TC

(Correct iCloud name and password on both Computer and TC).

5. Green status light for Back to My Mac in Airpot utility

6. Unplug TC wait 3- 5 minutes and plug back in, restart computer after TC completely starts, double check BTMM settings

Jan 31, 2012 12:05 PM in response to ChemGolf

That's irritating. I can use back to my mac with any iMac connected through my router without NAT but I can't use back to my mac ON my router without NAT? That's strange.


I'm at work and I can see my iMac at home... but no Time Machine. I have an Ooma VoiP system that sits between the modem and the Time Machine which uses its own NAT... so I can't easly get around that.

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