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Q: Can i set up a Time Capsule as a NAS

Can i set up a Time Capsule as a NAS?

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Posted on Feb 26, 2014 9:29 AM

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Q: Can i set up a Time Capsule as a NAS

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  • by Bob Timmons,

    Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Feb 26, 2014 10:20 AM in response to dj37rhodes
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    Feb 26, 2014 10:20 AM in response to dj37rhodes

    A NAS literally has its own operating system and software to control the device.

     

    The Time Capsule is a wireless router and a dumb hard drive. It has no brains, so although it is a network hard drive, it cannot be a NAS in the normal sense of the word.