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change time capsule password

I want to change my time capsule password, since it's too simple.

Posted on Mar 15, 2015 2:06 PM

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Mar 15, 2015 2:10 PM in response to Moonshock

Are you referring to the base station, or device password for the Time Capsule.......or.......are you referring to the wireless network password?


In either case, we would need to know what version of the operating system you are using on your computer, if you need the steps to change the password.


If you have a Mac.....and are not sure what operating system that you are using, click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen, then click on About This Mac and post back with the OS X version number that you see there.

Mar 15, 2015 3:13 PM in response to Moonshock

Recently, Apple has been using the same password for both the base station and wireless, but if you only want to allow other users to use the wireless.....and not be able to change any of the settings on the Time Capsule.......then you would need to use a separate password for the base station and a separate password for the wireless.


On your Mac.....


Open Finder > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility

Click on the Time Capsule icon

Click Edit in the smaller window that appears


To change the Base Station Password, click on the Base Station tab at the top of the window and edit the Base Station Password, then enter again to Verify.


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Then, click on the Wireless tab. If you want to use same password as the Base Station, enter the same password and verify. If you want to use a separate wireless password, then enter the password that you want to use in the Wireless Password and Verify.

Then, click Update at the lower right of the window and allow a minute for the Time Capsule to restart with the new settings.

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change time capsule password

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