The last part "and use it only as a router" is that a typo? Sign in with Microsoft. The biggest being that you can't boot from it like you could an external Time Machine disk or a Time Capsule. This works reasonably well, but there are no boot from Time Machine options. Short Question : Is it possible to use an Apple Time Capsule just as a network attached backup drive and not a router? Or does the time machine still create its own wireless for backups? Create an account or sign in to comment You need to be a member in order to leave a comment Create an account Sign up for a new account in our community. Unicorn Meta Zoo 7: Interview with Nicolas. I suggest you follow it. But always check to confirm.
So I've just bought a new Time Capsule 2TB, I have zero interest in I'm a little confused with the whole 'Setup New Network' or using it a. This is the setup that I use; I have 3 eero routers and thus needed the Time Capsule to not be an access point, and these steps stopped it from.
You can use the hard drive in a Time Capsule as a network storage [ Further reading: Best NAS boxes for media streaming and backup ].
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Sign up to join this community. Do you get the same very slow speeds backing up to a time capsule over wifi as per your config above? Background : We want to use a separate router to manage a more complex network. Sign in Already have an account?
And that speed is if your device is wired to the Time Capsule: it'll be much slower in practice over WiFi.
[ Further reading: Best NAS boxes for media streaming and backup ]. Just got myself a new Time Capsule which I am planning to set up as a WiFi I was trying to figure out a way of using that 2TB drive as a NAS.

Setup Guide. MBLL - Time Capsule NAS Server Network Storage Server pdf manual download. Also for: Mbll - time capsule 1tb, Mcll/a - time capsule .
Related 0. Thanks owlswipe, ive recently been playing around with time machine on my macbook pro backing up to a Synology NAS, my laptop has a wireless N wifi card, and the Access points are limited at mbps throughput.
Just got myself a new Time Capsule which I am planning to set up as a WiFi router for my broadband connection. Go to the tab labeled Wireless not Network as zhovner suggests, as putting it in bridge mode only stops it from being a router but does not stop it from being a network access point that your devices will connect to From the Network Mode pop-up menu, choose Off.
It saves version after version of each file.
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Thanks owlswipe, ive recently been playing around with time machine on my macbook pro backing up to a Synology NAS, my laptop has a wireless N wifi card, and the Access points are limited at mbps throughput. Video: Setup time capsule as nas How to Setup An Airport Time Capsule The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Yeah, thanks. Question feed. Easy to do — try a test by using Time Machine with a file on that drive selected. |
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I can't find anything close to mentioning NAS in the manual setup. I've got everything updated (lion, airport, TC firmware) so I am ready to roll.
I see that the Time Capsule allows external USB drives to be connected If you want to move things around and be able to connect to them.
Viewed 61k times. Second: OK, so you are backing up your Mac some other way. Sign In Now. The last part "and use it only as a router" is that a typo? It saves version after version of each file.
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Yeah, thanks.
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Can a Time Capsule be dumped to an external drive so that I can keep doing this?
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But always check to confirm.
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It turns out I think both answers are correct, in fact: if the Time Capsule doesn't have an ethernet connection!!