Time Capsule as a wireless hard drive set up

I am trying to set up my Time Capsule as a wireless and or wired hard drive to be able to:

1. Stream movies and music to my Sony TV via my ITV.
2. Act as a hard drive that I can access from my HP laptop running Windows Vista.

What are the specific steps? I have been looking for hours online and have found nothing.

• Asked by Joseph C from Honolulu
• Mar 10, 2012
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If using the time capsule as a router, can I limit who on the network has access to the hard drive portion of it?

I am interested in getting the Time Capsule to use as a wireless router in my house to replace the piece of junk one I have and to have large storage capacity. My problem is I have roommates who would also be using the same network, but I wouldnt want them to have access to the data I would store on it. Is there any way I can configure it to work as a router for all roommates but limit access to its hard drive/storage capabilities to just myself?

Furthermore, if instead I were to continue to use my old router (a linksys), is there any way to set up the Time Capsule as a wireless repeater to strengthen the signal in my bedroom on the other side of the house?

One more thing....does anyone have any experience using this router outside of the US? Ive got decent/normal internet connectivity from my ISP but I wouldnt want to get a time capsule if it could potentially not be compatible with a non-US service provider. Thanks.

• Asked by Tim W from Chester
• Nov 8, 2010
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Can Time Capsule back up a shared hard drive?

I want to know if Time Capsule can backup a wireless external hard drive connected to an Airport Extreme on the same network?

• Asked by Ethan K from Pennsauken
• Mar 9, 2010
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can you use time capsule as a hard drive

I am running out of memory and would like to transfer data like photos to another hard drive and erase the photos from my Macbook. Can I use the time capsule or is an external hard drive better. Also I have one but it doesn't show what I have stored in it. It is only for back ups. Want one that I can access and able to view pics, documents etc. Any advice??

• Asked by Jules V from New Orleans
• Jun 28, 2010
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how can i use time capsule as hard drive?

• Asked by Afshin S from Århus V
• Feb 18, 2010
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Can you set up Time Capsule wirelessly?

I want to use this in my bedroom upstairs from my wireless router. So I was wondering if you can set it up without connecting it to a cable modem or DSL?

• Asked by Mason M
• Nov 28, 2012
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How easy it it to set up time capsule as client to an existing network? What is gained or lost by doing this?

I am thinking about purchasing Time Capsule, but have seen several review comments where users did not find that this worked easily or at all. I spoke with a person in an Apple Store and that is how he indicated he uses his at home. We have a system that is working fine for various of our other computers. I am taking an "If it is not broken, do not fix it" approach to my thinking. If I would be better with a large external hard drive and simply use Time Machine, I can live with that, but do like the notion of a wireless incremental backup. Thanks

• Asked by Kennedy G from San Antonio
• Aug 11, 2010
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Can you partition the Time Capsule Hard Drive

I want to get a Time Capsule and I want to partition so that one is for backups and the other is for assorted data. Is it possible to partition the Time Capsule's hard drive or should I just connect and additional hard drive to it (assuming it supports that).

• Asked by Jacob E from Gillette
• Aug 10, 2012
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Can you use the Time Capsule to expand an existing wireless internet network AND as a wireless hard drive for Time Machine?

• Asked by Ben G
• Jun 8, 2011
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Time Capsule

I have AT&T U-Verse. Do I need to hard wire my time capsule to the router or just printer, other hard drives and such?

• Asked by Rick M from Rochester Hills
• Jul 17, 2012
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