can time capsule backup my Mac using a WiFi signal rather than a hard cable?

I want to do away with cable internet. I will use my iPhone as a WiFi hotspot allowing the Mac access to the internet. Can the Time capsule still back up my Mac?

• Asked by Victor A from Chula Vista
• Oct 29, 2011
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Can I use the TimeCapsule as the wifi medium to transmit a signal from my mac to my wifi enabled big screen TV to be used as an external monitor?

I have an HDTV that is wifi enabled and I would like to use it as an external monitor to either my mac air or my mac desktop without the need to connect to it using cables. It appears any wifi-enabled device can connect to the Capsule via wifi. Now my question is: would I be able to use the Time Capsule something like a "bridge" or connecting point of communication between my macs and my wifi-enabled tv to use my TV as an external monitor from anywhere in my house? I would really like to be able to get rid of the need to use an HDMI or any other cable to connect my mac to the tv.

• Asked by Juan Miguel S from Menlo Park
• Jan 28, 2012
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Transferring Time Machine backups

I'm currently using a 2TB Seagate external hard drive for my Mac backups. Love the simplicity and integration of the 2TB Time Capsule. But will I be able to transfer my old Time Machine backups?

• Asked by Korry B from Clayton
• Apr 6, 2011
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Using Time Capsule with an existing network

I'm wondering if the Time Capsule will be right for my home and current setup;

At the moment, my main router (with wifi) is on the ground floor. The middle floor has an ethernet switch (connected to the main router) and the top floor has an ethernet switch (connected to the switch on the middle floor).

If I connected the Time Capsule to the switch on the top floor, could I use it as a wifi hotspot? (I barely get a signal on the top floor, so it'd be great if I could)

Would I be able to access the Time Capsule backup from any floor? Even if I was connected to the main routers' wifi and not the Time Capsule wifi?

Could I connect devices by ethernet to the Time Capsule? If I do, could that device connect to all other devices on the network or just devices on the Time Capsule?

What security do I have available to stop other people on the network from accessing my backup on the Time Capsule and the settings for the Time Capsule?

• Asked by Joseph H
• Sep 4, 2012
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backup boot *and* external hard drive on Time Capsule?

Is it possible to use Time Machine to back up *both* an internal (boot) drive on a MacBook Pro *and* an attached hard drive (used to keep large digital files).

• Asked by Bruce S from Philadelphia
• Nov 21, 2009
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Is there a way to use the backup use on the time capsule for a pc?

I have a mac desktop and a pc desktop and both are using internet with it (the pc is wired and the mac is wireless) and the mac also is backed up to it but the pc isn't. I'm trying to figure out a way to back up the pc with the time capsule.

• Asked by Arlene G from Forest Hills
• Aug 31, 2010
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Can Time Capsule Be Used as an External Hard Drive and Backup at The Same Time?

I know that the time capsule can be used as an external hard drive, but can it be used as a normal external HD and a time machine backup at the same time?

• Asked by Kraig B from Boise
• May 25, 2012
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Can you backup your time capsule using an external USB Hard disk?

I have seen a lot of complaints about time capsule drive failures and the total loss of the data in it. I'm pretty sure this ISN'T possible, but it's a feature I'd love to see: The ability to backup your time capsule to an external Hard disk via USB, or even write to a DVD using airdrive.

Basically, can you mirror your time capsule with an external hard disk?

Thanks.

• Asked by Matthew C from Wakefield
• Aug 16, 2010
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Can I backup over the internet my files using time machine in my macbook when I'm at home while the time capsule is at the office?

I want to leave the Time Capsule in one place, and still be able to backup my macbook files on the road when I get access to a WiFi spot. Is that possible with Time Machine + Time Capsule? I know such a service is called MobileMe, but is it available with this Time Capsule since I want to backup several computers and external hard drives in the local network that requires a lot of storage capacity.

• Asked by Alejandro P from Puebla
• Oct 21, 2009
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Can I ghost the hard drive as a backup for the Mac OS & the windows OS on the time capsule?

• Asked by Shawn S from Wesley Chapel
• Jun 8, 2010
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