Questions & Answers for Time Capsule - 3TB

Hi,

The Time Capsule is designed only to be mounted horizontally. As such, the antennae are multi-directional and integrated in the device, meaning it provides the same signal in all directions. If you still have signal issues, then more realistic solutions such as purchasing Airport Express base stations to extend the range of the network produced by the time capsule would be better in the long term.

• Answered by Justin D from Londonderry
• Jan 6, 2010
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Hi DM
A quick but incomplete answer is a clear "yes". We have the Sonos system in 6 rooms running the music off of a TC 2 GB with no problems at all. Only 2 issues is/was giving Sonos the right path to the TC due to the syntax. That took help from Sonos' efficient support. But after that it just works.
The only thing being a pain is the fact that iTunes keeps forgetting the path to the TC. this means that everything we buy from via iTunes need to be transferred to the TC manually (that was actually what I came in here to look for a solution for...).

So I can warmly recommend the combination.

• Answered by Preben Bitsch C from Salem
• Feb 5, 2011
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Yes it does. I've connected the home hub with the time capsule with ethernet cable, then disabled the wireless signal coming from the hub. Time capsule has a better wifi than the BT Hub. When setting up the Capsule you must bridge the connection in one of the auto setup menus with the BT hub.

• Answered by Arwel S
• Oct 11, 2009
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Yes. Time Capsule is simpler to set up, but you can connect an external USB drive to an AE, format it as Mac OS Extended Journaled, and then use the Airport Utility to designate the disk as a shared disk under the Airport Utility. Make sure you use "Secure Shared Disks" with accounts and use strong passwords to protect each disk. Then login to the disk through your Finder (entering the user name and password that you created) and then go to the Time Machine settings. Time Machine will recognize the usb drive connected to the AE as a acceptable drive (blue), select it as your Time Machine backup drive and it will start. Make sure you have at least 3x as much space for your TM drive (500GB computer -> 1.5 TB Time Machine drive) so that Time Machine will have enough room to make incremental backups.

• Answered by Charles E from Escondido
• May 18, 2010
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Yes. You can use airport utility to configure the second time capsule to "extend an existing wireless network".

• Answered by Alex Y from Truro
• Jun 18, 2012
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Yes, it does. You just have to install the airport drivers with the CD-ROM for it to work properly. I have used my time capsule for a year now as a server drive for people using OS X, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. All platforms work just fine. The only modern OS that I am aware of that doesn't function properly with it is Linux; but if you're tech savvy enough I'm sure there's even a way to do that.

• Answered by Christopher P from Waipahu
• Jun 10, 2010
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You can certainly use Time Capsule for Time Machine back ups from two or more Macs, space being the only limiting factor. Time Capsule stores your back ups as Sparse Images, one for each machine. These images can be used to restore/rebuild your Mac, although they are not bootable.

The main difference with this solution and your dual machine swappable images is that Time Machine back ups will be up to date with the latest data, apps etc.

Belt and braces is always a good idea with back ups so a clean start image would be handy to have as well. You could use this and then use Migration assistant to pull selective data from your Time Machine back ups.

• Answered by Nigel M
• Sep 19, 2010
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No, you do not have to partition or format the Time Capsule's hard drive to use it for storage or Time Machine. The Time Capsule is some what like a mini computer that is sharing it's hard drive, Your computers (both Mac and PC) can access the drive using Apple's Bonjour networking technologies. The Time Machine backup system houses your data in a chronological folder structure. You can use the Time Capsule's hard drive for either or both, just keep in mind that the more space you use up on the hard drive the less space Time Machine has to use for backup's.

• Answered by Patrick W from Oviedo
• Nov 9, 2009
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Yes, you can. I do it on my iMac. Just check the options in Time Machine and make sure your external hard drive isn't listed in the list 'Exclude these items from backup'.

• Answered by Benoît G from Manchester
• Jun 2, 2012
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