New questions often get more views and responses. If you don't get any more replies (other than from me), you may want to summarized what you learned so far, and post a new question (in this category). Since your question got moved from the initial category (where you posted it) to Time Capsule, maybe someone else who has a Time Capsule will pop by with some advice. I don't have a Time Capsule I have an AirPort Extreme Base Station, which is similar except for not having the built-in storage. Either one should work I'd go with the default choice for your primary Mac. Select either GUID Partition Table (default for Intel Mac) or Apple Partition Map (default for PowerPC Mac). Select 1 partition as the Partition Layout, and click the Options button. Then, go to the Partition tab (not the Erase tab). What you should do (and may want to repeat to make sure), is run Disk Utility and select the drive, NOT the volume indented under the drive, in the Disk Utility sidebar. If so, did you reformat it by erasing the volume using Disk Utility? If you did, it may have retained the partition map scheme used by Windows. I saw that you said it was "Apple formatted," but does that mean it started out being formatted for Windows. As a test, you could probably even use something like a USB flash drive, that is formatted for Mac. I would suggest trying a different USB drive. I tried a different USB external drive, and it worked much better. I had one that would connect, but it was extremely slow for data access. When you see the message of Setup Complete, click Done.Ĭlose the setup window at this point and test to make sure that the Time Capsule is visible on your network.In my experience, not all external hard drives work reliably with my AirPort Extreme Base Station. The setup wizard will set everything up for you automatically. Verify.Type in the password again to confirm Password.Type in a password that will be used for both the Network and Base Station You can use the same name that you used previously if you wish Do NOT use the suggested name that appears.īase Station Name.Type in a name that you want to call the Time Capsule. Network Name.Type in a short, simple name for a network. That will open up the setup wizard, and it will take a minute to analyze the network, then present a screen that looks similar to this except that you will see an icon of the Time Capsule. The example below shows an AirPort Exreme, but you will see Time Capsule on your screen. Just below that listing, click on Time Capsule. Hold in the reset button on the back of the Time Capsule for 10 seconds, then release and allow a full minute for the Time Capsule to restart to a slow, blinking amber light status.Ĭonnect an Ethernet cable from one of the four LAN ports on the back of the Cisco gateway to the WAN "O" port on the Time Capsule.Ĭlick the WiFi icon at the top of the Mac's screen and look for a listing of New AirPort Base Station. To do that, disconnect any Ethernet cables that might be connected to the Time Capsule at this time, then power up the Time Capsule and let it run for at least a full minute. The first order of business is to reset the Time Capsule to clear the previous network settings so that it can be set up again to work correctly with the Cisco gateway. Once that is done, if you do not need the wireless network signal that the Time Capsule provides, you have the option to go back in using AirPort Utility and turn off the wireless function, which will make the Time Capsule strictly a backup device. Unfortunately, Apple's set up "wizards" do not provide the exact type of configuration that you are looking for, so the solution is to go ahead and set up the Time Capsule as a wireless access point and verify that things are working.
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