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Time Capsule
Setup Guide
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Contents 5 Getting Started 8 A b out Y our T ime C apsule 9 A b out the A irP or t S of t w ar e 10 W ha t Y ou N eed t o G et S tar t ed 12 T he T ime C apsule S ta tus Ligh t 14 Setting Up Your Time Capsule 15 U sing Y our T ime C apsule t o C r ea t e Y our W ir ele ss N et w or k 18 U sing A irP or t U tilit y 20 C r ea ting a N e w W ir ele ss N et w or k 20 C onfigur ing and S har ing In t er net A cc e ss 22 S etting A d v anc ed Options 23 A llo wing W ir
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30 I f Y our P r in t er I sn ’ t R e s p onding 31 U p da ting A irP or t S of t w ar e 31 T ime C apsule P lac emen t C onsider a tions 32 I t ems T ha t C an C a use In t er f er enc e with A irP or t 33 Learning More, Service, and Support 35 Time Capsule Specifications and Safety Guidelines 38 R egula t or y C omplianc e Inf or ma tion 4
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Getting Started 1 C ongr a tula tionsonpur chasingy our T imeC apsule . R eadthisguidet ogetstar t ed . T ime C apsule off ers y ou the simplicit y of fully a ut oma t ed back up f or y our W i-F i net w or k. U sing the T ime M achine applica tion in M ac OS X v1 0.5 .7 L eopar d or la t er , it ’ s easy and a ut oma tic t o back up all the c omput ers on y our net w or k t o a single T ime C apsule . T he T ime C apsule is also a fully f ea tur ed A irP or t Ex tr eme B
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W ith y our T ime C apsule , y ou can: Â U se the T ime M achine applica tion in M ac OS X v1 0.5 .7 (or la t er) t o back up all the c omput ers on y our wir ele ss net w or k, as w ell as c omput ers c onnec t ed t o y our T ime C apsule using E ther net. N ot e: Y our first back up with T ime C apsule and T ime M achine c ould tak e o v er nigh t or longer , dep ending on ho w much da ta y ou ’ r e back ing up . T o s p eed up the initial back up , use an E ther net cable t o
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 C onnec t a USB hub t o y our T ime C apsule , and then c onnec t multiple USB de vic e s , such as pr in t ers or har d disks . A ll c omput ers on the net w or k ha v e acc e ss t o those de vic e s . Imp or tan t: U se A irP or t U tilit y t o set up y our T ime C apsule . P r e vious v ersions of A irP or t S etup A ssistan t and A irP or t A dmin U tilit y ar e not c ompa tible with this T ime C apsule . A irP or t U tilit y is installed in the U tilitie s f older in the A p
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A b out Y our T imeC apsule Y our T ime C apsule has fiv e p or ts on the back:  One 1 0/1 00/1 000B ase-T G igabit E ther net W ide A r ea N et w or k ( W AN) p or t f or c onnec ting a DSL or cable mo dem, or f or c onnec ting t o an e xisting E ther net net w or k  T hr ee 1 0/1 00/1 000B ase-T G igabit E ther net L o cal A r ea N et w or k (L AN) p or ts f or c onnec ting E ther net de vic e s , such as pr in t ers or c omput ers , or f or c onnec ting t o an e xisting E ther
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A b outtheA irP or tS of t w ar e Y our T ime C apsule w or ks with A irP or t U tilit y , installed in the U tilitie s f older in the A pplica tions f older on a c omput er using M ac OS X, and in S tar t > A ll P r o gr ams > A irP or t on a c omput er using W indo w s . I f A irP or t U tilit y isn ’ t installed on y our c omput er , y ou can do wnload it fr om www .apple .c om/supp or t/air p or t. U se A irP or t U tilit y and f ollo w the instr uc tions on the f ollo wing page
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W ha t Y ouN eedt oG etS tar t ed T o use y our T ime C apsule , y ou need a wir ele ss-enabled c omput er tha t ’ s c omplian t with IEEE 802. 1 1a, 802. 1 1b , 802. 1 1g , or IEEE 802. 1 1n standar ds . T o set up y our T ime C apsule , y our c omput er must meet the r equir emen ts list ed b elo w . N ot e: T o use y our T ime C apsule with T ime M achine in M ac OS X, y ou need t o use M ac OS X v1 0.5 .7 or la t er . To set up your Time Capsule using a Mac, you need th
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Plugging In Your Time Capsule B ef or e y ou plug in y our T ime C apsule , first c onnec t the appr opr ia t e cable s t o the p or ts y ou w an t t o use: Â C onnec t the E ther net cable tha t ’ s c onnec t ed t o y our DSL or cable mo dem (if y ou will c onnec t t o the In t er net) t o the E ther net W AN (<) p or t. Â C onnec t a USB cable c onnec t ed fr om the USB (d) p or t on y our T ime C apsule t o a c ompa tible USB pr in t er (if y ou will pr in t t o a USB pr in t er), a
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T he T imeC apsuleS ta tusLigh t T he f ollo wing table e xplains the T ime C apsule ligh t sequenc e s and wha t they indica t e . Light Status/description Off Y our T ime C apsule is unplugged . Solid amber Y our T ime C apsule is c ompleting its star tup sequenc e . Flashing amber Y our T ime C apsule can ’ t e stablish a c onnec tion t o the net w or k or the In t er net , or is enc oun t er ing a pr oblem. M ak e sur e y ou ha v e installed A irP or t U tilit y and use it t o ge
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What’s Next A f t er y ou plug in y our T ime C apsule , use A irP or t U tilit y t o set it up t o w or k with y our In t er net c onnec tion, USB pr in t er or har d disk, or an e xisting net w or k. A irP or t U tilit y i s l o c a t e d i n t h e U t i l i t i e s f o l d e r i n t h e A p p l i c a t i o n s f o l d e r o n a c o m p u t e r u s i n g M a c O S X , and in S tar t > A ll P r o gr ams > A irP or t on a c omput er using W indo w s X
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Setting Up Your Time Capsule 2 T hischapt erpr o vide sinf or ma tionandinstr uc tionsf or c onnec tingy our T imeC apsulet otheIn t er net , andusing A irP or tU tilit yt osetitupt ocr ea t eorjoinawir ele ssnet w or k. T his chapt er pr o vide s an o v er vie w of c onnec ting y our T ime C apsule t o the In t er net , and using the setup assistan t in A irP or t U tilit y t o set up y our net w or k and other f ea tur e s of y our T ime C apsule . F or mor e
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U sing Y our T imeC apsulet oC r ea t e Y our Wir ele ssN et w or k W hen y ou set up y our T ime C apsule t o pr o vide net w or k and In t er net acc e ss , the f ollo wing c omput ers and de vic e s can acc e ss the wir ele ss A irP or t net w or k t o shar e file s , pla y game s , and use In t er net applica tions such as w eb br o w sers and email applica tions:  M ac c omput ers with A irP or t or A irP or t Ex tr eme C ar ds  802. 1 1a, 802. 1 1b , 802. 1 1g , and IE
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Using Time Capsule to create a wireless network 2.4 or 5 GHz 2.4 GHz Time Capsule Shared printer to USB port < Internet WAN port 2.4 or 5 GHz DSL or cable modem to Internet To set it up: 1 C onnec t y our DSL or cable mo dem t o y our T ime C apsule using the E ther net W AN (<) p or t. 2 I f y ou plan t o shar e a USB pr in t er on the net w or k, c onnec t it t o the T ime C apsule USB (d) p or t or t o a USB hub using a USB cable . 16 Chapter 2 SettingUpYourTimeCapsule
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3 Op en A irP or t U tilit y (lo ca t ed in the U tilitie s f older in the A pplica tions f older on a c omput er using M ac OS X, and in S tar t > A ll P r o gr ams > A irP or t on a c omput er using W indo w s), selec t y our T ime C apsule , and then click C on tinue . 4 F ollo w the onscr een instr uc tions t o cr ea t e a ne w net w or k. To print from a computer using Mac OS X v10.5 or later: 1 C ho ose A pple > S y st em P r ef er enc e s , and then click P r in t & F ax. 2 C lick
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U singA irP or tU tilit y T o set up and c onfigur e y our T ime C apsule , use the setup assistan t in A irP or t U tilit y . On a Mac computer using Mac OS X v10.5.7 or later: 1 Op en A irP or t U tilit y , lo ca t ed in the U tilitie s f older in the A pplica tions f older . 2 S elec t y our T ime C apsule and click C on tinue . I f y ou don ’ t see the T ime C apsule y ou w an t t o c onfigur e , click R e scan t o scan f or a v ailable wir ele ss de vic e s , and then selec t y ou
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3 F o l l o w t h e o n s c r e e n i n s t r u c t i o n s t o s e t u p y o u r Ti m e C a p s u l e a n d y o u r w i r e l e s s n e t w o r k . T he A irP or t U tilit y setup assistan t asks y ou que stions ab out the t yp e of net w or k y ou w an t t o use and the ser vic e s y ou w an t t o set up , and helps y ou en t er the appr opr ia t e settings . I f y ou ’ r e using y our T ime C apsule t o c onnec t t o the In t er net , y ou need a br oadband (D
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C r ea tingaN ew Wir ele ssN et w or k Y ou can use the A irP or t U tilit y setup assistan t t o cr ea t e a ne w wir ele ss net w or k. T he setup assistan t guide s y ou thr ough the st eps nec e ssar y t o name y our net w or k, pr ot ec t y our net w or k with a passw or d , and set other options . If you plan to share a USB printer or USB hard disk on your network: 1 C onnec t the pr in t er or har d disk t o the T ime C apsule USB (d) p or t. 2 Op en A irP or t U tilit y , lo
