Go to an apple store find one here and talk to a genius, or have an apple expert call you. To set up your time capsule, your computer must meet the requirements listed below. Apple mb764lla a2 airport nas wifi wireless router 500gb. They come in 2tb and 3tb sizes and connect using wifi. Learn how to use airport express, airport extreme, and airport time capsule. Apple describes it as a backup appliance, designed to work in tandem with the time machine backup software utility introduced in mac os x 10. Apple time capsule manuals and user guides, network router. Pppoe, vpn passthrough ipsec, pptp, and l2tp, dns proxy, snmp, ipv6 6to4 and manual tunnels frequency bands. Realize though that they will be mac focused centralized windows printing via the usb port. The 500 gb, first generation time capsule shipped with a seagate barracuda esseries drive. They are, essentially, versions of the airport extreme with an internal hard drive. User manuals, guides and specifications for your apple mc344ll time capsule 2tb network router. Apple time capsule 500gb overview and full product specs on cnet.
Genuine apple time capsule mb276lla 500gb wirelessn router nas a1254 28% similar free shipping via usps priority. The time capsule features networkattached storage nas and a residential gateway router. The also work with ios devices, apple tv and windows pc. Time capsule gives itself unusable ip address ive been trying to set up a itb second generation time capsule ive got from a friend to replace a 500gb tc ive had since 2008, which works fine as a wifi router for my imac and macbook but has broken down as a backup hd. Lets say you have a 500gb drive with 300 gb of data on it. Is it possible to use an apple time capsule just as a. How to install and setup your time capsule iclarified. Depending on how much data you have, your initial backup. The max the time machine backup could be would be just under 200 gb.
This time capsule upgrade is ideal where signal strength and speed are hampered by distance and common office and home wireless obstacles anything that blocks a straight lineofsight wireless path. This apple time capsule includes a 500 gb hard drive thats designed to work with time machine in mac os x leopard. Mar 14, 2010 if your needs are more modest, lacie makes a 500gb 2. Get the best deal for apple time capsule from the largest online selection at. I was pretty surprised at how wireless performance has increased, too. The apple time capsule model a1254 is the first generation of wireless routers to contain internal storage released by apple computers.
The apple time capsule is compatible with most devices using the 802. Features see a graphical overview of your wifi network get information about your connected wifi devices view and change network and wifi settings. Jan 30, 2009 it also meets all of the above qualities for an ideal time capsule drive. To use your time capsule with time machine in mac os x leopard, you need to. To prevent the time capsule from acting as a wifi access point or router, and use it only as a backup disk, just open the airport utility app on a mac applications utilities airport utility and do the following. Apple of course makes the time capsule, a combined 802. Apple time capsule mb764lla 500gb like most apple products, the time capsule just makes computing easier. The airport time capsule also called the apple time capsule or time capsule is a wireless router produced by apple, inc as an airport product. Find great deals on ebay for apple time capsule 500gb in external hard disk drives. Read the technical specifications for the allnew airport time capsule 802. The device includes a full airport extreme base station router with 802. Is it possible to use an apple time capsule just as a network attached backup drive and not a router. Mar 30, 2009 time capsule, basically an airport extreme base station with a 500gb or 1tb internal hard drive, is designed to be a wireless time machine target for one or more macs as well as a nas network. In this tutorial well show you how to do it with the apple airport time capsule.
The time capsule is used for backing up my primary machine. It asks me if i really want to do this, really want to delete all of my old backup data. If you have a time capsule or an airport extreme base station with shared usb hard drive. Apple describes it as a backup appliance, designed to work in tandem with the time. Mb276lla time capsule is a wireless networkattached storage device designed to work in tandem with the time machine backup utility, introduced in mac os x 10. The time capsule uses something called beamforming in its antenna array. In this case, my 500gb time capsule only gives me 465. Apple announces replacement program for some 2008 time.
Attach an external 45tb hd to the time capsule or airport extreme this is a newer tower model w dual band running in bridge to enlarge existing same network and point backups to this usb attached hd. Apple mb764lla a2 airport nas wifi wireless router. To set up your time capsule using a mac, you need the following. What is the useable disk space of your 256 gb ssd when it is formatted for mac, but empty. The device can be recognized by its all white encasing and the apple logo centered on the top of the device will be a light grey opposed to dark grey on newer models. Although built for macs, it can be used just as effectively with windows based laptops and computers. Apple says it will repair or replace time capsule models that either shut down unexpectedly or dont power on at all, according to a knowledge base article the company posted late last week the. Database contains 2 apple time capsule manuals available for free online viewing or downloading in pdf. Time capsule model a2 troubleshooting, repair, and service manuals. Ipsec, pptp, and l2tp, dns proxy, snmp, ipv6 6to4 and manual tunnels frequency bands. Apple time capsule a1254 wireless router backup wifi 500gb. User manuals, guides and specifications for your apple time capsule network router. Make sure you have a free outlet near your broadband modem to connect your time capsule. Apple time capsule an overview apple s time capsule is backup device that includes a router, wireless access point wap, printer sharing, and disk sharing so that backups can occur from your computers directly to this device.
Price is good, but i would like to ask about pros and cons of the 1st gen. Just set time capsule as the designated backup drive for time machine, and thats it. If your needs are more modest, lacie makes a 500gb 2. Time capsule can back up and store files for each leopardbased mac on your wireless network 500 gb 7200rpm serial ata servergrade hard drive gives you all the capacity and safety you need more than just a wireless hard drive, time capsule is also a fullfeatured airport extreme base station with 802. More recently, other hard drives such as the western digital caviar green series. Apple music server nostalgia 4tb computers networking. We where looking at not using an apple time capsule and instead a 3rd party nas probably synology for time machine to backup to but as ive read in multiple places that backing up to a 3rd party. Setting up time capsule for the first time on a mac. Plug your printer usb cable into the usb port on the back of the apple time capsule.
Introduced on january 15, 2008 and released on february 29, 2008, the device has been. New antenna extends the wireless range of apple time capsule. Apr 14, 2008 the apple time capsule is a powerful wireless router and a fast network drive for automatic backups of your mac. Why wouldnt apple allow you to do this but would allow it hooked up to time capsule. Im ready to proceed with the digital guillotine so i click on erase to proceed. May 28, 2009 in this case, my 500gb time capsule only gives me 465. This means your apple time capsule works out where your 802. Airport utility is also an advanced tool for setting up and managing the. Freshly formatted to factory default and ready to deploy. Mac airport time capsule technical specifications apple. Apples time capsule is a 500gb hard drive combined with an airport extreme base station, to bring your home or office supreme backup and networking performance. Instructions on how to install and setup your apple time capsule to create a wireless network and time machine backup destination. Though time capsule is designed for seamless integration with the time machine feature in leopard os, your other computers mac or pc, appletv, wifienabled gaming systems and printer wont be left out.
Use the ac adapter to plug the time capsule into an open power outlet on the wall. Spinning up to 7200 rpm and offering capacity as large as 500 byproduct model mb276upc008859091927, 885909192700, 885909192731key. Was that whole thing a ploy by apple to get people to buy time capsule. If more data is added the time machine would delete older backups to accommodate the available space. Comes in original box with manual, power cord, and installation software. A use time machine in mac os x leopard to back up all the computers on your wireless network, as well as computers connected to your time capsule using. I did a research on the net, understand that the 1st gen dont have the guest network i dont care, works only at 2. Time capsule, airport extreme, and airport express base stations. The airport time capsule is a wireless router which was sold by apple inc.
To use your time capsule, you need a wirelessenabled computer thats compliant with ieee 802. How to connect time capsule to mac with pictures wikihow. Dear lifehacker, i want to set up my macs airport time capsule strictly for backup and storage. Sep 30, 2010 try apple s support forum for the time capsule. Database contains 1 apple mc344ll time capsule 2tb manuals available for free online viewing or downloading in pdf. Is it possible to use an apple time capsule just as a network. Find all the topics, resources, and contact options you need for airport. We want to use a separate router to manage a more complex network.
Apple states that the hitachi deskstar meets or exceeds the 1 million hours mean time between failures mtbf recommendation for servergrade hard drives. Mar 23, 2009 a conventional wired nas drive would cost around. The airport time capsule originally named time capsule is a wireless router which was sold by apple inc. Feb 25, 2021 time capsule s are apple s own brand of local storage.
Save apple time capsule 500 gb to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Your apple time capsule is a true dualband router able to send and receive on both bands at the same time. Its recommended that you plug the time capsule and all your valued electronics into a surge protector to prevent any damage in the event of an electrical surge. Apple mc344ll time capsule 2tb manuals and user guides. Mar 19, 2008 quickertek also offers an already upgraded 500gb or 1tb time capsule.
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