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AirPort Time Capsule
Setup Guide
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Contents
5 Getting Started
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7 Ports on Your AirPort Time Capsule
8 Plugging In Your AirPort Time Capsule
9 The AirPort Time Capsule Status Light
11 Setting Up Your AirPort Time Capsule
12 Setting Up AirPort Time Capsule Using a Mac
12 Setting Up AirPort Time Capsule Using an iOS device
13 Setting Advanced Options
13 Using Time Machine with Your AirPort Time Capsule
14 Adding a WPS Printer to Your Password-Protected Network
16 Tips and Troubleshooting
16 Best Locations for AirPort Time Capsule
17 Avoiding Interference
17 If You Can’t Connect to the Internet
18 If You Forget Your AirPort Time Capsule or Network Password
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19 If Your AirPort Time Capsule Isn’t Responding
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19 If Your AirPort Time Capsule Status Light Flashes Amber
20 If You Want to Update Your AirPort Time Capsule Software
21 Learning More, Service, and Support
23 AirPortTimeCapsuleSpecicationsandSafetyGuidelines
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Congratulations on purchasing your AirPort Time Capsule. Read
this guide to get started.
AirPort Time Capsule oers you fully automated backup for computers on your Wi-Fi network.
Using the Time Machine application in Mac OS X v10.5.7 or later, it’s easy and automatic to
back up all the Mac computers on your network to a single AirPort Time Capsule.
AirPort Time Capsule is also a fully featured AirPort Extreme Base Station that provides
simultaneous dual-band wireless networking using the 802.11ac specication. When you set
up your AirPort Time Capsule, it creates two high-speed Wi-Fi networks:
 A 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) network for 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n devices, such as iPhone,
iPod touch, and older computers
 A 5 GHz network for 802.11n, 802.11a, and 802.11ac devices, such as iPhone, iPad, Apple TV,
and newer computers
Wi-Fi devices automatically join the network that provides the best performance and
compatibility, and AirPort Time Capsule shares your broadband Internet connection with
computers and devices on your network.
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Ethernet LAN
USB
Ethernet WAN
Status light
Power
Reset button
Power cord (Your power cord may look different.)
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Ports on Your AirPort Time Capsule
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AirPort Time Capsule has six ports on the back:
One Gigabit Ethernet Wide Area Network (WAN) port
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For connecting a DSL or cable modem, or for connecting to an existing Ethernet network
Three Gigabit Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) ports
G
For connecting Ethernet devices such as printers or computers, or for connecting to an existing
Ethernet network
One USB port
d
For connecting a compatible USB printer, hard disk, or hub for connecting several devices
Power port
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For connecting AirPort Time Capsule to an AC power source
Next to the power port is a reset button for troubleshooting your AirPort Time Capsule. The
status light on the front shows its current status.
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Plugging In Your AirPort Time Capsule
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Before you plug in your AirPort Time Capsule, rst connect the appropriate cables to the ports
you want to use:
 Connect the Ethernet cable that’s connected to your DSL or cable modem (if you’ll connect
to the Internet) to the Ethernet WAN port (<).
 Connect a USB cable from the USB port (d) on your AirPort Time Capsule to a compatible
USB printer, a hard disk, or a hub.
 Connect an Ethernet cable from any Ethernet device to any of the Ethernet LAN ports (G).
After you connect the cables for all the devices you plan to use, connect the power cord to the
power port and plug your AirPort Time Capsule into a power outlet. There is no power switch.
Important: Use only the power cord that came with your AirPort Time Capsule.
When you plug the AirPort Time Capsule power cord into a power outlet, the status light
glows amber during startup, and then ashes amber during setup. The status light glows
green after your AirPort Time Capsule is set up and connected to the Internet or a network.
When you connect Ethernet cables to the Ethernet ports, the lights above them glow solid green.
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The AirPort Time Capsule Status Light
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The following table explains the AirPort Time Capsule light sequences and what they indicate.
Light Status/description
O Your AirPort Time Capsule is unplugged.
Solid amber Your AirPort Time Capsule is starting up.
Flashing amber Your AirPort Time Capsule can’t establish a connection to the network or the
Solid green Your AirPort Time Capsule is on and working properly.
Flashing amber
and green
With AirPort Time Capsule, you can:
 Use the Time Machine application in Mac OS X v10.5.7 or later to back up all the Mac
computers in your home.
 Create a password-protected Wi-Fi network, and then connect to the Internet and share
the connection with other computers and Wi-Fi devices, such as iPad, iPhone, iPod touch,
and Apple TV.
 Create a guest network, with or without password protection, to give wireless Internet
access to friends and visitors. Devices that connect to the guest network have access to the
Internet, but not to your local network.
 Connect a USB printer or hard disk to your AirPort Time Capsule. All the computers on the
network can access the device.
Internet, or is encountering a problem. Use AirPort Utility to get information
about what might cause the status light to ash amber. See “If Your AirPort Time
Capsule Status Light Flashes Amber” on page 19.
There may be a problem starting up. Your AirPort Time Capsule will restart and
try again.
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iPad
2.4 or 5 GHz
2.4 or 5 GHz
AirPort
Time Capsule
iPhone or iPod touch
2.4 or 5 GHz
Cable/DSL modem
to Internetto Ethernet WAN port
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to USB port
Network printer
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