oo7ml
asked on
Airport Time Capsule
Hi,
Do you have to plug your Airport Time Capsule into your Internet.
Can you not connect your Macbook to it via a direct wireless connection?
Do you have to plug your Airport Time Capsule into your Internet.
Can you not connect your Macbook to it via a direct wireless connection?
strung
You could, but why would you want to?
ASKER
I thought the main use of it was to automatically backup your files on a daily basis.
What advantage is plugging it into your Internet?
What advantage is plugging it into your Internet?
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
ASKER
Thanks.
01 - yes i received one as a gift (always wanted one to have an automated backup service)
02 - laptop (MBA)
03 - I have an existing wireless connection. I live in a house with 3 friends, and i was hoping to put the Time Capsule in my room, instead of the shared living space.
01 - yes i received one as a gift (always wanted one to have an automated backup service)
02 - laptop (MBA)
03 - I have an existing wireless connection. I live in a house with 3 friends, and i was hoping to put the Time Capsule in my room, instead of the shared living space.
Re 03. You can do that, but you won't be able to backup and use the internet at the same time. If you want the convenience of being able to back up automatically, then connect the Time Capsule to your existing wireless router using an ethernet cable and set the Time Capsule to BRIDGE mode.
ASKER
Thanks guys, so ATC has two main functions:
01 - automated backup
02 - router
Also, just to confirm... if i want to be able to use my internet and ATC at the same time, i need to plug my ATC into my internet.
Sorry for all of the questions, but is there any other advantage of connecting the ATC to the internet, other than being able to use my internet and ATC at the same time?
01 - automated backup
02 - router
Also, just to confirm... if i want to be able to use my internet and ATC at the same time, i need to plug my ATC into my internet.
Sorry for all of the questions, but is there any other advantage of connecting the ATC to the internet, other than being able to use my internet and ATC at the same time?
Yes to 1 and 2.
The ATC may have faster wireless than your router and you can also avoid splitting your wirless bandwidth by splitting it between your router and the ATC. (I.e some devices use the ATC and some use the router for wireless.)
The ATC may have faster wireless than your router and you can also avoid splitting your wirless bandwidth by splitting it between your router and the ATC. (I.e some devices use the ATC and some use the router for wireless.)
If you have the newest ATC, then it should have 802.11ac, which all the newest Macbooks use. 802.11ac allows for 433 Mbps per antenna.
ASKER
Yeah i have the new one, but will the disks slow it down, as mentioned above?
No.
The Wifi won't be slow on its own. The slowness comes from the disk access during the backup, but that doesn't affect your Wifi speeds. That just means you'll have bandwidth to surf the web or watch streaming video while the backup happens in the background.