One first or both together?

[clank]

I am going to set up a new imac today and have a new time capsule to go with it. My current wifi is ancient belkin with a PC.

Should I set up the imac first or the time capsule first? Or can I do both together?

Oh, and if it doesn't show already, I have no experience with macs.

 

[waynep]

I don't think it matters which you do first. I would get the computer up and running them setup the TC.

 

[Partron22]

Mac, then wi-fi
You do not want to mix an unfamiliar wi-fi and an unfamiliar Mac together.
Lion cares deeply about the state of your wi-fi; so much so that an unstable connection can cause the Mac to beachball.

If that happens, how will you determine whether the problem is in the time-machine wi-fi or the Mac?

One thing at a time is a good rule of thumb, unless you're already quite familiar with all the components of a system. It usually takes longer doing things step by step, but it also guards against getting into hard to diagnose problems on doubly unfamiliar territory.

 

[clank]

thank you both for the advice. I've got the imac up and updating it. I'll save tomorrow for the time capsule.