Time Capsule

[anfield11]

Will a Time Capsule work totally wirelessly? Or should it be attached by ethernet to the router/modem?

Thanks

 

[miles01110]

Depends on what you want to use it for.

 

[anfield11]

Depends on what you want to use it for.

It's for the automatic back up. I'm helping a fired who has a cable modem and then to a router. The Time Capsule is not attached to the router and seems to start the back up [very slow], gets so far and fails.

 

[skorpien]

Try running the first backup with the computer connected to the Time Capsule with Ethernet. The initial backup is usually quite large and will take longer wirelessly. It is faster and more reliable with a wired connection. Subsequent backups will be considerably smaller and will be faster than the initial backup via wireless.

 

[flynz4]

It's for the automatic back up. I'm helping a fired who has a cable modem and then to a router. The Time Capsule is not attached to the router and seems to start the back up [very slow], gets so far and fails.

If it can be hard wired to the router, then that would be best. I pretty much always prefer wired connections.

/Jim

 

[VABuckeye]

Will a Time Capsule work totally wirelessly? Or should it be attached by ethernet to the router/modem?

Thanks

The Time Capsule is a router. I'd use it in this capacity instead of the "old" router. It can also be run in bridge mode.

As others stated, if he's just using it for backup he should have it connected via ethernet to the router. Not the most effective way to use the device IMHO but to each his own.