Backup time capsule. Connecting to the Time Capsule drive from mobile devices
Good day! In one breath I continue with the manuals on how to work with Apple devices. Now I want to talk about connecting to your Time Capsule drive from mobile devices. As you understand, we will talk about iOS devices and Android devices. I’ll say right away that on Android it’s easier to work with Time Capsule and there are more synchronization functions, which is very strange, like Apple, but it doesn’t work fully, and then only with an iPad (many thanks to those who found a way to connect on the iPhone). So, let's begin.
1. A little theory and what we need.
Let's start with the theory, or why is it so easy to connect? It's very simple: Time Capsule works using the SMB protocol, which is supported by some programs. Having finished with the theory, let's move on to the list of programs:
For iPad: Oplayer HD(
3. Click +, then “Windows Server (Samba)” and see the window:
Where:
Host - IP address of the Time Capsule on the network (10.0.1.1 or 192.168.1.1 - it all depends on the settings, default is 10.0.1.1)
Port - do not touch
Login - Time Capsule disk username
Password - Time Capsule user password
Name - any name of the server (Kolya, Lesha, Time Capsule Home, etc.)
4. Click “Save” and voila, the server has been added:
Now you can watch movies directly from Time Capsule
BUGS: when paused, the sound/picture becomes out of sync.
"Let's make Android friends with Time Capsule"
Here you will have to tinker a little, but the result is worth it: movies, music and files - all this can be downloaded directly to the device! So, let's begin:
1. Open ES Explorer (RUS ES Explorer):
2. Swipe left or right, click “Network” (upper left corner):
3. Select LAN:
4. Click "Create"
5. Select "Server":
6. A window will open:
Where:
Domain - do not touch;
Address - IP address of the Time Capsule on the network (10.0.1.1 or 192.168.1.1 - it all depends on the settings, default is 10.0.1.1);
Login - username of the Time Capsule disk;
Password - Time Capsule user password;
Name - any name of the server (Kolya, Lesha, Time Capsule Home, etc.).
7. Woo-ala, the server has appeared in the program.
8. You ask why we installed Rock-Player, I will answer: to watch video from the capsule! The video plays quite comfortably, the player supports many file formats, in general, I recommend it! The same program can play video from the device.
That's basically all the possible configuration options. Everything is actually not as difficult as it seems. If you have questions, ask, we’ll figure it out together
Early last week, Apple released AirPort utilities and firmware for its wireless devices that support the 802.11n specification. In addition to general fixes, AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule have learned to provide remote access to drives using an iCloud account. Today I will tell you how to set up this function, since some readers have not been able to do it.
Initial data
For experiments and writing instructions, I got hold of a “purebred American” - a brand new fifth-generation AirPort Extreme wireless access point (model MD031LL/A), which supports 802.11 a/b/g/n specifications, simultaneous operation of two Wi-Fi frequency bands (2, 4 GHz and 5 GHz), many protocols and encryption algorithms.
In addition, you must have a Mac computer with Internet access, an updated AirPort 6.0 Utility, and the latest firmware version (7.6.1) on the wireless gadget itself.
The external drive is connected to the AirPort Extreme USB connector.
Settings
Setup begins by opening AirPort Utility, which is located in the Applications > Utilities directory. Since the test AirPort Extreme was brand new, I installed a software update on it - fortunately, this is very simple, just a few clicks.
As soon as the firmware is installed and the Apple access point connects to the Internet (two green indicators will indicate this), you will need to select AirPort Extreme in the Utility and click on the “Change” button to view additional settings.
On the first tab “Base. station." (I would tear my hands off for such a localization) click on the add button (1). Next, in the window that appears, enter the login and password for your iCloud account (2), click on the “Login” button and wait until the status indicator turns green - this means that it has accepted your Apple ID and is ready for further setup.
Now go to the last tab “Disks”, check the “Allow file sharing” checkbox and assign the type of protection for shared disks. There are three options available to you, you can choose any of them, but I settled on the default option - “With device password”.
Once you do this, click the “Update” button. And while the AirPort Express settings are being applied, let’s move on to setting up the Mac computer: in System Preferences > iCloud, check the box next to “Access my Mac.” It will take no more than a minute to activate the component.
Almost everything is ready, but how to access the disk now? To do this, just open the window, select our device in the “Sharing” category in the sidebar, after which it will be mounted on the system to any other shared resource.
That's all for sure now! You'll be able to access files stored at home, from your work computer, or from any other Mac computer associated with your account. However, it is worth remembering that the connection speed depends entirely on your Internet connection. Naturally, the instructions are also suitable for Time Capsule.
By the way, I almost forgot to thank you for providing the AirPort Extreme for the experiments.
And also about how I replaced my old TP-Link with a Time Capsule.
Smart people must learn from the mistakes of fools. Therefore, I share my unusual experience and interesting thoughts.
In short, the information on the MacBook has become too expensive and I don't want to completely accidentally lose it. I buy Time Capsule to automate the backup process. And not only.
Accidentally deleted advertising script that could have come back to haunt me
The management nevertheless approved the final version. Called a film crew and a team of amateur actors to a specific location at a designated time.
I'll leave out the details. But an hour before the start of filming I realized that there is simply no script file. I have no idea where he went. I think I accidentally rubbed it together with the material sketches. website, which did not go to print. But not a fact.
I quickly rewrote it from memory close to the text. With grief I got out of it, and no one noticed anything. But everything could have turned out differently - I would have paid for a useless shooting day out of my own pocket, ruined relations with the management and would have been stuck with all this for another couple of weeks.
And everyone can have a lot of such stories. So I decided to figure out Time Machine and start regular backups.
By the way, a test version of the new one has arrived. And understanding it without backup copies of important data is pointless.
External Toshiba hard drive as a crutch for Time Machine
By and large, so far I have only allocated for myself four use cases- backup, router, external storage and personal cloud. The minimum amount of memory will probably be enough here.
But if, with the purchase of an iPhone 7 Plus (for now, I’m aiming for a larger smartphone) in September, I start shooting 4K video from trips, it’s better to look at the option with a larger capacity. And there is another Mac planned for the family, so in this case there is no reason to save. But this is purely my opinion.
Below are installation instructions TimeCapsule and creating an iPhone backup. 
TimeCapsule– third party application for iPhone And iPod Touch, capable of saving almost anything: databases, settings, presets. All this can be restored at any time.
TimeCapsule supports backup/restore of the following applications: address book contacts, call history, calendar, Installer sources (problems with setting rights may occur during restoration), Maps bookmarks and history, notes, Safari history and bookmarks, SMS, VoiceMail settings, Weather, WorldClock, smartRSS , PuzzleManiak, YouTube bookmarks, etc.
To install the program TimeCapsule you need to take several steps:
Step one
Launch Installer 
Step two
Go to the Sources tab in the lower right corner of the screen 
Step three
Click on the Edit button in the upper right corner of the screen. 
Step four
Click on the Add button in the upper left corner of the screen. 
Step five
Enter the following link http://repo.databinge.com into the window that appears and click OK 
Step six
Click on the Done button in the upper right corner of the screen. 
Step seven
Go to the Install tab at the bottom of the screen 
Step eight
From the list of categories, select Utilities 
Step nine
From the list of packages, select TimeCapsule 
Step ten
Click on the Install button in the upper right corner of the screen 
Step eleven
Now click on the big red Install button 
Step twelve
After installing the program, you will be thrown into the category selection list. Press the Home button to exit to the main menu. You can notice the new TimeCapsule icon here
How to use the program TIMECAPSULE
Step one
Launch TimeCapsule by clicking on the corresponding icon in SpringBoard. 
Step two
When TimeCapsule opens, you will be presented with a list of what TimeCapsule can back up. 
Select the element you need for backup. For example, I'll choose Calendar.
Step three
A calendar has been added for transactions. Click on the backup button in the upper right corner of the screen 
Step four
You will be given a message stating that you can only make a single backup. Or you can go to a given website and pay for the full functionality of the application. And we'll click OK. 
Step five
Note that one restore point was created. Click on it to see what features are available for it. 
Step six
A small menu will appear in which you will be offered further action. You can restore (Restore), rename (Rename), delete (Delete) and send by mail (Email) the recovery point. In this example, we will restore our calendar by clicking on the Restore button. 
Any owner of a MacBook or other model sooner or later has a problem: where to dump the information accumulated on the hard drive, because it is not “rubber”. One way to solve this issue could be to use Time Capsule.
For example, you have a MacBook Air with an SSD capacity of only 64 GB and every megabyte is worth its weight in gold. Of course, in this case, a portable external drive is suitable, but its possibilities are not unlimited, and carrying a “suitcase with batteries” with you everywhere is not very convenient. What if you have more than one computer, or several people want to exchange files with you at the same time?
Anticipating this situation, three years ago engineers from Cupertino developed a universal device called Time Capsule. The name itself hints at one of the important features of Mac OS X - the use of Time Machine to backup data. Now this device is fighting for the “living space” on your Mac. And not only.
What is a Time Capsule? Essentially, this is an Apple Airport Extreme access point with support for Wi-Fi technology (by modern standards, in particular, 802.11n 2.0) and at the same time wireless data storage with a built-in hard drive from 0.5 to 2 terabytes.
In addition to regular Macs, Time Capsule allows you to connect to iPhone, iPod, Apple TV and other computers and devices equipped with Wi-Fi in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. The price of a “time capsule” (in the USA) ranges from $300 to $500 depending on the size of the hard drive.
And it's worth the money. Using this device, dozens of users (including Windows users), without being “tied” to wires and moving freely within the coverage area of the Wi-Fi network (while their system files are unobtrusively backed up), can simultaneously exchange data, print documents via connected Time Capsule printers, watch movies, listen to music and even play online games.
It's decided. We buy
We take out from the packaging a small elegant box made of milky-white plastic weighing about one and a half kilograms with the treasured apple on the lid. The rubber tray is striking, allowing the new Time Capsule 2TB to be extremely quiet, avoiding vibrations. The rear panel of the device has a wide selection of ports: Gigabit Ethernet WAN, three Gigabit Ethernet LAN and one USB. This configuration allows you to configure the Time Capsule in router mode and connect various printers or external drives to it.
The station is reliably protected by encryption protocols - Wi-Fi Protected Access™ (WPA/WPA2), wireless access (WEP) with the ability to configure 40-bit and 128-bit encryption from outside interference and allows, among other things, to “bind” access to MAC addresses of each machine and with a time limit for each communication session. On board Time Capsule: NAT, DHCP, PPPoE, VPN passthrough (IPSec, PPTP and L2TP), DNS Proxy, SNMP, IPv6 support.
We connect the power cable through the Euro adapter. It's simple. A yellow light flashed on the front panel of the indicator - the station was preparing to launch, then green. This means the Time Capsule is ready for use. All that remains is to enter the settings for the access parameters of wireless network users. After this, the blue eye may light up for some time (standby mode). And again green. Now the Time Capsule was running at full capacity.
Setting up a Wi-Fi base station
According to Apple recommendations, we assign the Time Capsule as a wireless base station. Since this device has AirPort Extreme capabilities with Wi-Fi access, it can be immediately configured as a main base station rather than a network client. This allows you to achieve high performance and avoid sudden changes in speed during the backup process. Using an Ethernet cable, we connect the cable/ADSL modem (broadband) to the WAN port. We search for and launch from the section /Programs/Utilities/AirPort-Utility.
Select the device name, for example, “Time Capsule c3d536” and click “Continue”. Then check the box “Create a new wireless network” and “Continue” again. Follow the instructions that appear and wait for the Time Capsule to reboot. Now all settings will take effect.
Debugging PPPoE and VPN
Having launched the AirPort utility, select the Time Capsule name and say “Manual setup”. Go to the “Internet” tab. If the connection is made via the PPPoE protocol, then select “connect via PPPoE”. Now you just need to enter the username and password provided by the provider.
For a VPN connection, also open the AirPort (wireless network) tab. As in the first case, we create it following the recommendations. Here you can assign a name to your network and assign a password to it using the “Wireless Network Security” menu. Now this password can be used by owners of other devices on your network, for example, iPad or iPhone.
Other connections
Additional AirPort sections assign access to printers. (For Mac OS X version 10.5, go to System Preferences/Print and Fax and add the desired printer). In the Advanced section, you can view statistics or perform port forwarding by providing your MobileMe information to use Back to My Mac remotely.
Setting up shared access to the Time Capsule disk
In the AirPort-Utility/Time Capsule menu, set the station name and password, and then on the “Disks” tab, set the access rights to Time Capsule disk files.
Click “Update” and wait for the device to reboot. (Windows users need to disable 128-bit encryption when setting up a connection). Now the Time Capsule image will appear on users’ monitors in the Finder and you can safely get rid of the excess of accumulated files by sending them to a new “mini-server”.
Launch Time Machine
We turn on Time Machine in the “Settings Panel”, and it automatically detects the Time Capsule on the network. By spending a few hours on the first copy, you will protect yourself and your colleagues or friends from all sorts of “crashes” and rush jobs associated with data loss. Then Time Capsule will automatically, in a matter of minutes, copy only the changed data.
Time Capsule has many possibilities. Let's give a few examples.
Watching movies online on iPad
Many people use Time Capsule as their home media library and stream videos directly to the big screen, but what about iPad? It turns out that he can also pick up files from Time Capsule using the program. It costs only $3 on the App Store.
Before you can see the files on the remote Time Capsule drive, you'll need to make a few settings. First, you must have Wi-Fi turned on. When you first launch FileBrowser, you need to click on the “plus” icon that appears. In the connection settings window that appears, you need to enter any disk name, for example “TC”, its IP address, user name and password. Perhaps you will need additional settings/Advanced Settings, for example? Your iPad's MAC address. Read the tips (unfortunately, only in English).
If everything went well, you should see a directory on the Time Capsule with your favorite movies in formats “readable” by the iPad itself, for example, .mp4 with the H.264 codec. Now just “click” on your favorite name.
You can also listen to music, say .mp3.
We limit session time for guests
By binding to a MAC address, you can limit the time for guest access, for example, a client of your company who only needs to “drop” a couple of logos from his laptop onto the Time Capsule. By default, network access is limited to a 24-hour session. But by adjusting the settings in AirPort Utility, you can reduce the access time to your network storage, for example, by twenty minutes.
“Healing” the disk of the Time Capsule itself
According to Apple, some problems may occur with AirPort Extreme (pre-2009 model), AirPort Extreme (Base Station/802.11n), AirPort Extreme (Simultaneous Dual-Band II), Time Capsule (pre-2009 model).
To avoid possible errors, it is necessary to periodically update the versions of AirPort Utility and the firmware of Time Capsule devices via “Software Update”. However, you should absolutely not use Mac OS X Disk Utility to clean, check, or repair your Time Capsule drive. After updating the programs and firmware, restart the device.
During boot, Time Capsule will automatically check the file system structure of the internal drive and fix problems. If there is something wrong with the drive, the Time Capsule's LED will blink amber. Then, using the same AirPort Utility, you can check the S.M.A.R.T. status of the disk.
But fortunately, our new model Time Capsule 2TB MC344 does not have these problems, and no one is stopping you from having a real wireless “disco” after completing the necessary settings.