Time Capsule

MagicBoy · 1 Feb 2008 at 21:11

EVH said:
I've mentioned countless times that the Time Machine is a ACCESS POINT.

Nah, it's a router (with a wireless access point and NAS). Just not a router with an ADSL modem in it. Fine for the Virgin cable customers, slightly less convenient for everyone else. Can't really blame Apple - their biggest market is the US domestic where there is a high proportion of cable customers.

bigredshark · 1 Feb 2008 at 21:37

MagicBoy said:
Nah, it's a router (with a wireless access point and NAS). Just not a router with an ADSL modem in it. Fine for the Virgin cable customers, slightly less convenient for everyone else. Can't really blame Apple - their biggest market is the US domestic where there is a high proportion of cable customers.

Correct, it is a router.

Jambo · 20 Feb 2008 at 18:31

Hi,

This thread is pretty confusing to me so I hope you don't mind if I ask some Time Capsule For Dummies questions please.

I have 2 PC's in my office using a netgear router and shared printer. I have a Macbook which I use on the wireless network but haven't worked out how to access the shared printer. I have no backup procedure at present.

So..... I am probably going to replace 1 PC with an iMac so I will have

1 iMac
1 Macbook
1 PC
1 Printer

I am thinking about buying this Time Capsule. Questions....

Can it back up files on all 3 computers?

Can it be used as a shared drive so that all computers can access these files?

Will I be able to use my Netgear router as the modem?

Will all computers be able to access the printer? Does it plug in to the Time Capsule?

This would resolve the problem of computer failure and loss of data. However, if it is in my office with the computers it doesn't solve the problem of fire. Apart from removing it every day can anyone offer any ideas how I can have remote backup storage too?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Many thanks.

Ol!ver · 20 Feb 2008 at 20:05

Jambo said:
Hi,

This thread is pretty confusing to me so I hope you don't mind if I ask some Time Capsule For Dummies questions please.

I have 2 PC's in my office using a netgear router and shared printer. I have a Macbook which I use on the wireless network but haven't worked out how to access the shared printer. I have no backup procedure at present.

So..... I am probably going to replace 1 PC with an iMac so I will have

1 iMac
1 Macbook
1 PC
1 Printer

I am thinking about buying this Time Capsule. Questions....

Can it back up files on all 3 computers?

Can it be used as a shared drive so that all computers can access these files?

Will I be able to use my Netgear router as the modem?

Will all computers be able to access the printer? Does it plug in to the Time Capsule?

This would resolve the problem of computer failure and loss of data. However, if it is in my office with the computers it doesn't solve the problem of fire. Apart from removing it every day can anyone offer any ideas how I can have remote backup storage too?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Many thanks.

The Time Capsule isn't going to back up from the PC, it's Apple only.

Pretty much the only one I know :eek:

J1234 · 20 Feb 2008 at 21:57

Jambo said:
Can it back up files on all 3 computers?

Yep, it will work on PC and Mac. In Windows it will look a normal NAS device and you can back up files/access it.

Jambo said:
Can it be used as a shared drive so that all computers can access these files?

Yep. It is the same as a normal NAS.

Jambo said:
Will I be able to use my Netgear router as the modem?

Yes, Time Capsule doesn't have a built in modem, it is just simply a router with a NAS built in. You still need to use a modem with it.

Jambo said:
Will all computers be able to access the printer? Does it plug in to the Time Capsule?

Yep, plug the printer in to the USB port and you can share it with all your PCs and Macs.

Jambo said:
This would resolve the problem of computer failure and loss of data. However, if it is in my office with the computers it doesn't solve the problem of fire. Apart from removing it every day can anyone offer any ideas how I can have remote backup storage too?

Not too sure what you mean here?

Ol!ver · 20 Feb 2008 at 21:59

Justin said:
Yep, it will work on PC and Mac. In Windows it will look a normal NAS device and you can back up files/access it.

Yeah, I meant TM won't back it up.

J1234 · 20 Feb 2008 at 22:02

Yeah, Time Machine is a OS X thing only.

Ol!ver · 20 Feb 2008 at 22:03

Justin said:
Yeah, Time Machine is a OS X thing only.

Just defending my original reply

Jambo · 20 Feb 2008 at 22:05

Justin said:
Not too sure what you mean here?

Thanks for your help.

In the last one I mean that in the event of a fire, my back up is on site and will be destroyed along with the data on the computers. I need to do a remote back up either on a server somewhere or on a portable device which is easy to remove on a daily basis. Or even something I can use to backup weekly and take away from the premises.

But then I am wondering if there is a good way to backup on a remote server which might mean I don't need a Time Capsule. Can anyone offer any advice on the best solution?

Thanks again.

Av8 · 21 Feb 2008 at 10:51

Jambo said:
Thanks for your help.

In the last one I mean that in the event of a fire, my back up is on site and will be destroyed along with the data on the computers. I need to do a remote back up either on a server somewhere or on a portable device which is easy to remove on a daily basis. Or even something I can use to backup weekly and take away from the premises.

But then I am wondering if there is a good way to backup on a remote server which might mean I don't need a Time Capsule. Can anyone offer any advice on the best solution?

Thanks again.

Dot Mac account would serve this purpose i guess, but i'm sure i'll be corrected very quickly by someone on the next post.

lol

artaxerxes · 21 Feb 2008 at 12:17

Mozy will allow 2 gigs of back up for free. Both Mac and windows client. Works well enough for your Docs folder for instance.