The Time capsule or Apple Airport time capsule is a device that was manufactured by Apple. It comprises of Network attached storage and a gateway router. Airport time capsule also has an internal hard drive. It is essentially a backup device. Apple Airport time capsule is a two in one device. It provides access to high speed internet connection. It does not consume much data. Time capsule is not exclusive to Apple devices. It works well with Android devices as well. You can complete the Airport Time capsule setup by yourself through following some simple steps. Let’s have a look at the steps.
Steps to setup Airport time capsule:
- First, you have to plug the time capsule into a power outlet. You will see the lights on the router blinking. When the light are stable and blue, it is ready to be configured.
- Now, plug the Ethernet cable in the time capsule.
- Plug the other end of the cable in the modem which you must have received from your local ISP. This will allow the time capsule to access the internet from the device.
- Then, you have to download the Apple Airport utility app from Apple store
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.
- Then, open the Airport utility app. It will Apple is known to work a little differently from windows and that’s why sometimes you can face an issue setting up its devices. Here’s how you can find airport extreme utility. Connect your device to the airport base station and go to settings and then click on Wi-Fi. Then tap on the Info button next to your network name and at last tap Manage. The setup would provide the best network solution for you.
- automatically scan for wireless network. Connect to the wireless network by clicking on the icon.
- Follow the instructions and complete the setup. You will see the lights on the router turn green when setup is complete.
Apple is known to work a little differently from windows and that’s why sometimes you can face an issue setting up its devices. Here’s how you can find airport extreme utility. Before proceeding to that you must know what is Airport utility. It is an advance tool that is used to manage the Airport time capsule, Airport extreme and base station of Apple router. You can manually adjust it’s settings. Connect your device to the airport base station and go to settings and then click on Wi-Fi. Then tap on the Info button next to your network name and at last tap Manage. The setup would provide the best network solution for you.
Now, let’s see how you can download Apple airport utility for Windows. AirPort Utility is not just limited to Apple users. You can start the AirPort utility in Windows too through the Windows Start menu. Let’s take a look at the steps for Windows AirPort utility. Go to the Windows Start menu, the AirPort utility will automatically run the default settings. Then, click on Continue. Now, you have to create a username and a password. Choose to create a new wireless network.
You can setup the Apple wireless router or Airport extreme. First, connect your device to the airport base station to setup Apple airport utility. On your device, go to the settings. Click on Wi-Fi connected to your phone. There must be an info button next to your Wi-Fi name. Tap on manage this network. Click ok and you can download the airport utility for your device. You would require verifying your credentials before setting it up.
