Time Capsule, I get an error message

iMac mid 2011, OSX El Capitan 10.11.6

My Time Machine icon is grayed out in the menu bar. If I go in the preferences of M T I find T M turned OFF.

I switch on, then select 'xxx airport Time Capsule. "

Then this message comes after I entered the password.

"There was a problem connecting to the server 'xxx airport Time Capsule'."

How can I locate the problem please?

Your iMac should be connected directly to the Treasury Board by ethernet (best method), or it must connect to its wireless.

Having just the TC on the network is not good enough. The operating system won't be able to find it.

Always had problems because you actually meet the above conditions.

Reset the factory TC.

Universal factory reset

Turning off the TC... That is, remove the power supply cord or the power at the wall outlet, wait 10 seconds... Hold the reset button... be nice... Turn on always even now in reset... and keep holding in for another 10 seconds. You may need assistance because it is difficult to hold in reset and power on. It will show the success quickly flashing led front. Release reset... and wait a few minutes for the TC to reset and return with the factory settings. If the front LED flashes quickly you missed and simply try again. The reset is quite fragile in these... Press the key while it is just click away and not more... I've seen people bend lever or even break. I use a toothpick as a tool.

NB. None of your files on the hard drive of the TC are removed... This simply clears the settings of the router of the TC.

The installer the TC.

Then redo the configuration of the computer that you want to use for TM using Airport utility.

1. the use of very short names... NO APPLE RECOMMENDED names. Without the space and pure alphanumeric characters.

for example TCgen5 for the base station and the name of the TCwifi wireless.

If the wireless is still an issue defined wireless names like TC24ghz and assigned the 5 GHz other name... for example. TC5ghz

2. use all passwords also consistent with 1. but maybe a little longer. IE 8 and 20 characters of mixed cases and numbers... no alphanumeric non-caracteres.

** 3. If the TC is router, you can ignore this point. It is only a problem when the TC is bridged.

If ensure that the TC is always the same IP address... you will need to do this on the main router using a dhcp reservation... or a bit more complex setup by using the static IP address in the TC.

Ignore this point if you don't understand it... after the return if you drop questions.

4. be sure that IPv6 is set correctly in the computer. IE link-local only for ethernet or wireless depending on whether you are using. Car is not good enough.

Tags: Wireless

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