I must say right away that Planet, in my opinion, is the easiest provider to set up, but it has 1 pitfall that can unbalance a little if you don’t know about it (details below)! I did the setup with a friend, where I was able to take a bunch of screenshots, and get a great photo from ! So, let's get started (there are a lot of pictures under the cut)!
AirPort Time Capsule
The first thing to do is turn on the access point to the network, connect the cable from the provider to the WAN connector and run the AirPort Utility (Programs / Utilities). If the access point has already been configured with a previous provider, then it is better to reset by pressing and holding the special button on the back of the AirPort for 10 seconds and configure it from scratch. Please note that the data on the disk (in the case of the Time Capsule) is not deleted, only the network and WiFi settings are reset!
After all the conditions from the previous paragraph have been met, we proceed to the configuration. First we must select our access point from the list of available networks.
Selecting a new access point Right after that, AirPort Utility may open, with the Capsule preconfigured. If this does not happen, feel free to run it!
Turning on AirPort for the first time 
AirPort auto setup The access point will be prepared for configuration, and if you have already configured other AirPorts from your computer, the system will automatically go through them to check the settings.
After going through all the previous options, the Utility will give you the fields to enter the basic settings.
Entering the network name and password I’ll make a reservation right away that I chose the Other options item, as this will give a little more customization options. As a result, we see such a window:
Create a new network IN this case, I had to set up the Time Capsule like a new one, and I chose the first item. I think you will need the same. Feel free to click Next!
Entering a network name and password Here we prescribe the main parameters of the future network. Network name - this is how the network will be seen by your devices, Name base station- this is the identifier of the access point itself (it will be displayed later in the side menu of the Finder, when accessing the disk), password - the password with which you will connect to AirPort. The first and second names can be made the same. By the way, to access the network and its settings, you can do different passwords. You will need this if you want to protect your network from unauthorized reconfiguration, for example, in an office or public place (cafe). After filling in all the fields, we boldly move forward.
Building a guest network In the new window, you can activate the guest network. You need it, for example, if you want to distribute the Internet and be on the same network with someone, but you don’t want someone to have access to the built-in disk (or to the one connected to USB in the case of Airport Time Capsule and Extreme ). If you skip this step and do not set up a guest network, you can enable it later from the advanced settings of AirPort Utility. Go ahead.
Saving parameters beforehand At this stage, the settings are applied and the access point is rebooted. After everything that we did with the access point, it should take it all into itself.
After the reboot, we see a globe icon representing the Internet and our AirPort Time Capsule. If you click on it, we will see a small menu where you can enter the fine-tuning of the access point. To do this, click on Edit.
Fine tuning Time Capsule The first tab allows you to configure the Base Station.
Base station tab Here we see fields that are already familiar to us, in which we will not change anything unless there is an urgent need. You can also set up using your Apple ID, if you click on the plus and enter your ID and password. Let's go to the Internet tab.
Entering details In this window, you will need to enter your Internet details that the provider provided you. I remembered several providers that AirPort works with - Planet, ... There may be others, but I won’t say that right off the bat. Why these providers? Yes, simply because they do not use tunneling (VPN), which is not supported by apple access points. Kabinet, Dom.ru, MTS, Beeline, Akado use VPN, and to set up AirPort Express / Extreme, you first need a VPN router that will connect to the provider, and only then distribute "clean" (via DHCP or static) apple Internet access point.
As for the pitfall of the Planet (Convex and Ruskom) - they have a MAC address binding, and if you change the router, then you will need to call the service technical support and ask to rebind the point (passport data may be needed). After a successful conversation with the TP, you will be able to access the Internet.
By the way, if the provider automatically issues the details, then leave Connect via, in the DHCP state. If some other parameters are used (static IP or PPPoE), then select it:
Selecting the type of connection After selecting the type of connection and entering the details, you can go to the next tab.
Setting wireless network
At this stage, you can slightly change the operation of the access point itself, if it is an extension of an existing wireless network. In this case, select Extended in the Network Mode menu. wireless network. meet similar case maybe in a large house or office, where the range of one point may not be enough.
Selecting the type of wireless network operation Also here you can change the way the network is encrypted WPA, WPA 2 and others. By the way, if you didn’t create a guest network at the AirPort initial setup stage, then this can be done right here.
If you click on the Options... button, then another interesting field will open in front of us:
5 GHz network activation In this window, you can activate the 5GHz network, as well as select a channel for the wireless network. Now we will not dwell on this in detail, you can try to experiment on your own and decide which mode of operation suits you best. If there are no questions here, click Save and go to the next tab - Network:
Fine-tuning network settings I would be happy to tell you in detail about all the points, only here you will not need them in most cases. And if you need it, you can always 🙂
Let's go to the last tab - Disk.
Setting up the built-in disk In the case of setting up Tima Capsule, you will see the built-in disk, its volume and free space on it. Here you can clean the disk, or transfer all data to external drive by clicking the Backup Disc button. We will not touch other settings - everything works as it should!
If you have gone through all the steps and selected the settings that suit you, then feel free to click on Update and agree to the update. After restarting AirPort, you can reconnect to it and enjoy the Internet!
Let me remind you again that AirPort Express, Extreme and Time Capsule do not support VPN! I strongly recommend that you take this fact into account when choosing an access point to your home, or when choosing a provider! If you still find yourself in a situation with a VPN, do not despair - a simple "gasket" between the provider and your AirPort can be TP-Link TL-WR841, for example. Personally, for me, a similar router takes out all communication in the apartment 🙂
Dear readers, as an afterword, I would like to clarify something else. I often receive emails like the following:
AirPort Express/Extreme/Time Capsule - home, amateur devices! They are very easy to set up, as you saw above, but their functionality is very poor! You can’t flash Padavan firmware, dd-wrt or something similar on them, thereby expanding the potential of AirPort ... These access points are more suitable for a home or small office, but not for geeks who want to get the most out of the device ...
Remote access to the Time Capsule is only possible through your Apple ID. In the first tab "Base Station" you can enter your Apple ID below and then your capsule will be seen on your Mac from anywhere in the world, as long as there is an Internet connection. No, this will not work with Windows. And it doesn't matter what kind of network connection you have: DHCP, static or PPPoE.
How to watch Time Capsule movies from iPhone/iPad? Nothing, no crutches... This hotspot only works well with computers. Yes, you can install a program like or on your iPhone/iPad and connect a disk from Capsule to it. To be honest: I tried these solutions and everything works extremely well. user friendly. In short, one place...
How to create a backup iPhone copies/iPad on Time Capsule? Almost nothing. That is, directly, so that at the click of a button a copy was created, or even automatically - no way! There is a workaround, but there is no way without a computer: the most ordinary backup copy is created in iTunes, and then the ~/Library/Application Support/Mobile sync/Backups folder is either manually transferred to the capsule or we are waiting for the next update of the copy through time machine so that a local copy from iTunes gets on the capsule. And then we go to iTunes settings and delete the backup so that it does not take up space on the built-in disk ... I say that this was done through one place ...
By the way, at the expense of the photo, which I wrote about at the very beginning, here it is:
Apple Profi Many thanks to Nikita Polosov for such a cool shot and for providing access to my AirPort Time Capsule!
It is wonderful if only because it has a built-in power supply, as well as a very decent and, moreover, a long cord in the kit. True, this is all that the creators put in the box with the device, not counting the paper instructions and the warranty card. There is no patch cord, since, apparently, it is implied that the user will definitely have a MacBook or, at worst, an iPhone / iPad. And there and there there is a special utility for configuring the router.
The body is a massive piece glossy white plastic in the form of a parallelepiped. In the top view, it is a square with rounded edges. There is an apple logo on the case. Even two - on the top cover and below. And from below it is also covered with a protective film. The bottom is black, but it is imperceptible, as it only slightly protrudes downwards. Thus, the case is slightly raised above the surface, which provides air access to a few ventilation holes on the bottom.
It is curious that the device has active cooling, however, in fact, the built-in hard drive turned out to be the noisiest element, but it can only be noticed during the “promotion”. However, there is one unpleasant moment here. There is no way to “soft” turn off the router, and in the settings you can only forcibly disable active users of the file server, but it’s not very clear whether this stops the disk. It is clear that it is unlikely that anyone would think of just pulling out the power cable, but frequent power outages, in theory, can pretty much undermine the health of the drive.
On the rear panel, from the bottom up, the following connectors are quite freely located: power socket, WAN port, USB connector 2.0 and three more LAN ports. All network ports gigabit. Next to the power socket is a tiny button for forced resetting. On the front panel there is the same tiny router status indicator. If it lights up green, then everything is in order. If there is any problem with the device itself or in its settings, then it lights up in orange. The indication is very unobtrusive and simple.
The "capsule" has dimensions of 98 × 98 × 168 mm and weighs as much as 1.5 kg, which played its evil trick. In theory, when unpacking, it is enough to grab the top cover of the package and pull it up, and the bottom stand with the router will slide out nicely and slowly at that time. The main thing is not to succeed like this! Otherwise, there are no complaints about either the appearance of the package or the design of the router itself - everything is fine. Beauty, of course, is a terrible force, but it is not enough on its own, so let's see what the Apple AirPort Time Capsule can do.
| Apple AirPort Time Capsule Router A1470 (RU) | |
|---|---|
| Standards | IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz) |
| Chipset/controller | Broadcom BCM53019A1 (ARM Cortex-A9 1GHz x 2) + BCM4360 x 2 |
| Memory | RAM 512 MB/ROM 32 MB; HDD storage 2 or 3 TB |
| Antennas | 6 x internal; 3 x 3:3 for 2.4 GHz, 3 x 3:3 for 5 GHz |
| Encryption | 64/128-bit WEP/WPA/WPA2 (Enterprise), 802.1x, WPS; guest network |
| Max speed | 802.11ac: up to 600 Mbps, 802.11n: up to 216 Mbps, 802.11g: up to 54 Mbps |
| Interfaces | 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet, 1 x USB 2.0 |
| Indicators | State |
| Hardware buttons | Reset |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 98x98x168mm |
| Weight | 1480 |
| Nutrition | AC 100-240V, 50-60Hz, 1.5A |
| Price | 12,300 rubles (2 TB) 16,300 rubles (3 TB) |
| Possibilities | |
| Access to the Internet | Static IP, DHCP, PPPoE |
| Services | AFP/SMB file server; Print server; IPv6 (DHCP, Static, 6to4); time machine; IGMP snooping; DDNS |
| Port forwarding | Virtual Server, NAT-PMP, DMZ |
| Forward VPN | PPTP, L2TP, IPSec |
It should be noted right away that the "capsule" is not familiar with the realities of the Russian Internet provider and is not very friendly to Windows users. All configuration is carried out not through the web interface, but using special utility AirPort Utility, the Windows version of which has not been updated for more than two years. There is no Russian localization, as well as fairly complete reference materials. Apparently, it is implied that everything should work “out of the box” and that developers know better what the user needs. The approach is understandable, but, alas, in our case, slightly flawed. The advantage of the utility is the function of diagnosing some "malfunctions" and showing possible ways there are fixes for them, but the set of situations that Airport Utility is familiar with is very limited, and the easiest way to solve the problem, if it is minor, is to ignore it, that is, simply turn off notifications about its existence. Including with the help of the indicator on the body of the device, the color of which will change from “alarming” orange to “soothing” green.
The first time you connect, the AirPort Time Capsule Setup Wizard starts. At the end of the work, he will once again check if there are any problems, and offer to fix them, if any. Further, several sections of the router settings are available - we will go through them. First of all, the user has access to brief information about the status of the device. On the next tab, the network name of the router is configured, the password for accessing its settings, and synchronization with the NTP server is also enabled. There is DDNS support, but there is no list of supported services. IN wifi settings available to select the operating mode (a / b / g / n), channel, type of encryption (no / WPA / WPA2 / WPA2 Enterprise), region. Separately, the 5 GHz access point and the use of "wide" channels are included, and the signal strength is also regulated. MAC address access control is supported using a RADIUS server or a manually set schedule. The last option suggested in this section is to create a guest network that can be made public and isolated.
TO Apple Internet AirPort can connect either directly or via PPPoE. There is no L2TP/PPTP support here. Also, the router can work simply in access point mode or be used to expand the coverage of an existing WiFi networks. For local network you can choose one of three address ranges: 10.0.XX.XX, 172.16.XX.XX and 192.168.XX.XX. Binding of an IP address to a MAC address or client ID is available, as well as some kind of DMZ for one machine. Automatic port forwarding is available through NAT-PMP, but you can also manually forward TCP / UDP for a specific machine. There is also support for IPv6 connections, including 6to4 tunnels, and a firewall for them. By default, all incoming connections of this type are blocked, but you can separately enable Teredo and IPSec support. However, for a number of subsystems it is possible to enable remote access(via Bonjour).
You can connect printers and drives with FAT16/32 or HFS+ volumes to the USB port, but our standard test Epson printer SX125 was not recognized. Data from internal storage can be transferred to an external drive or simply overwritten, including in a safe way. Network access is via AFP/SMB. The utility for Windows allows you to automatically mount network drives. It is possible to give access to the drive to guest clients, as well as create your own list of accounts, where you can specify read and write permissions. By default, full access is given by password from the device itself or by a predefined password to drives. If there is no activity, the disk "falls asleep". Of course, the most useful option for Mac OS X owners is Time Machine support. However, this is where the description of the main features of the Apple AirPort Time Capsule A1470 ends.
From additional features available: creating a backup copy of settings with the ability to protect it with a password, restoring factory settings, sending logs to a remote server and viewing them locally, automatic check software and firmware updates. There is also a mysterious wizard for adding new wireless clients / guests via WPS with the ability to limit the connection period to one day. Moreover, the Windows utility refers to any clients, while the Mac version focuses on printers. The differences between utilities do not end there. For example, in the Mac OS X program, you can enable IGMP Snooping, but you cannot adjust Wi-Fi power or enable "wide" channels. But on Mac OS X, you can set up the remote access function through the “Access My Mac” function, although AirPort is not required for it to work. Overall, surprisingly, the Windows version has more settings available. A utility for iOS devices is also available.
Total: according to the set of functions, we have a router entry level! And not modern, but something like five years ago, if you forget about IPv6 for a while, which is still not very relevant. It is all the more surprising that such a scanty firmware works on a very decent hardware. According to the data on the Web, the device uses Broadcom BCM53019A1 SoC: two Cortex-A9 cores with a frequency of 1 GHz, built-in USB controller 2.0 and gigabit Ethernet switch. Random access memory as much as half a gigabyte, and a constant - 32 MB. Inside the device, iFixit found a Seagate ST2000DM001 hard drive. By the way, at the same time you can see how everything is arranged inside. The speed of access to a disk over a wired network is not very high by modern standards - reading and writing at the level of 27 MB / s. When accessed via 5 GHz Wi-Fi, the speed drops by about half, and after 2.4 GHz it drops by almost three times.
The local radio modules - a pair of Broadcom BCM4360 - are again familiar to us for a long time. However, there is a small nuance here. Apple observes the legislation of the Russian Federation, and therefore we are not supposed to have any "wide" channels and beamforming technology. For a regular AirPort Extreme without an internal HDD, the same rules apply. Devices intended for other regions may not have these restrictions, although they are still made at the software level. In fact, on three streams at 5 GHz, we get a maximum “net” channel speed of 600 Mbps, and at 2.4 GHz - 216 Mbps. Keep in mind that smartphones and laptops are now only able to work with one or two streams. However, even in this configuration, there are no special claims to the real data transfer rate. But the 5 GHz access point stubbornly did not want to turn on while the main home AP was working in the same range. What was it, Holmes? Yes, the auto-selection of the channel of both networks coincided, but what about like this? In addition, there are quite a few directly opposite reviews on the Web about the quality of wireless network coverage - for some, everything is fine, but for some it is not enough.
| Apple AirPort Time Capsule Router (A1470) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average speed Wi-Fi 802.11ac (5 GHz), Mbps | |||||||
| streams | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 64 |
| A→R | 239 | 293 | 297 | 314 | 359 | 336 | 325 |
| R→A | 260 | 370 | 399 | 463 | 464 | 469 | 462 |
| R ↔ A | 340 | 384 | 388 | 399 | 394 | 362 | 349 |
| Average speed Wi-Fi 802.11n (2.4 GHz), Mbps | |||||||
| A→R | 119 | 135 | 140 | 137 | 138 | 137 | 131 |
| R→A | 112 | 135 | 143 | 139 | 138 | 140 | 132 |
| R ↔ A | 138 | 139 | 140 | 143 | 140 | 134 | 126 |
So, what about Internet connections? Everything is predictably good. Direct connection gave out around 900 Mbps, and through PPPoE - up to 300 Mbps. During operation, despite good system cooling, the device still heated up very noticeably. Still, a hard drive, a powerful CPU and both Wi-Fi modules make themselves felt. Our standard stands were used for tests. The first is a PC with Intel Core i7-2600K, 12 GB RAM, Killer NIC E2200, Windows 7 SP1 x64. Second - ASUS laptop N750JV with Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 12 GB RAM, Realtek RTL8168, Windows 8.1 x64. Test packages - Ixia IxChariot 6.7 with High Performance Throughput profile and iperf. Wireless connections WPA2 encrypted, guest network not in use, network expansion disabled, and all other settings unchanged. The ASUS PCE-AC68 (A) adapter with an external antenna unit was used as the main client. The router (R) was connected to the laptop with a patch cord. The stands were in direct line of sight at a distance of four meters from each other.
In general, a rather strange picture emerges. The Apple AirPort Time Capsule A1470 is quite good as a regular access point, even with regional restrictions. In home router mode, you will get the bare minimum of possible functions and settings. As an ersatz-NAS, in principle, it will do. And now about the most interesting - about the prices. A "capsule" with a 2 TB disk in the official Russian online store costs 12,300 rubles (well, there is no price recalculation yet). In the aggregate of all the functions, it turns out that pleasure is not cheap. On the other hand, it is not very easy to buy a bunch of decent router and network storage with the same disk for a comparable amount. In the case of the 3 TB model, you can already turn around, but the usual AirPort Extreme for 8,300 rubles looks a little strange compared to other models. However, if you already have so many Apple technology, and your provider is not tied to a VPN, then the “capsule” will fit perfectly into the existing structure.
We look forward to comments from creative people who do not need universal IPTV support, parental control, media server, cloud services and other excesses.
Update: Apple has updated the prices of its devices. Now, in the official online store, a 2 TB capsule costs 18,000 rubles, with a 3 TB disk it costs absolutely crazy 24,000 rubles, and a regular AirPort Extreme is sold for “only” 12,000 rubles. As they say, no comment.
In the life of every Apple fan, there comes a moment when he "grows" into the ecosystem and the home fleet of devices expands so much that the question arises of buying the "right" router to deploy the "right" home network. Choice network equipment Apple is incomparably simpler than other manufacturers, but there are also some nuances here, since Cupertino releases three similar devices, each of which meets the needs of different categories of users. In this article, I want to tell you about the advantages of Apple routers, their differences from each other, and how to choose the right router based on your needs.
The youngest model of the family of routers with a fairly affordable price tag (3990 rubles). The diminutive AirPort Express is almost the same size as the Apple TV, but encased in milky white plastic rather than black. The dimensions of the device are less than 10 cm wide and just over 2 cm high. However, in this little one lies high performance.
With AirPort Express, you can deploy an 802.11n home network that also supports a, b, and g devices. With the ability to operate simultaneously in two bands (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), both old and new devices will operate at the maximum supported speed.
On the back of the little AirPort Express are two 100-Mbps Ethernet ports, one of which is used for incoming connection (WAN) from a cable or ADSL modem, and the second can be connected to desktop computer or any other device without Wi-Fi. Also here we have one USB port for connecting a printer, which will be available to all devices on your network, and a combo 3.5 mm audio jack for connecting to the receiver via an analog or optical cable (yes, AirPort Express can be used as an AirPlay receiver ).
Plus, with AirPort Express, you can expand your wireless network by boosting signal strength in areas where reception is weak, like individual rooms or even an entire floor. It's very easy to set up your AirPort Express in bridge or repeater mode for this purpose using the built-in AirPort utility.
A router that's a step up from the AirPort Express. Its cost is twice as high as the younger model (8290 rubles), but for this money you get a lot more features.
The AirPort Extreme is significantly taller than the AirPort Express (almost 17 cm), but the base size is the same for both models. Compared to previous generations of AirPort Extreme, the current model is much more compact and sleeker due to its height.
By the way, the case is made so high not only for aesthetic reasons, but also in order to place a powerful six-element antenna in it, which provides reliable coverage corresponding to the transmission speeds of the 802.11ac standard. Its transmission speed is three times faster than the previous revision of 802.11n, but it is fully compatible with all earlier revisions.
Keep in mind that this does not mean a threefold increase in Internet speed at all (the bottleneck will most likely be your cable or ADSL modem) - the speed increase will be noticeable only within your local network, when transferring from device to device and provided that they have 802.11ac support.
What devices are we talking about? Apple began rolling out 802.11ac support to all Macs starting with Macbook Air, introduced in June 2013. If your Mac has a Haswell processor, it also supports 802.11ac. This also includes the Mac Pro, introduced in December last year, and all the new Macs that have arrived and will appear this year. iOS devices, unfortunately, still work on the outdated 802.11n, but it's a matter of time ;)
The difference between the AirPort Extreme and the younger model is not limited to speed alone. With a special antenna design, it can form a directional beam to ensure a more reliable connection with 802.11ac devices. The router determines which of them use the latest standard and sends a signal in their direction, as a result of which, with devices that support the 802.11ac standard, a more reliable and clear connection is established at high speeds.
Not only can you connect a printer via USB to AirPort Extreme, but you can also connect a hard drive, which will be available to all devices on your home network. This, of course, will not replace you file server or NAS, however, for organizing file sharing, the functionality of the AirPort Extreme is more than enough.
On the rear panel, the AirPort Extreme has not two, but four Ethernet ports. One of them is used for WAN connection, to the other three you can connect any devices without Wi-Fi or wired router. In addition, unlike the younger model, all Ethernet ports in AirPort Extreme are gigabit, that is, they support speeds 10 times faster than in AirPort Express.
Time Capsule is absolutely identical to AirPort Extreme: from appearance and sizes, to the iron filling and functionality. You'll get an 802.11ac router with a six-element antenna, Gigabit Ethernet ports, and USB for connecting a printer or hard drive.
However, the Time Capsule is different in that it has a built-in hard drive. The device is available in two configurations: with a hard drive of 2 terabytes (12,290 rubles) or 3 terabytes (16,290 rubles). Both versions are available to any Mac on your network for Reserve copy via Time Machine.
As you probably know, Time Machine is a convenient backup utility that Apple has included with OS X since version 10.5 Leopard. It allows you to automatically create backups of your disk, which capture the current state of the system, including all your content, over a long period of time (depending on the amount of available disk space). Thus, if you need to restore some file deleted, say May 1st, just open Time Machine and “rewind” to that date.
AirPort Express will suit your needs if:
The power and functionality of AirPort Express for all of the above cases is more than enough. The lack of support for 802.11ac and gigabit Ethernet ports can be critical for people looking for maximum performance and speed, but AirPort Extreme is there for them.
The more powerful AirPort Extreme is a great choice for you if:
The only, but very significant advantage of the Time Capsule over other Apple routers is the ability to use it as network drive to create backups.
If you are still not using backup on your Mac, I urge you to start doing so, especially since buying a Time Capsule would be a great excuse. This is an incredibly handy feature that you only need to set up once and just forget about it. Believe me, when something happens - she will help you out a lot.
Model range of network Apple devices wide enough and varied enough to fully meet the needs of different categories of users. AirPort Express - for modest networking needs, expansion existing network or listening to music via AirPlay. AirPort Extreme - for uncompromising power and performance. Time Capsule - for automatic backup without any hassle. Regardless of your choice, any of them will become the link between your entire ecosystem and ensure the reliable operation of the network.
Time Capsule is a powerful backup tool for Mac. Thanks to him, you can never lose important information from a computer.
Apple was one of the first to use the new processor from Intel, and was the first in the industry to announce the use of the second generation. And one of the first to switch to the new 802.11 protocol. New processor, actually, was developed for the UltraBook Coalition led by Intel ... I don’t know how the MacBook Air prevented Intel. This was hardly a purely aesthetic rejection, since the UltraBook concept that dozens of companies tried to implement was a copy of the description of the MacBook Air, with the only difference: the Air ran under Windows control, various Unixes and OS X, and none of the UltraBooks running OS X, at least officially and without problems, worked.
The mouse is stuck or Apple keyboard? Stopped using or upgraded from an outdated AirPort router to a modern router? Now these little things will not collect dust on the table. Sell them, without any ads or bargaining, you don’t even have to leave the house. And most importantly - the money will be given directly to your hands, on the spot.
October 20, 2009, Tuesday morning, the online store closed to visitors. “We are temporarily closed, we will be back a little later, sorry” - it was written something like this. I only remember the point. Politely but adamantly, in the style of Apple ... Except the store opened later than usual. And there were changes in it for three large press conferences, or for one - but very large. The updates were significant, and on each of them, with the appropriate presentation of the material, it was possible to promote Apple well.
iMac based on Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn was announced on Monday, April 28, 2008. The sign, as expected, once again confirmed the wisdom of the ancients: new model iMac was a fantastic success. And Apple increasingly ignored tradition. When a company has 4 products (Mac, iPod, iPhone and ), it's not stupid. However, while there were 3 of them. Apple TV could not “start”. Time Capsule (according to unverified data) sold better. Comparable. Five days before the announcement of the new iMac, the company reported on the results of the next quarter, the second quarter of 2008 "fiscal" year, or the first calendar. Gifts are bought, holidays are over, money is spent… Sales are falling, calm is coming.
Any owner of a MacBook or other model sooner or later has a problem: where to throw off the information accumulated on the hard drive, because it is not "rubber". One of the solutions to this issue may be the use of Time Capsule.
For example, let's say you have a MacBook Air with only 64 GB of SSD storage, and every megabyte is worth its weight in gold. Of course, in this case, a portable external drive will do, but its possibilities are not unlimited, and carrying a “suitcase with batteries” with you everywhere is not very convenient. And if you have more than one computer, or several people want to exchange files in you at the same time?
Anticipating this situation, three years ago, engineers from Cupertino developed universal device called Time Capsule. The name itself alludes to one of the important features of Mac OS X - using Time Machine to back up data. Now it is this device that is fighting for the “living space” on your Mac. And not only.
What is a Time Capsule? Basically it's an access point. Apple Airport Extreme with support WiFi technologies(according to modern standards, in particular, 802.11n 2.0) and at the same time a wireless data storage with a built-in hard drive from 0.5 to 2 Terabytes.
In addition to conventional 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 US) ranges from $300 to $500, depending on the size of the hard drive.
And she's worth her money. With the help of this device, dozens of users (including Windows users), without being "attached" to wires and freely moving in the area of the Wi-Fi network (while their unobtrusively backed up system files), can simultaneously exchange data, print documents through printers connected to the Time Capsule, watch movies, listen to music, and even play online games.
We take out from the package a small elegant box made of milky-white plastic weighing about one and a half kilograms with a cherished apple on the lid. The rubber tray is striking, allowing the new 2TB Time Capsule to be extremely quiet, avoiding vibrations. There is a wide range of ports on the rear panel of the device: Gigabit Ethernet WAN, three Gigabit Ethernet LAN and one USB. This configuration allows you to set up your Time Capsule in router mode and connect various printers or external drives to it.
The station is securely protected by encryption protocols - access WiFi Protected Access™ (WPA/WPA2), wireless access (WEP) with configurable 40-bit and 128-bit anti-tampering encryption and allows, among other things, "binding" access to the MAC addresses of each machine and with a time limit for each session connections. Onboard Time Capsule: NAT, DHCP, PPPoE, VPN passthrough (IPSec, PPTP and L2TP), DNS Proxy, SNMP, IPv6 support.
Through the euro-adapter we connect the power cable. Everything is simple. A yellow light flashed on the front panel of the indicator - the station is preparing to launch, then green. So the Time Capsule is ready to go. It remains to enter the settings for accessing wireless network users. After that, the blue eye may glow for a while (standby mode). And green again. Now Time Capsule has launched "to the fullest."
According to Apple's recommendations, we assign the Time Capsule as a wireless base station. Since this device has the capabilities of an AirPort Extreme with Wi-Fi access, it can immediately be configured as a main base station, and not a network client. This allows you to achieve high performance and avoid sudden jumps in speed during the creation process. backups. Using an Ethernet cable, we connect a cable / ADSL modem (broadband) to the WAN port. We are looking for and launching from the section / Programs / Utilities / AirPort Utility.
Select the device name, for example, "Time Capsule c3d536" and click "Continue". Then we mark the item "Create a new wireless network" and again "Continue". Follow the instructions that appear and wait for the Time Capsule to reboot. Now all settings will take effect.
After launching the AirPort utility, select the name of the Time Capsule and say "Manual setup". Go to the "Internet" tab. If the connection is made using the PPPoE protocol, then select "connect via PPPoE". Now it is enough to drive in the login 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 also assign a name to your network and assign it a password using the Wireless Security menu. Now owners of other devices on your network, such as iPad or iPhone, can use this password.
Additional AirPort sections assign access to printers. (For Mac OS X version 10.5, go to System Preferences/Print & Fax and add the desired printer.) In the "Advanced" section, you can find statistics or do port forwarding by entering your MobileMe details for the "Access to my Mac computer» remotely.
In the AirPort-Utility/Time Capsule menu, set the station name and password, and then on the "Disks" tab, set the access rights to the Time Capsule disk files.
Click "Update" and wait for the device to reboot. ( Windows users when setting up the connection, you need to disable 128-bit encryption). Now the Time Capsule image will appear on the user monitors in the Finder and you can safely get rid of the overabundance of accumulated files by sending them to the new "mini-server".
We turn on Time Machine in the "Settings Panel", and it automatically detects the Time Capsule on the network. Spending a few hours on the first backup will protect you and your colleagues or friends from all sorts of "crashes" and rushes associated with data loss. Further, Time Capsule will automatically, in a matter of minutes, copy only the changed data.
Time Capsule has a lot of possibilities. Let's give some examples.
Many use the Time Capsule as their home media library and stream videos directly to big screen, but on the iPad? It turns out that he can also pick up files from the Time Capsule using the program. IN App Store it only costs $3.
Before you can see the files on the remote drive of the Time Capsule, you will need to make a few settings. First, you must have Wi-Fi turned on. The first time you open FileBrowser, you need to click on the plus icon that appears. In the connection settings window that appears, you need to enter any drive name, for example, “TC”, its IP address, user name and password. Perhaps additional settings / Advanced Settings are needed, for example? MAC address of your iPad. Read the hints (unfortunately, only in English).
If everything went well, you should see a directory on the Time Capsule with your favorite movies in iPad-readable formats, such as .mp4 with the H.264 codec. Now it is enough to "click" on your favorite name.
You can also listen to music, say .mp3.
Using the binding to the MAC address, you can limit the time for guest access, for example, a client of your company who only needs to “throw” a couple of logos from his laptop onto the Time Capsule. By default, network access is limited to a session of 24 hours. But by adjusting settings in the AirPort Utility, you can reduce the time it takes to access your network storage e.g. twenty minutes.
Apple acknowledges that there may be some issues with AirPort Extreme (prior to 2009), AirPort Extreme (Base Station/802.11n), AirPort Extreme (Simultaneous Dual-Band II), Time Capsule (prior to 2009).
To avoid possible errors, it is necessary to periodically refresh through the "Software Update" the versions of AirPort Utility and the firmware of Time Capsule devices themselves. In this case, it is strictly forbidden to use a disk Mac utility OS X to clean, verify, or fix the Time Capsule drive. After updating the programs and firmware, restart the device.
While loading the Time Capsule in automatic mode check the structure file system internal disk and fix problems. If there is something wrong with the disc, the Time Capsule's LED will flicker. yellow. Then, using the same AirPort Utility, you can check the S.M.A.R.T. status of the disk.
But our new model Time Capsule 2TB MC344, fortunately, does not have these problems, and no one interferes, having made the necessary settings, to arrange a real wireless “disco” right now.
