AirPort - Wikipedia

The AirPort Time Capsule is a version of AirPort Extreme with a built-in hard-drive currently coming in either 2 TB or 3 TB sizes, with a previous version having 1 TB or 500 GB. It features a built-in design that, when used with Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard, automatically makes incremental data backups. The current 5th Gen is working perfectly after 9 months, As is the Airport Extreme 6th Gen I bought at the same time. I have them hard wired together with cat 6 ethernet cable. Time capsule on the 3rd floor office and Airport Extreme on the 1st floor (man cave) in what Apple calls a "Roaming Network." Time Capsule is essentially an AirPort Extreme with a built-in hard drive for wireless file sharing and Time Machine backup. Read: How to set up a Time Capsule . We will look at each below.

Jul 03, 2014 · Time Capsule is a fully equipped 802.11ac network router, in form and function the same as Apple's own AirPort Extreme. But there's an added piece of hardware that makes it the perfect accompaniment to Time Machine: An integrated hard disk drive that can be used to back up the computers on your network.

Jul 03, 2014 · Time Capsule is a fully equipped 802.11ac network router, in form and function the same as Apple's own AirPort Extreme. But there's an added piece of hardware that makes it the perfect accompaniment to Time Machine: An integrated hard disk drive that can be used to back up the computers on your network. This comes as no surprise, given that the last updates for the AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule models internals came in 2013 (to include the 802.11ac Wave 1 standard), while the compact AirPort The AirPort Time Capsule is a wireless router but it also has a hard disk built-in. So I’ve been able to wirelessly use Time Machine to back up my iMac automatically and with incredible ease.

May 16, 2014 · After all, Apple Airport Extreme and Time Capsule are excellent solutions for Mac-fans looking to maintain a large high-speed network for an entire office, home, or classroom. The advantage of these Apple products over other routers is the ability to use Apple Airplay to wirelessly stream or mirror content from iOS devices to HDTVs and speakers.

The AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule debuted in 2013, while the AirPort Express was released in 2012. While Apple’s AirPorts are still completely functional,