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Can I use my Time Capsule without WIFI?
Yes, absolutely. You can connect the Time Capsule via ethernet to the rest of the network via its WAN port, and it will be available to any computer that connects to the network, whether that Mac is using Wi-Fi or not. In AirPort Utility, you can disable a base station offering Wi-Fi service.
Can I use my airport time capsule as a hard drive?
Yes. Time Capsules can be used for Time Machine backups as well as for general storage, though Apple recommends against it: Time Machine works best if you use your backup disk only for Time Machine backups.
How can I back up my AirPort Time Capsule?
The AirPort Time Capsule is not going to be able to connect to the Orbi router using a wireless connection. It will need to stay permanently connected to the Orbi router using a wired Ethernet cable connection if you still want to try backing up to the Time Capsule using the Orbi wireless.
Which is better airport time capsule or WiFi?
Not only that your Time Capsule’s top tier 802.11ac standard gives you 1.3 Gbps wireless data speeds. That is 3 x faster than 802.11n. These speeds are only available to 802.11ac capable gadgets at a 5 GHz frequency. For your 802.11n machines, The Airport Time Capsule offers you 450 Mbps data speeds.
Is it possible to use an apple time capsule just as a backup?
Yes, this is possible and actually quite simple. To prevent the Time Capsule from acting as a WiFi access point or router, and use it only as a backup disk, just open the AirPort Utility app on a Mac (Applications -> Utilities -> AirPort Utility) and do the following: Select your Time Capsule and hit Edit.
Why is my time capsule not connecting to the Internet?
The “Extended Network” error on the Time Capsule that you are reporting cannot be appearing if you used the option to turn off the WiFi on the Time Capsule as Tesserax instructed. If you check the setting for Network Mode on the Time Capsule using AirPort Utility, it should read “Off” and look just like the example below.