Access your Time Capsule over the internet (File Server)

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This is a tutorial on how to connect your time capsule to the internet and to access the wifi drive over the internet. Note: You will NOT be able to test the results of this tutorial from within the network, try accessing it from outside your network. This is more designed for macbook users who take their computer outside the network.

Apple script:

tell application "Finder"
try
mount volume "afp://ipaddress" as user name "UserName" with password "Password"
end try
end tell

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[oOAndrewsOo]

at 2:23 there is no option of "SHARE DISKS OVER WAN" what should i do? please help me!

[wyattjoh]

@oOAndrewsOo Update your firmware.

[flaminyon]

couple questions:

1 - will this work on a external HD connected to an airport extreme?

2 - will you be able to access the drive without it(the airport or time capsule) connected to a computer?

3 - will you be able to access your drive from a PC?

[wyattjoh]

@flaminyon

1) Yes, as seen in the "File Sharing" tab of the AirPort Utility, you can see that it says "... sharing access for your AirPort disks", which include connected volumes to the airport extreme.

2) If what you are asking is what I think it is, you should either look at purchasing a router like the time capsule / airport extreme, or look into secure sharing software on a dedicated server (Like OpenVPN)

3) And No. The PC does not natively support afp volumes.

[Ajeetje83]

Wan is not an option for me to check under file sharing because the time capsule is in bridge mode. Any advice how to mount the hdd via the internet leaving the time capsule in bridge mode?

[wyattjoh]

@Ajeetje83

Not through the airport config pane, you need to set up your network in "share a public..."

[chaofan88]

My script now comes up with an error saying, "The server “[number]” may not exist or it is unavailable at this time. Check the server name or IP address, check your network connection, and then try again."

Would you have any idea why that is and how to fix it? The script was working before but now that I'm overseas, I would have no way of checking what's going on there. :( @wyattjob

[umutko14]

I just completed this and I can access my G-Drive external hard drive connected to my Airport Extreme. Thanks for the video.

[CJAE4]

can you help me, i just bought my time capsule ,almost everything its working fine ,{wifi} ,but cannot get access to time machine i have look everywhere in my computer ,for the time machine to back up my data ,i have a toshiba windows laptop .i just want to save my data cause im buying a new computer . its their any other way to save my data,file with out time machine thanks ..

[HoodyHD]

@wyattjoh still not there

[jnehammer]

@oOAndrewsOo

GO TO: manual setup > internet > internet connection

and click " share a public IP address" in the "sharing connections" box

:) 

[2425hh]

what is the "UserName"/"ShortName" that you are referring to?

[oOAndrewsOo]

@wyattjoh how do i do that on mac? I'm noob! help me please! :D

[flmannyflorenzan]

i did exactly what u say but it doesn't work.. i did what another guy here said..and it worked but while i was on the network...it looks like u really know about this..so please help.

[syrnet001]

is there a way I can program the script, so it can ask for the password?