Playmaker refuses to connect to TimeCapsule

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Mico (archived2)
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Posted August 24, 2012 at 20:03 GMT
#1950777

Hello all Apple gurus,

I'm experiencing a connection problem with Playmaker. Somehow it does not connect to my TimeCapsule based wifi-network. Connection to another wifi router works quite fine and at least the configuration went as supposed. I´ve tried it several times and the result is always blinking orange.

I´ve tried both easy setup and advanced configuration with the Playmaker setup app, without any success.

What should I do next? I´ve never experienced any connectivity problems with the TimeCapsule.

b/r Mikko

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DoubleU (archived2)
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Posted August 24, 2012 at 22:08 GMT
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mhw (archived2)
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Posted August 24, 2012 at 22:45 GMT
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Have you tried turning off the security/encryption, just to test?
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jk1002
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Posted August 25, 2012 at 01:57 GMT
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Hi,

 

this might be encryption related. 

This may have changed in recent years but back when I was running both windows and macs Apple devices could connect with a simple password, however non apple sometimes need the full key to connect. Back then, you could get that form the admin software of the time capsule if I am not mistaken.

Cheers

JK

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Mico (archived2)
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Posted August 25, 2012 at 11:11 GMT
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Thank you fellows,

Tried the encryption with no success. The answer was deeper in the Time Capsule settings (probably affects all other same generation Apple base stations as well). I needed to deselect 802.11n 2.4 GHz only and select 802 b/g compatibility instead. Why? No idea but now it works!

I'm not using the TC as a media server, only as a WiFi base station.

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Chrisreunion (archived2)
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Posted August 26, 2012 at 06:35 GMT
#1950782

Blame it on PlayMaker: it doesn't work with 802n! 😎

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