
Physically, the Time Capsule Model A1409 is short and wide only the fifth-generation Model A1470 is tall and skinny. The model number is written in small print on the first line below the Apple logo. You can identify the Time Capsule Model A1409 by the model number on the rubber bottom of the device (the serial number is there as well). Apple also increased the range of the A1409’s wireless signal by upgrading the Wi-Fi card from a Marvell chip to the Broadcom chip used in many Macs of the same era. On the next popup window you’ll see your WD My Passport Mac drive listed. This box makes it easy to watch the progress of your back up to your My Passport. The Model A1409, released by Apple on June 21, 2011, featured larger hard drives than the third-generation at the same price point the 2 TB model sold for $299, and the 3 TB model went for $499. Check this box to show the Time Machine icon at the top of your Mac’s desktop window. You can use Apple’s Airport Utility software for Mac or Windows to manage your network or erase a hard drive. The router includes four gigabit ethernet ports for wired networking and a USB port that you can use with an external hard drive or shared printer. Before purchasing or using the hard drive, you need to make. You can also use your own external hard drive. Apple has an official external hard drive known as Time Capsule that is selling for 299 499, depending on whether you purchase a 500GB model or 1TB model. The Time Capsule is capable of running a Wi-Fi network and storing Time Machine backups or files on its internal hard drive. Before you begin using Time Machine, you need to have an external hard drive. The fourth-generation Time Capsule Model A1409 is a thin white plastic device that functions as a wireless router and network-attached storage device (NAS).
