I have an old Apple Time Capsule that I only use for extra online storage in my local network. I can access the storage directories in the Apple Mac Finder with no problems.
I have assured the file sharing is turned on in the Airport Configuration for the Time Capsule and have tried both hardware authentication and user authentication.
On the IPCamera Setup page I have tried both the FTP and NAS setups and I have tried every setup configuration that I think is possible using the IP address for the Time Capsule and all variations of the path for the storage directory.
Yet, in the end, I can see the camera detect the motion in the live view, yet no files are written to storage.
I am wondering if anyone has successfully used a Time Capsule for the Camera Storage? Obviously, if you have can you share setup configurations?
Using Apple Time Capsule as either FTP or NAS storage
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ClayMaster
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Re: Using Apple Time Capsule as either FTP or NAS storage
Hello ClayMaster,
The NAS set up will only work with NFS supported system with no authentication. You can try FTP settings. Please take a look at the below suggestions;
1) Server address: Enter the ip address of the device without any prefix/suffix
2) port: 21 unless you have changed it to something else.
3) Username and password for the FTP server. Please use authentication as it might not work with anonymous login.
4) Directory: Try creating a folder on the root directory of the server and just put the name of the folder here. Its case sensitive so make sure you use the correct case.
On the web browser, check if you are able to access the FTP drives by going to ftp://ipaddress of the NAS.
Go to the camera setup > System > Log and check for FTP status. You can scroll down to find the status. It shows either success or failure. After saving FTP settings, you may have to reboot the camera for the FTP status to show up in the log.
The NAS set up will only work with NFS supported system with no authentication. You can try FTP settings. Please take a look at the below suggestions;
1) Server address: Enter the ip address of the device without any prefix/suffix
2) port: 21 unless you have changed it to something else.
3) Username and password for the FTP server. Please use authentication as it might not work with anonymous login.
4) Directory: Try creating a folder on the root directory of the server and just put the name of the folder here. Its case sensitive so make sure you use the correct case.
On the web browser, check if you are able to access the FTP drives by going to ftp://ipaddress of the NAS.
Go to the camera setup > System > Log and check for FTP status. You can scroll down to find the status. It shows either success or failure. After saving FTP settings, you may have to reboot the camera for the FTP status to show up in the log.
