Can an Airport Time Capsule (7.9.1) provide reliable wifi connectivity for a 2024 MacBook Air M3?

Hi folks,

is this combination possible in principle:

Airport Time Capsule (7.9.1 - last version update 2019, device purchased in 2015 and still going strong) + MacBook Air (M3, 2024 release). I'd only need the Airport to deliver reliable wifi connectivity for basic MacBook functionality around the house. No gaming, no streaming, no other major resource guzzlers. Please, advise.

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Posted on Mar 30, 2025 2:59 PM

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MartinR

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Posted on Mar 30, 2025 3:18 PM

Yes. But set up the Airport TC so that it uses:

WPA2 Personal security (do not use WPA/WPA2 Personal or any option that includes WPA)
Both 2.4GHz & 5GHz bands
Automatic channel selection unless you understand how & why to select specific channels

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dubwisedude Author

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Apr 1, 2025 2:35 AM in response to Tesserax

I know but so far I haven't consider the data critical enough to justify more than one backup solution. Stuff for thought, though...

dubwisedude Author

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Apr 2, 2025 2:19 PM in response to John Galt

Made up my mind: eventually it's going to be a 2024 MacBook Air M3 (1Tb) paired with the Ubiquity UniFi Dream Router and an external SSD for TM backups. Any thoughts?

dubwisedude Author

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Apr 3, 2025 9:19 AM in response to John Galt

Forgot: yet another option would be the Synology WRX560...

Zurarczurx

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Apr 4, 2025 2:56 AM in response to dubwisedude

Never put your home router's management console on the internet.

Can an Airport Time Capsule (7.9.1) provide reliable wifi connectivity for a 2024 MacBook Air M3?

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