I have a new iMac with Airport Express and Time Machine capsule. The TM is connected to the Internet via cable and everything has been set up wirelessly and works well. I want to connect my Dell laptop (Windows XP Professional - SP3) to the Internet via the TM. I have tried using a direct cable connection between the TM and the laptop, without success.I have also tried connecting using a Belkin wireless G Plus Notebook Card in the laptop, without success; I still cannot access the web.I would be delighted if some kind person could give me a step-by-step guide to as to how I can link these two wirelessly.Thank you.1 person needs an answerI do too

Hi,Here’s a Step-by-Step instruction for setting up Time Capsule in your Windows environment.a. Plug in the appropriate cables and then power. There is no power switch as this device is meant to be always on. I. If you check your Wireless devices they should now see a device called “Apple Network XXXXXX”, which is the last six digits of the MAC address of your Time Capsule.Insert the CD that came with the Time Capsule and you will see the Airport setup screen that says “Welcome to the Airport Installer”. Click next.b. Accept the License Agreement .c. Click Next at the information window.d. Select where you want the files to be installed at the Installation Options window. C:\Program Files\Airport is the default and unless you have a reason to change this, simply click Nexte. When you see the Congratulation window, click Finishf. A pop-up will appear asking if you want to connect or ignore. For now, chose Ignore.g. Now go to Start, Programs, Airport, Airport Utility. Click OK to pass the Airport Utility information screen.h. If you receive a message to update the Airport Utility software, you should do so. I. At the Apple Software Update window, uncheck the boxes for Mobile Me and Safari 4. You just want the update. Click Install 1 Item and click OK to the license that pops up. II. When you receive notification that the software has been successfully installed, press OK, then press Quit when you are taken back to the Update Manager.i. Now go back to the Airport Utility and it will search for Networks and Airport devices like your Time Capsule. If all goes well it should find the Time Capsule device I. Notice that the IP address is 10.0.1.1, an unlikely address to be seen on Windows networks that often start with 192.168.X.X. II. You will need to temporarily change the IP address of the computer you are using in order to communicate with this device properly until you can assign it an address that is within your subnet. III. Go to Start, Control Panel, Network Connections and right-click on your Local Area connection IV. Click on Internet Protocol and click Properties. Most computers will be set up to obtain IP address and DNS automatically. If yours is different, write down the current settings so you can change back to them afterwards. V. Click on Use the Following IP Address and enter 10.0.1.10 and a Mask of 255.255.255.0. You don’t need to enter anything else. Click OK, then Close at the Network Properties window. VI. NOTE: You will not be able to see any other devices or the Internet during this phase.j. Now go back to the Airport Utility and update the Time Capsule firmware by clicking Update Firmware. You should receive a popup about services being temporarily unavailable. Select “Do not show this warning again” if you’re comfortable with knowing the Time Capsule will go offline temporarily each time you update the settings.k. If all goes well you should now see the Airport Utility screen with a large green arrow in the center, click Continuel. If you’re ok to let the network assign the IP address automatically you can skip this section, go to Step m. I. Click Manual Setup. II. Click the Internet icon at the top, then under the Internet Connection tab change Configure IPv4 to “Manually”. Enter an IP address that is unused on your network and the appropriate mask (probably 255.255.255.0). If you are not using this as your router, then add your router address and DNS server (usually either your internal server or the router IP). Then click Update III. Change the default password to your network standard or something you can remember. IV. Click the SNMP over WAN option, and uncheck Allow SNMP over WAN V. Click Unsecured Wireless Network and click Change Security. This will take you to the Wireless Tab. Make the appropriate changes and click Update. I would at least change the default Wireless Network Name (usually referred to as the SSID) and select a wireless security option such as WPA2 Personal. VI. This takes you back to the problems page, with the last issue being the ability to Configure the device over the WAN or Internet. If this is for a home then I would uncheck the box, however for small business this needs to be enabled. Just make sure the administrative password has been changed and the technician knows what it is. VII. If you choose to allow Configuration over WAN then you must also check the box to Ignore this problem.m. Now you will need to change your IP address back to what it was before, under Network Properties, in order to communicate with the Time Capsule again.n. You should now be able to connect to the wireless portion of the Time Capsule, and the light on the front of the Time Capsule should be green. If not you need to go back to the Utility and fix whatever problems exist. “Time Capsule”:http://www.apple.com/timecapsule/setup.html For more information you may also contact Apple support. DianaMicrosoft Answers Support EngineerVisit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Mark as Answer" or "Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster.