HOW DO I CONNECT
A CINEMA DISPLAY
TO A NEW iMAC?
Earlier Apple Cinema
Displays have DVI
ports, which are best
connected to your Mac
via a Thunderbolt 3 hub
with a DVI output, or a
much cheaper USB–C to DVI
adaptor. Later versions such
as the LED Cinema Display
have Mini DisplayPort, for
which there’s a wider range
of adaptors. Apple’s guide is
at bit.ly/ml161macadap.I NEED TO
CONNECT A
THUNDERBOLT 2
SSD TO A
MACBOOK PRO
Unless the SSD has
its own power supply,
you’ll have to do this
via a Dock with a
built–in Thunderbolt 2
port. The Apple
Thunderbolt 3 to
2 adaptor ($49,
apple.com) should
work. But it can’t
supply the power
over Thunderbolt
that compact
drives need.First, using AirPort Utility, check your Time
Capsule’s Wi–Fi setup and ensure that its
firmware is fully up to date. Apple details this
at bit.ly/ml161airpfw. If everything there seems
fine, make a note of its IP address on your
local network, and compare that with
the address set on your Mac. For devices to
connect, they need to be on the same subnet,
with the same numbers in the first three
groups, such as 192.168.1.3 and 192.168.1.12.
Next, quit all open apps and run Wireless
Diagnostics on your Mac. The easiest way to
do that is by clicking the Wi–Fi item at the
right of the menu bar with the Opt key held
down: select the Open Wireless Diagnostics...
command, and look for signs of problemsthere. This is largely self-explanatory and
detailed at bit.ly/ml161macwifi.
When you’re happy that your Wi–Fi network
is healthy and the printers, Mac and Time
Capsule should all able to connect properly,
remove the printers from the System
Preferences > Printers & Scanners pane on
your Mac, close System Preferences, then
open it again and add both printers back.
If the Wi–Fi in your Time Capsule isn’t
working properly and can’t be fixed using
AirPort Utility, contact Apple Support to
see whether it can be repaired or needs
replacement. If it’s old, you could connect
both printers to your Mac via USB and share
them through a Wi–Fi router instead.> Printers have gone missing
My Canon and Epson printers, which connect through my Apple Time Capsule, have
suddenly stopped working wirelessly. How can I work out what’s gone wrong?Wireless Diagnostics can help identify connectivity issues — including those with printers.74 DEC 2019 maclife.com