![]() Also, Wake-on-LAN requires another machine on the same subnet as the target. Wake-on-LAN needs to be enabled manually using the BIOS and can only be determined by manually checking the BIOS. The benefit of using the vPro method is that, prior to running Wake On LAN, you can remotely enable vPro using the vPro module, without having to physically visit the machine. If vPro is not enabled or the machine is not vPro capable, then the non-vPro method is used to wake up machines. ![]() See Agent > Agent Logs.įor Wake On LAN, the vPro method of waking up machines is used by default. There must be at least one machine online on a given LAN to act as the controller to send out the ‘magic packets’.ĭetails of a Wake on LAN action can be found in the Agent Procedure Log for each machine.This setting enables power to a machine's network card even when the machine is powered down. The Wake on LAN setting in the PC motherboard’s BIOS is enabled, if available.Each machine must support remote power on, using one of two different technologies.This is achieved by having an active agent on the same LAN send out an industry standard packet (magic packet) on the network with a specially encoded message with unique identifiers for each machine to be woken. Power on automation is performed using a scheduled Wake on LAN command. ![]() Typically machines are powered off in the evening to conserve energy, then powered on in the middle of the night to perform maintenance. The Schedule page powers on a machine that is offline. ![]() This page only displays if Desktop Policy is installed.Desktop Management > Wake on LAN > Schedule ![]()
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