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--- schedule_wol [2023/05/07 04:05] – -formatting, condense hogwild
+++ schedule_wol [2023/06/07 16:03] – [Schedule Tomato To "Wake Up" Network Devices]-spelling, condense hogwild
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 ====== Schedule Tomato To "Wake Up" Network Devices ======
-FreshTomato includes a Wake-On-LAN (WOL) function under the Tools menu. While often useful, this function must be performed manually every time you wish to wake a device.
+FreshTomato includes a Wake-on-LAN (WoL) function under the Tools menu. While useful, this function must be performed manually every time you wish to wake a device.
-Instead, this can be performed automatically in FreshTomato. In the scheduler, you schedule the ether-wake command to automatically send a WOL signal.
+Instead, waking devices can be performed automatically using the Scheduler function. Automating the process by using the Scheduler has two main advantages. First, waking many devices on a network with many clients using Wake-On-LAN menu would be tedious and time-consuming. Doing the same in a script makes the process much more manageable. Second, the Scheduler allows you to wake devices automatically. You don't need to remember to do anything, as long as the Scheduler is functioning. The ether-wake command will do what needs to be done without your attention.
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 Here are the available parameters for **ether-wake**:
-  \\\\
 <code bash>
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- \\ \\  For example, this will send a Wake-On-LAN signal to the device on your LAN with a MAC address of AB:CD:EF:01:23:45 every weekday at 2:45 PM:
+ \\ \\  For example, this will send a Wake-on-LAN signal to the device on your LAN with a MAC address of AB:CD:EF:01:23:45 every weekday at 2:45 PM:
-  - Go to the Administration/Scheduler menu.
+  - Go to the [[admin-sched|Scheduler]] menu.
-  - Scroll to the Custom field of your choice (**Custom 1**).
+  - Scroll to the Custom field of your choice (in our example, **Custom 1**).
   - Check the corresponding **Enabled** setting.
   - In the **Time** menu, select 2:45 PM.
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+ \\  \\
 ===== Notes and Troubleshooting =====
-For a PC to wake up from a WOL packet, it must have its WOL firmware setting enabled. Before testing scheduled WOL events in FreshTomato, ensure your PC has the appropriate UEFI/BIOS menu setting enabled to recognize Wake-On-LAN packets. Most UEFI/BIOS interfaces will have a Wake-On-LAN option named something like:
+For a PC to wake up from a WOL packet, it must have its WOL firmware setting enabled. Before testing scheduled WOL events in FreshTomato, ensure your PC has the appropriate UEFI/BIOS menu setting enabled to recognize Wake-On-LAN packets.
+Most UEFI/BIOS interfaces will have a Wake-On-LAN option named similar to:
-  * Power on by PCI-E or PCI   (Asus UEFI)
+  * Asus BIOS/UEFI  - "Power on by PCI-E or PCI"
-  * PME Event Wakeup          (AWARD BIOS)
+  * AWARD BIOS      - "PME Event Wakeup"
-  * Power on by PCI devices     (AMI BIOS)
+  * AMI BIOS             - "Power on by PCI devices"
 WOL settings in the PC's operating system also must be enabled. For Details, see: [[https://www.howtogeek.com/70374/how-to-geek-explains-what-is-wake-on-lan-and-how-do-i-enable-it/|HOWTO Geek: What is Wake-on-LAN and How do I Enable it?]]

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