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--- schedule_wol [2023/05/07 04:06] – [Schedule Tomato To "Wake Up" Network Devices] hogwild
+++ schedule_wol [2024/10/31 20:38] (current) – [Notes and Troubleshooting] 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, waking devices can be performed automatically using the Scheduler function.
-Instead, this can be performed automatically in FreshTomato. In the scheduler, you schedule the ether-wake command to automatically send a WOL signal to the device(s) you wish to wake.
+ \\
+Automating the process using the Scheduler has two main advantages:
+ \\
+  - Waking many devices on a network with many clients using \\ the Wake-On-LAN menu would be tedious and time-consuming.  \\ Doing this in a script makes the process much more manageable.
+  - The Scheduler lets you 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 everything without your attention.
  \\
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 Here are the available parameters for **ether-wake**:
-  \\\\
+ \\
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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, to send a WoL signal to a LAN client with MAC address of AB:CD:EF:01:23:45 weekdays at 2:45 PM:
-  - Go to the Administration/Scheduler menu.
+ \\
-  - Scroll to the Custom field of your choice (**Custom 1**).
+  - Go to the [[admin-sched|Scheduler]] menu.
+  - 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.
-  - Check the checkboxes for Monday through Friday.
+  - Enable the checkboxes for Monday through Friday.
+  - Enter **ether-wake -b AB:CD:EF:01:23:45** as the command to execute: \\\\  \\ \\ {{:pasted:20210919-222525.png}}
- \\
-Enter **ether-wake -b AB:CD:EF:01:23:45** as the command to execute:
+===== Notes and Troubleshooting =====
- \\ {{:pasted:20210919-222525.png}}
+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 setting enabled to recognize Wake-on-LAN packets.
- \\
+Most UEFI/BIOS interfaces will have a Wake-On-LAN option named similar to:
+  * Asus BIOS/UEFI  - "Power on by PCI-E or PCI"
+  * AWARD BIOS      - "PME Event Wakeup"
+  * AMI BIOS             - "Power on by PCI devices"
-===== 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:
+WoL settings in the PC's operating system also must be enabled. For Details, see:
-  * Power on by PCI-E or PCI   (Asus UEFI)
+[[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?]]
-  * PME Event Wakeup          (AWARD BIOS)
-  * Power on by PCI devices     (AMI BIOS)
-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?]]
+WoL functions generally assume a client PC/device starts from a powered off state.  If your device is in a suspend or sleep state, it may not recognize the wake signal and may not wake.  Details for Windows can be found here:
-WOL functions generally assume a client PC/device starts from a powered off state.  If your device is in suspend or sleep state, it may not recognize the wake signal and may not wake.  Details for Windows can be found [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/wake-on-lan-feature|MS Docs: Wake on LAN (WOL) behavior in Windows 10]].
+[[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/wake-on-lan-feature|MS Docs: Wake on LAN (WOL) behavior in Windows 10]].
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