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schedule_wol [2023/06/07 16:20] – [Notes and Troubleshooting] -spelling, formatting hogwild | schedule_wol [2023/08/07 22:44] (current) – [Schedule Tomato To "Wake Up" Network Devices] hogwild | ||
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====== Schedule Tomato To "Wake Up" Network Devices ====== | ====== Schedule Tomato To "Wake Up" Network Devices ====== | ||
- | 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. | + | 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, waking devices can be performed automatically using the Scheduler function. | + | Automating the process using the Scheduler has two main advantages: |
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+ | - First, waking many devices on a network with many clients using the Wake-On-LAN menu would be tedious and time-consuming. | ||
+ | - 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 everything | ||
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Here are the available parameters for **ether-wake**: | Here are the available parameters for **ether-wake**: | ||
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<code bash> | <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: | + | |
- Go to the [[admin-sched|Scheduler]] menu. | - Go to the [[admin-sched|Scheduler]] menu. | ||
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- Check the corresponding **Enabled** setting. | - Check the corresponding **Enabled** setting. | ||
- In the **Time** menu, select 2:45 PM. | - In the **Time** menu, select 2:45 PM. | ||
- | - Check the checkboxes for Monday through Friday. | + | - Enable |
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- | Enter **ether-wake -b AB: | + | |
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