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tools-wol [2022/02/17 15:42] – formatting hogwildtools-wol [2023/05/24 22:01] – [Wake on LAN Notes] -add "and Troubleshooting" to subhead hogwild
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-====== WOL ======+====== Wake on LAN ======
  
-The **WOL** menu allows you to send Wake-on-Lan (aka "Magic") packets to your wired client devices to power them on.+This function allows you a send a Wake-on-LAN signal (also known as a "magic packet") to wired devices on your network to wake them up or power them on.  Wake on LAN is generally not supported by wireless devices. 
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 +The list of devices on this menu includes: 
 + 
 +  * Devices already active in the ARP table. 
 +  * Devices defined in a static DHCP assignment. 
 +  * Devices defined manually in the //Dnsmaq Custom configuration//  field in the Advanced/DHCP/DNS/menu. \\ For example: ''dhcp-host=70:EE:50:37:E8:46,myhostnamein''
  
  \\  \\
  
-Client devices must be configured to respond to WOL packets for this to work. For a PC to wake up from a WOL packet, it must have its WoL firmware setting enabled. Before testing WoL events scheduled in FreshTomato, ensure your PC has the appropriate UEFI/BIOS menu setting enabled to recognize Wake-On-LAN packets. Most UEFI/BIOS interfaces have a Wake-On-LAN option named something like:+Some devices might appear on this menu without their hostname defined/displayed. You can work around this by defining them manually in the //Dnsmasq Custom configuration//  field, as described above.
  
-  * Power on by PCI-E or PCI   (Asus UEFI)  +\\ There are two ways to send a magic packet to a device on your network:
-  * 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/]]+  - Click anywhere in the list on the device you want to wake. After clicking, the **Wake Up** button briefly will gray out, and then return. This indicates a magic packet was just sent to that device's MAC address. 
 +  - Type the desired MAC addresses of the devices to be awakened into the **MAC Address List** box, and then click the **Wake Up** button. \\  Note that the **Wake Up** button also serves to save the contents of the **MAC Address List** box to be remembered for future use.
  
-[[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/wake-on-lan-feature]]+ \\ {{:pasted:20200524-104525.png?760}}
  
-[[https://wiki.debian.org/WakeOnLan]]+ \\
  
-Generally, WoL functions assume a client device starts out from an off state, possible on Windows PCs.  If your system is in a suspend or sleep state, it may not recognize the wake signal and therefore may not wake as expected. 
  
- \\\\ The list of devices on this page includes:+===== Wake on LAN Notes and Troubleshooting =====
  
-  * Devices already active in the ARP table. +For Wake On LAN to work on your client device, it must be configured to respond to magic packets, both in firmware and in software.  Enabling the firmware option causes the device's Ethernet chip to remain powered on (usually at a low state, like 10 Mbps) even when the device is sleeping or off. This makes it able to listen for magic packets.  Enabling the software option allows the device to wake up or power on when that packet is received.
-  * Devices defined in a static DHCP assignment. +
-  * Devices defined manually in the //Dnsmaq Custom configuration//  field \\ in the Advanced/DHCP/DNS/menu. \\ For example: ''dhcp-host=70:EE:50:37:E8:46,myhostnamein''+
  
- \\ Some devices might appear on this menu, without their hostname defined/displayed. You can work around this by defining them manually in the //Dnsmasq Custom configuration//  field, as described above.+Most PCs have a Wake-on-LAN option that must be enabled in the UEFI or BIOS, named something like:
  
- \\ There are two ways to wake up a device:+  * Power on by PCI-E or PCI   (Asus UEFI)  
 +  * PME Event Wakeup          (AWARD BIOS)  
 +  * Power on by PCI devices     (AMI BIOS)
  
-  - Click anywhere on the device you want to wake. After clicking, you should see the words (WAKE UP) in the Wake Up button (not the button itself) briefly turn grey. This indicates a WoL packet was sent to that device's MAC Address. + \\
-  - Type the desired MAC Address(es) of the devices to be awakened into the "MAC Address list" field, and then click the WAKE UP button. \\  \\+
  
-[[https://wiki.freshtomato.org/lib/exe/detail.php?id=wol&media=pasted:20200524-104525.png|{{:pasted:20200524-104525.png}}]]+In terms of software, you must also enable the Wake on LAN settings in your PC operating system.
  
-===== WOL Notes =====+For details, see:
  
-MAC Addresses in the MAC Address List field are remembered, if you have clicked //Wake Up// at least once after entering them.+[[https://www.howtogeek.com/70374/how-to-geek-explains-what-is-wake-on-lan-and-how-do-i-enable-it/]]
  
- \\+[[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/wake-on-lan-feature]] 
 + 
 +[[https://wiki.debian.org/WakeOnLan]]
  
  
tools-wol.txt · Last modified: 2023/08/05 18:32 by hogwild

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