Remotely power on a notebook / desktop located at IMATH

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The idea of this feature is simple, everyone should be able to wake their machine using localinfo. We use the standard 'Wake on Lan' (in short WOL) feature to accomplish this.

The following steps have to be taken:

  1. Activate WOL on the Device
  2. Connect the device to the yellow tagged network (LAN).
    • WOL over WIFI is not supported.
  3. Put the device to sleep.
  4. Log in to localinfo: http://www.math.uzh.ch > LI > Remote Power On (WOL) and power on

Activate WOL

BIOS: Linux / Windows

Enter the BIOS Setup at startup of the machine. Look for an Option like Power on by PCIE Devices, Power On by onboard Lan, On Board LAN boot (rom) (!) and set it to enable. It is usually under Boot or Advanced.

Note: Some newer Notebooks may only allow Boot On LAN in Sleep Mode to save Energy.

OS: Mac OS X

Note: Some Mac Mini (10.9) don't support WOL.

OS: Windows

To enable WOL under Windows:

OS: Linux

Restrictions