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How do I enable WOL on my router?
Configure Wake On Lan in Network Adapter Right-click the adapter and select Properties then the Configure button. Under the Power Management, make sure the box for Allow this device to wake up the computer is checked. Then, under the Advanced tab make sure the Wake On options are enabled.
Can router send Wake-on-LAN?
The Router can send a magic packet to wake up your computer in sleep mode/standby mode. Please make sure your computer or networking adapter supports WOL function.
How do I send a WOL packet over the Internet?
Open the Windows Device Manager, locate your network device in the list, right-click it, and select Properties. Click the Advanced tab, locate “Wake on magic packet” in the list, and enable it.
What port is Wake-on-LAN?
port 3163
The default port that RES ONE Automation uses for Wake-on-LAN is port 3163, but you can select an alternative UDP port number if necessary.
What is a WOL packet?
Wake-on-LAN (WoL) is an Ethernet or Token Ring computer networking standard that allows a computer to be turned on or awakened by a network message. The message is usually sent to the target computer by a program executed on a device connected to the same local area network.
How can I tell if WOL is working?
In Network View, right-click the agent that has Wake On Lan Monitor running on it, and select Wake Up > Wake Up On LAN. This will broadcast the Magic Packet across the network, which has Agent information to identify that the Magic Packet is only intended to be acknowledged by the designated Agent.
Which is the UDP discard port for WoL?
One more point about #2: most WoL systems use the UDP discard port, UDP/9. Start with allowing UDP to any port, and once it is working try restricting it to UDP port 9 only and see if it still works. **New Episode** Cisco Champion Radio: S8|E28 Small Business,…
How can I use WoL to wake up my PC?
You can use WOL (Wake on LAN) to boot up your PC from a remote place by sending a Magic Packet via the internet. In the diagram below, PC A is connected to the internet via the router. It is required that PC B can wake up PC A by sending a Magic Packet via the internet.
Do you need an IP Helper Address for a remote LAN?
If the remote PCs are distributed across several remote LANs, you will need one ip helper-address command on the “central” LAN for each and every remote LAN you are trying to get to. You can have as many ip helper-address commands as you need to cover the remote LANs you have.
What happens if WOL is not configured?
If you do not configure the helper address then the magic packet is never forwarded to the subnet where the client is located and WOL will not work. 04-18-2016 09:10 PM