Wakeup Computer

System Scheduler has a Wakeup Computer feature for local or remote computers.

For the local computer, System Scheduler will install a hook into the operating system so that if the computer is in Standby or Hibernate mode then it can be scheduled to wake up at a particular time. You can not wake up a local computer that is completely shutdown using this option.

For remote computers on the Local Area Network, these can be woken up remotely, even from a completely shutdown state. For this to work the remote computer must have Wake On LAN enabled (usually a feature in the BIOS setup), and have power attached. You can check whether the computer can potentially be woken up using WOL by shutting down the computer then having a look at the network cable connection in the back of the computer. For many computers with WOL enabled you will be able to see a small light in the corner of the network port where the cable is connected, even though it is shut down.

Title

This is the title for the event as listed in the 'View All Events' page. All Events

Local / Remote Computer

Decide whether you wish to wake up a local computer or remote.

Remote Computer Names

Enter the name of the remote computer to wake up. This can either be the computer name itself, or MAC Address.

Using computer names, in this format:

COMPUTER1,COMPUTER2

Using MAC Addresses, in this format "MAC:XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX":

MAC:00-00-00-00-00-00,MAC:AE-AE-AE-AE-AE-AE

Note: The WOL feature actually requires the MAC Address of the computer to send it the wakeup packet, if a computer name is supplied then System Scheduler will attempt to retrieve the MAC Address from network records, either held locally or via DNS/Active Directory.

Saving

Either click the Exit button and you will be prompted to save the reminder, or click the Action menu and Save.

Scheduling

Tasks can be scheduled to run once, every minute, hour, day, month or year. See Scheduling Options for more information.

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