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--- schedule_wol [2023/06/07 16:39] – [Schedule Tomato To "Wake Up" Network Devices] -formatting, condense hogwild
+++ schedule_wol [2024/10/31 20:38] (current) – [Notes and Troubleshooting] hogwild
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 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.
-Automating the process by using the Scheduler has two main advantages:
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+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.  \\ Doing the same in a script makes the process much more manageable.
+  - Waking many devices on a network with many clients using \\ the Wake-On-LAN menu would be tedious and time-consuming.  \\ Doing this in a script makes the process much more manageable.
-  - 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 without your attention.
+  - The Scheduler lets you 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 without your attention.
  \\
 Here are the available parameters for **ether-wake**:
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 <code bash>
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 </code>
- \\  \\ \\  For example, this will send a Wake-on-LAN signal to the LAN device with a MAC address of AB:CD:EF:01:23:45 every weekday at 2:45 PM:
+ \\  \\ \\  For example, to send a WoL signal to a LAN client with MAC address of AB:CD:EF:01:23:45 weekdays at 2:45 PM:
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   - Go to the [[admin-sched|Scheduler]] menu.
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   - In the **Time** menu, select 2:45 PM.
   - Enable the checkboxes for Monday through Friday.
-  - Enter **ether-wake -b AB:CD:EF:01:23:45** as the command to execute:
+  - Enter **ether-wake -b AB:CD:EF:01:23:45** as the command to execute: \\\\  \\ \\ {{:pasted:20210919-222525.png}}
- \\ {{:pasted:20210919-222525.png}}
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-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/|HOWTO Geek: What is Wake-on-LAN and How do I Enable it?]]
+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/|HOWTO Geek: What is Wake-on-LAN and How do I Enable it?]]
+WoL functions generally assume a client PC/device starts from a powered off state.  If your device is in a suspend or sleep state, it may not recognize the wake signal and may not wake.  Details for Windows can be found here:
-WoL functions generally assume a client PC/device starts from a powered off state.  If your device is in suspend or sleep state, it may not recognize the wake signal and may not wake.  Details for Windows can be found [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/wake-on-lan-feature|MS Docs: Wake on LAN (WOL) behavior in Windows 10]].
+[[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/wake-on-lan-feature|MS Docs: Wake on LAN (WOL) behavior in Windows 10]].
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