Wake on Lan (WoL)
To configure Wake on Lane, we'll have to both configure the Network Interface Card (NIC) and the BIOS.
BIOS Configuration
NIC & Power Configuration
When logged into your PC, open Terminal in administrator mode. Then type in the following command:
powercfg /hibernate off & start ncpa.cpl
The first part of the command powercfg /hibernate offwill turn off the PC's ability to hibernate. This can cause issues with WoL. The second part start ncpa.cpl will open the network connections control panel.
Now we need to right click the network interface card (NIC) you want to configure Wake on Lan (WoL) for, followed by Properties. Once opened, click the Configure button.
Let's start with the "Advanced" tab and select the following from the list menu. Not all computers will have all these options available:
- Energy Efficient Ethernet > Off.
- Wake from power off state > Enabled.
- Wake from S0ix on Magic Packet > Enabled.
- Wake on Link Settings > Forced.
- Wake on Magic Packet > Enabled.
- Wake on Pattern Match > Enabled.
Click "OK".
Head over to the "Power Management" tab and do the following:
- Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power > Activated
- Allow this device to wake the computer > Activated.
- Only allow magic packet to wake the computer.