You can do this in Windows from the properties of the network card in the device manager, on the Power Management tab. In addition to get WOL to work, it is sometimes required to flash this feature to the card. It may also be necessary to configure the computer to reserve power for the network card when the system is shut down. Wake on LAN must be enabled in the Power Management section of the motherboard's BIOS. Most modern mother boards with an embedded Ethernet controller also support WOL. However, systems supporting the PCI 2.2 standard coupled with a PCI 2.2 compliant network adapter, typically do not require a WOL cable as the required standby power is relayed through the PCI bus. The motherboard must have a WAKEUP-LINK header onboard and be connected to the network card via a special 3-pin cable. Wake on LAN (WOL) support is implemented in the motherboard of the computer. The settings needed to activate Wake-on-LAN in the BIOS/UEFI can differ significantly and should be looked up specifically for the device on the system manufacturer's website.The Wake up on LAN Task can wake a remote computer. It is likely that specific settings have to be changed in the systems BIOS/UEFI, this should only be done by an experienced system administrator.
Set “Allow this device to wake the computer” and “Only allow a magic packet to wake the computer” to enabled.Scroll down in the list to find “Wake on Magic Packet”.Right mouse click on the network card and go to Properties.Find Power Management menu and Wake-On-LAN option there.
Please see How to set up Wake-on-LAN for a detailed description of the available settings.ĪnyDesk wakes devices that are in the following modes: Once the device has woken up, AnyDesk will automatically connect to it. If you send a "Power on" request from L to R, our AnyDesk servers will look for online clients in network B such as W and request that it sends a wake-up packet from the device hosting W to the device hosting R. The powered-off or asleep remote client R on network B.Īn awake and online remote client W on network B. If everything has been set up accordingly, pressing “Power on” will start the wake-up process of the sleeping device assuming there is an online AnyDesk client on the same network as the device you are trying to wake up.įor example, in the situation with the following:
When connecting to an offline client, AnyDesk will show a prompt to “Power on” the sleeping device. Administrator Privileges and Elevation (UAC)ĪnyDesk for Linux / Raspberry Pi / FreeBSDĬaution: Please contact your hardware manufacturer to see if your hardware supports Wake-On-LAN.