This document describes how to start a PC on your local network via Wake-On-LAN.


Requirements:

• LCOS as of version 7.80 (download latest version)

• LANtools as of version 7.80 (download latest version)

• Telnet- or SSH-Client, e.g. PuTTY.

• For the execution of the batch script the tool PLINK is required.

• Any desired text editor to edit the batch script.

• Wake-on-LAN must be supported by the network card and the mainboard of the computer to be woken up.

• You are located within the LAN or you are connected via VPN to the LAN that contains the computer to be woken up.

Procedure:

Option 1:

1. Dial in to your LANCOM router via a SSH client. 

2. Enter the following command: wakeup [MAC address of the computer]

You can also use the command wakeup -?  to display help for the command wakeup.

Option 2:

The login to the router as well as the execution of the WoL command can be automated via a batch script.

1. Dial in to your LANCOM router via PuTTY once to ensure that the SSH-Key is entered into the registry.

2. Open the attached batch script WakeOnLAN.bat with any desired text editor.

3. Adjust the following parameters:

• set PLINK="C:\Program Files\PuTTY\plink.exe" --> Installation path to the tool PLINK

• set LCMS_TARGET=root@w.x.y.z --> IP-Adress of the router

• set LCMS_TARGET_PASS=Passwort --> root password of the router

• %PLINK% %LCMS_TARGET% -batch -pw %LCMS_TARGET_PASS% wakeup 00a057123456 --> MAC adress of the computer to be woken up

4. Execute the batch script via a double click to wake up the computer.