How to Turn on Wake-On-LAN for the Computer - Turn on the Remote Computer

This guide explains how to turn on Wake-On-LAN for the Computer - Turn on the Remote Computer, with clear steps, practical tips, and important checks before you begin.

1. How to turn on Wake-On-LAN

Step 1: To use Wake-On-LAN, you must turn it on in the BIOS first (for motherboards with integrated network card). Here, the software trick uses Asus motherboard, it is located under Advanced -> APM -> Power On By PCI-E / PCI .

Most motherboards support the Wake-On-LAN feature, so look for it. But usually it will be in the Power section, so it's easy to find.

Step 2: After turning on Wake-on-LAN in BIOS successfully, start the computer as usual and press Windows + X or right-click the Windows icon and select Device Manager .

Step 3: In Device Mangaer , expand Network Adapters and locate the integrated network controller and right-click and select Properties . At this time, a new window will appear.

Step 4: On the new window that appears, go to the Advanced section and find an option called Wake on Magic Packet , turn it to Enabled as shown below.

Step 5: Continue to move to the Power Management section and proceed to choose the following settings. Choose the section Allow this device to wake the computer and Only allow a magic packet to wake the computer . Then you click OK to save settings.

2. How to use Wake on LAN

To use Wake on Lan feature, you need to install WakemeonLan software to activate.

Link: https://www. nirsoft. net/utils/wake_on_lan. html

Step 1: First you need to know the IP address, MAC address, the computer name you want to turn on.

• See IP address / MAC address

In Settings -> Select Enthernet -> Click on the computer icon on the right

Then you scroll down to see information such as: IP address, MAC address.

• See the computer name

Right-click on the Windows icon on the Taskbar and select System.

Here, you will see your computer information.

Step 2: After you have the computer address information to boot, you open the downloaded WakeMeOnLan software.

Step 3: Click the arrow icon to scan for computers that are on the same LAN.

Step 4: After that, the WakeMeOnLan software will scan the IP addresses to find the computers connected to the LAN. Now you find the computer with the same name, IP, MAC address as instructions in Step 1.

Step 5: After determining the workstation to boot, right-click Wake Up Selected Computers (F8) or click the clock icon.

Step 6: After that, your computer will be automatically booted. And the status turns green (the device is turned on).

3. Fix error of not finding the device in WakeMeOnLan

If you can't turn on the computer during the scan, you can:

• Turn on the computer that needs remote booting up and scan again
• Adding computers requires manual remote booting manually

Step 1: Click File -> Add New Computer (or press Ctrl + N )

Step 2: You proceed to enter the IP address, hostname, MAC address of the device that needs to be turned on remotely (This information you see in Step 1 - Part 2). Then click OK .

Now the Wake-on-LAN feature has been started on Windows. Good luck!