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How to Use a WoL Proxy for Waking up Devices in the IGEL Environment

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Last updated: Oct 25, 2024 by Emese Pogany
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You have the possibility to wake up devices even if they live in a different network that does not allow broadcast packets from the WAN. The trick is to set up one or more devices as Wake-on-LAN proxy. A device acting as a Wake-on-LAN proxy will never fall asleep itself, as its job is to listen to a special wake-up call from the UMS. This wake-up call tells the Wake-on-LAN proxy to send magic packets to all devices or a selection of devices in its network.

To use the feature, you need to use UMS version 5.02.100 or higher and devices running IGEL OS version 5.09.100 or higher.

To use the feature with IGEL OS 12 devices, you need to use UMS version 12.06.100 or higher and IGEL OS version 12.5.1 or higher.

You can define a dedicated Wake-on-LAN proxy, or set the UMS to determine a Wake-on-LAN proxy automatically. However, the latter option cannot guarantee that a Wake-on-LAN proxy can be defined, as this depends on an appropriate device being online in the relevant subnet.

For detailed information, see the Wake on LAN chapter in the UMS Reference Manual.

To define a dedicated Wake-on-LAN proxy:

  1. Go to UMS Administration > Global Configuration > Wake On LAN.

  2. Under Send the "magic packet to ...", choose the adress(es) to which the Wake-on-LAN proxies should send their wake-up calls.

  3. Activate Dedicated Wake On LAN Proxies.

 

  1. In the area below Dedicated Wake On LAN Proxies, click on image-20240614-163328.png.

  2. Highlight the desired device in the left-hand column.

  3. Click on image-20240614-163337.png to select the device.

  4. Click on OK.

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    The device will now function as a Wake-on-LAN proxy.

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