Send Wake-on-LAN packet action

The Send Wake-on-LAN packet action (WOL) can start a host that is compliant with the WOL standard. Refer to the host's documentation to determine if the action can be used.

NOTE   This action is restricted to waking up hosts located on the same broadcast domain as the host used to send the WOL packet. Assets typically can broadcast a message to all assets sharing the same router. Routers act as boundaries between broadcast domains. A LAN may include multiple routers, each router representing another broadcast domain.

Parameters

  • Alarm number - The alarm count this action triggers on.
  • Connect to - Monitor host or Specific host. If specific host, enter the Mac address.
  • MAC address - The MAC address of the interface to send the WOL packet to. The format of the MAC address is AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF. Leave the field blank to use the MAC address of the asset.
  • Interval - The time to wait, in seconds, between sending each packet. If the packet count is set to 5 and the interval to 5, 5 packets are sent during a 25 second period.
  • Packet count - How many times the packet should be sent. Set this value to higher then 1 to be sure that the host receives it.