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Wake on Lan (WOL) (WOL)

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Overview

Automatically wakes devices on your network by sending them a Wake-on-LAN "magic packet" - useful for bringing machines back online on a schedule without touching them manually. On each run, the plugin picks devices matching your selected status (e.g. offline or down) and broadcasts a magic packet to each.

Usage

  • Head to Settings > Wake on Lan (WOL) to adjust the default values.

Notes

  • The target device must have Wake-on-LAN enabled in its BIOS/UEFI and network adapter settings - the plugin can only send the packet, it can't enable WOL support on a device that doesn't have it turned on.
  • Your network must allow broadcast packets between the NetAlertX container and the target devices (same broadcast domain, or a broadcast IP configured for the right subnet).