Description of the problem
Wakeup the Measurement unit in Dewesoft NET configuration through Wake on LAN (a.k.a Wake-on-LAN) on Network card (a.k.a NIC).
Description of the solution
The Wake-on-LAN is an Ethernet standard that allows a computer to be turned on by the network message. For this functionality to work, all you need is a special driver for the Network Card.
You can send the Magic packet with an external tool to the SBOX device and it can be turned ON.
This is also implemented in DewesoftX software from 2020.1, for the purpose of the NET system. The Master client can turn on, turn off, or reboot all the slave measurement units at once. You will find this functionality under the NET settings in Measure mode.
For this functionality to fully work also the slave measurement units need some additional settings.
- Wake on Magic Packet feature must be enabled in the Ethernet Connection settings. Below are two samples of Network card configuration.
- Turn on fast startup in Power option needs to be enabled:
- When adding the measurement unit you have to add IP address as well as MAC address of the Network card where the Ethernet cable is connected to.
You can check the physical address of NIC card (MAC address) with Command prompt, typing ipconfig /all command.
