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.