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AccessPoint™ Mobile Computing System Operator Manual
Revision 1.0
LO1-530
Getting Started: Wake on LAN / Wake on Power
Wake on LAN / Wake on Power
Most computers are equipped with Wake on LAN or Wake on Power (Wake
on AC). The AccessPoint workstation takes advantage of these features to
turn on the computer from the keypad as shown below, while the computer is
locked away inside the technology tray of the workstation.
Independently, if the computer is hooked up with Wake on LAN or Wake on
Power, pressing the standby button will turn the computer ON. The standby
button will be illuminated in green as long as the computer is running.
Holding the standby button for 5 seconds, will cut the power to the computer
and shut down the computer, if the computer's internal battery is not
installed. However, it is strongly recommended to shut down the computer
using the Windows “START” button and selecting “Shut down”.
Wake on LAN
Functioning
If Wake on LAN is selected in the computer's BIOS, the computer's Ethernet
port waits to receive the “Magic Packet”. Once received, it will command
the computer to ON.
Before Wake on LAN works with the AccessPoint workstation's controller,
the computer and the controller must be synchronized. Once the computer
has booted up to Windows, the SYNC button must be pressed. During the
SYNC process, the controller obtains the MAC address from the computer.
After pressing on the standby button, the AccessPoint workstation controller
sends the computer's MAC address as well as the “Magic Packet” via the
Ethernet cable to the computer to turn the computer ON.