If we have doubts about the opening of the port for Wake-On-LAN, we check from the company PC the opening of the above from the Open Check Tool website. Does our company not have a static public IP? In this case it is better to configure a DDNS service directly on the router, as seen in the guide How to get a static ADSL IP address with No-IP. Now we are ready to turn on the PC remotely via WOL be sure to mark the Mac address of the network card, the assigned port and the IP address of the connection (Public IP), which we will have to use to wake up the computer the corporate connection IP can be retrieved from the My IP site. Netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name = “Wake-on-LAN” dir = in action = allow profile = any localport = 9 protocol = UDP edge = yes Netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name = “Wake-on-LAN” dir = in action = allow profile = any localport = 9 protocol = TCP edge = yes One time open the router ports let’s go back to the PC, open a command prompt with administrator permissions (just press the right button on the app, after looking for it in the Start menu) and set the rules of Windows Firewall, launching the following commands one at a time: Port 9 UDP -> to IPv4 address of the company PC. Port 9 TCP -> to IPv4 address of the company PC.Let’s finalize the settings by assigning the fixed IP address to the company PC (for example 192.168.1.100), opening the modem settings panel and configuring the following ports to the company PC: Now we need to recover both the IP of the company PC and the Mac address of the connected network card: the simplest method requires to open the command prompt (from the Start menu), typeĪnd retrieve information about Tax address is IPv4 address for the Ethernet card (watch out for names). Once this parameter is configured, let’s go to the tab I save energy and activate the voices Allow the device to wake up the computer is Only allow Magic Packet to wake up the computer. First of all we connect the company computer to the modem directly via Ethernet cable (no Wi-Fi), let’s go to the BIOS / UEFI settings, open the advanced settings menu and make sure to activate the item Wake On LAN, WOL, PME Event Wake Up or similar.Īfter enabling the motherboard to Wake-ON-LAN, start the computer with Windows 10, go to the Start menu at the bottom left, look for Control panel and we open the path Network and Internet -> Network and Sharing Center, press on the item Change card settings, right click on the active Ethernet connection, click on Property, then on Configure and, in the window that will open, let’s go to the Advanced menu and activate the item Wake on magic packet. Turning on or waking up your PC remotely (also explained in another article) is not difficult, but we will have to act on it physically before we can turn it on remotely. How to configure your PC for remote ignition (Wake-On-Internet) The programs that we have covered in the guide can be used without limits even in the workplace, so as not to display warning messages or requests for payment of the license (as often happens on TeamViewer, the large one excluded from this list). In order to be able to work remotely while sitting comfortably from home, we must first turn on the PC or the company server (if it is turned off and does not always remain on): in fact we have to replace our “finger” that presses the button d power, so you can work remotely using some remote desktop programs. This guide is more technical, not based on remote collaboration but on how to organize your work remotely using tools for turn on the PC remotely (via Wake-ON-Internet) and what programs you can use to show the desktop of the server or the company PC and remote control mouse and keyboard, without license fees or advertising windows.READ ALSO: Smart working station to work from home to the most comfortable PC Guide to organize work remotely In these cases we can act by cunning by bypassing the problem that forced us to stay at home, equipping our work computer to switch on remotely and provide home access to all programs and features. Let’s imagine having a work PC or a corporate server inside our office or our workplace but not being able to reach it physically, thus preventing us from working even when we are at home (for emergency or quarantine).
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