Wake On Lan improvements / remove required source device
I would like to see fundamental changes to the WOL functionality.
From the document “SMART Remote Management Device Management Guide,” I gather the following:
"The WOL command that SMART Remote Management sends to the source device includes the target
devices’ MAC addresses. The source device generates and sends a magic packet for each target device."
When I look at the WOL graphic in the PDF, I conclude that, for example, I cannot remotely wake up a group of 30 panels that are all turned off because at least one panel must be turned on to wake up the other devices on the same network. Thats not very helpful for me.
My request: Please let me wake up devices using standard WOL commands to wake up the MX panels from any device or server. Or please tell me how I can make it emulate that a wol command sent by the server is recognized as a command coming from a Source Smart device
Background: We manage over 2,300 Smart Panels and would like to use our proven WOL scripts to wake up panels remotely and also perform updates during update-windows in holidays (though in 99% of cases, all panels are turned off during holidays, so we cant execute updates without doing onsite work). Please improve WOL and make it more flexible.
Robert Ramlow
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Robert Ramlow
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Update following extensive testing: WOL is only available if the panel turns itself off after the “Switch to power-saving mode after” timer expires. If you press and hold the power button and slide the slider to the right to turn off the device manually, WOL is not available. This is easy to verify by checking the LAN port LED for activity.
So I am updating my request: Please make it possible to wake up panels via the standard WOL magic-package, even if they are manually turned off by the user. (And please update your manuals)