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  • Wake Settings Descriptions (6x)

    Overview This article lists and defines the settings on the Wake Settings tab, which is part of creating and editing policies. These settings affect how you can wake PCs from the Administrator console...

  • Surveyor's Process of Electing Wake on WAN Proxies

    Overview The Surveyor uses built-in selection criteria for selecting new proxies. This article explains how Surveyor elects Wake on WAN Proxies to help you determine which devices to set as preferred ...

  • Bios Utility (BiosConfigUtility) Overview

    Overview This article explains the Windows-based BIOS configuration utility that HP provides in their System Software Manager (SSM) SoftPaq. Information The BIOS utility, BiosConfigUtility.exe, is a c...

  • Setting a Client to Be a Preferred Wake on WAN Proxy (6x)

    Overview Depending on your environment, you might need to designate particular clients that Surveyor will check first when it needs to select a new Wake on WAN proxy. This article provides a step-by-s...

  • Advanced WRA New Features

    Overview Advanced Wake for Remote Access (WRA) refers to the additional features added to the WRA site providing users with a limited set of machines that the users are permitted to wake. This list is...

  • Enabling Wake on WAN Settings (6x)

    Overview Along with making sure that client computers are enabled for Wake on LAN, you also need to enable the Surveyor Wake on WAN in your policy settings. This article provides the steps on how to e...

  • Waking Up Computers

    The method you choose to wake computers from the server depends on the context. For example, if you want to set up a patch management schedule, you might want to wake computers once per week at a spec...

  • Configuring the Number of Wake on WAN Proxies per Broadcast Domain

    Overview By default, the Surveyor designates two Wake on WAN proxies per broadcast domain, a primary and secondary. You can use the server settings page to change the number assigned within each broad...

  • Configuring Wake on Demand on a Mac OS X Computer

    Overview This article provides the necessary steps for enabling Wake on Demand. It also provides a link to a recommended Apple Support article for OS X v10.6 computers. Process Open System Preferences...

  • Determining Wake on LAN Support for Computers

    Overview The Wake on LAN (Windows) or Wake on Demand (Mac) setting must be enabled to use the Surveyor Wake on WAN functionality. This article provides information that helps you determine if the Wake...