Waking Endpoints

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After installing Ivanti Wake on LAN (WOL) and wakepoints, you can power on any managed endpoint using the Ivanti Endpoint Security Web console. You can manage endpoint wake times, configurations, and logging functions.

Use the WOL module to boot agent-managed endpoints using network communication. Send wake requests to a managed endpoint, thus booting the endpoint. Using this module in conjunction with other Ivanti Endpoint Security modules facilitates security administration after business hours.

Important:

  • You can only wake agent-managed endpoints.

  • Due to changes made by Microsoft, Windows 8 endpoints do not respond to Ivanti Wake on LAN wake requests if their last shutdown was initiated using the Windows 8 GUI. Shutting down Windows 8 using this method closes sockets used by Ivanti Wake on LAN to initiate wake requests.

WOL is a send-only model. Therefore, managed endpoints do not indicate wake request outcomes. To determine the outcome of wake requests, view an agent's status in Ivanti Endpoint Security from the Endpoints page (online or offline).