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April 27th, 2012, 09:32 AM
#1
Wake On LAN for Wireless Devices
Hypothetically, if you are away from home and the power goes out for a brief period and the power comes back on, all of your wireless devices are now off. Is there a way to wake a wireless device using wake on LAN, for a device such as a wireless webcam? I'm looking for an app that can accomplish this task if possible. I don't want to have to purchase a UPS for each wireless device if I don't have to. Any suggestions would be helpful and I thank you in advance.
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April 27th, 2012, 10:30 AM
#2
I would expect such a device to log back in automatically. If ever I turn off my UPS, everything comes back up by itself after I turn the power back on. I don't have to do anything at all to get the network up and running, including WiFi.
Nick.
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April 27th, 2012, 11:21 AM
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I just want to make sure before I invest in wireless webcams that may not have the ability to reconnect automagically when the power comes back on. That would be a real annoyance if you're away from home and couldn't get them to reconnect in any way whatsoever.
I read somewhere that wake on lan wouldn't work with wireless devices, but I'm not completely clear why. Something about a specially formed UDP packet...
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April 27th, 2012, 11:48 AM
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But there isn't any "waking" involved here. Wake on LAN is a means of waking a PC that has been put into sleep mode. Other equipment, such as a webcam, or WiFi router/access point does not have a sleep mode. They will turn off if the power is disconnected, and then boot themselves up as soon as the power comes back.
Last edited by SuperSparks; April 27th, 2012 at 03:39 PM.
Nick.
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April 27th, 2012, 03:16 PM
#5
Thanks SuperSparks! I appreciate the insight. That does help.
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