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

  1. Open System Preferences.
  2. Open the Energy Saver pane.
  3. Click Options, and then select the checkbox that enables waking for network access.
    The specific text that you see for the checkbox indicates the capabilities of the Mac as outlined in the below table:

    Checkbox text Indicates the Mac supports Wake on Demand over
    Wake for network access Both Ethernet and AirPort
    Wake for Ethernet network access Ethernet only
    Wake for AirPort network access AirPort only

    NOTE: On computers older than v10.6, the text might show Wake for Ethernet network administrator access. Wake support is not as extensive as with Wake on Demand.

NOTE: Mac OS X does not support Wake on WAN/LAN from the off state (only from sleep).

Resources

For more information regarding this setting, refer to the Apple knowledge base article Mac OS X v10.6: About Wake on Demand.

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