Learn how to use Wake-on-LAN with your ASUSTOR NAS.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course you should be able to:

1. Enable the Wake-on-LAN (WOL) function on your ASUSTOR NAS.
2. Power off and then use ASUSTOR's Control Center or AiMaster to wake an ASUSTOR NAS in your local area network.

PREREQUISITES

Course Prerequisites:

None

Students are expected to have a working knowledge of:

N/A

OUTLINE

1. About WOL (Wake-on-LAN)

1.1 What is WOL (Wake-on-LAN)?

2. Enabling WOL

2.1 Enabling WOL in ADM

2.2 Configuring WOL in ASUSTOR Control Center

3. Powering off the NAS

3.1 Powering off the NAS via ADM

3.2 Powering off the NAS via ASUSTOR Control Center

3.3 Powering off the NAS via ASUSTOR Portal

3.4 Powering off the NAS via AiMaster

3.5 Powering off the NAS via the Power Button

4. Waking your NAS up

4.1 Using ASUSTOR's Control Center to Wake your NAS

4.2 Using AiMaster to wake up an ASUSTOR NAS

1. About WOL (Wake-on-LAN)

1.1 What is WOL (Wake-on-LAN)?

Wake on LAN and Wake on WAN are features of ADM. These features allow users to remotely boot a NAS through a local or external network. When a NAS is not needed for a period of time, Wake on LAN or Wake on WAN can be used to shut down the machine to save energy and wake the NAS once needed.

Wake on LAN cannot be used on unsupported NAS devices. Settings for Wake on LAN can be applied in ADM and/or ASUSTOR Control Center. More information below.

Click here to read more about Wake on LAN (WOL) and Wake on LAN (WOW) support.

2. Enabling WOL

2.1 Enabling WOL in ADM

First, you will need to ensure that the WOL function has been enabled on the NAS.

STEP 1

Open [Settings] from the ADM desktop.

STEP 2

Select [Hardware] from the left-hand panel and then select the [Power] tab. Ensure that the [Enable Wake-on-LAN (WOL)] checkbox has been selected under the Settings section.

2.2 Configuring WOL in ASUSTOR Control Center

In order to wake up your NAS with ASUSTOR Control center, you will first need to configure a few settings. ASUSTOR Control Center is a NAS management tool that can be installed from the ASUSTOR NAS installation CD or downloaded from the ASUSTOR website. After installation, open ASUSTOR Control Center to allow it to find your NAS from within your local area network.

STEP 1

Open up ASUSTOR's Control Center and select your NAS from the list. Next, click on the [Action] button located at the top.

STEP 2

Navigate to [Wake-on-LAN (WOL)] → [WOL Setting]

STEP 3

Click on [OK] once you see the popup message.

3. Powering off the NAS

There are many ways in which you can power off your ASUSTOR NAS. They will be summarized in the sections below.

3.1 Powering off the NAS via ADM

In order to power off your NAS from within the ADM, select [Shut down] from the menu in the upper right-hand corner of the interface.

3.2 Powering off the NAS via ASUSTOR's Control Center

To use ASUSTOR's Control Center to power off your NAS, select your NAS from the list and click on the [Action] button and then select [Shut Down].

3.3 Powering off the NAS via ASUSTOR Portal

Select the [Shut Down] icon from the power control menu in ASUSTOR's Portal to shut down your NAS.

3.4 Powering off the NAS via AiMaster

In order to use AiMaster to shut down your NAS, you must first log onto your NAS via AiMaster. Next, select the icon at top right corner and then select [Shut Down] from the menu.

3.5 Powering off the NAS via the Power Button

Hold down the power button (in front of the NAS) for 1.5 seconds to shut down the NAS.

4. Waking the NAS

You can either use ASUSTOR's Control Center or AiMaster to wake your NAS after it has been powered off.

4.1 Using ASUSTOR's Control Center to Wake your NAS

STEP 1

Open up ASUSTOR's Control Center. Click on the [Action] button on the top right-hand corner and navigate to [Wake-on-LAN (WOL)] → [Wake].

STEP 2

Click on the [OK] button to wake it.

4.2 Using AiMaster to wake up an ASUSTOR NAS

To use AiMaster to wake up an ASUSTOR NAS, please first confirm the following:

• You have used AiMaster to log in to your NAS at least once. This adds your NAS to the server list.
• If a NAS only supports WOL, AiMaster needs to be in the same local network as the NAS.

STEP 1

Find your NAS in AiMaster’s NAS server list. Select the [Wake] button found on the right side of the NAS server list.

STEP 2

Select [OK] to confirm that you want to wake your NAS.

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