Acer easyStore H340 Aspire easyStore H340 User's Guide - Page 107

Set up Wake On LAN on the home server

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93 Set up Wake On LAN on the home server The home server includes a Lights Out client software that allows the home computer to control the power state of the home server and wake up the home server from stand by. The Lights Out Client Service runs in the background. The utility do not have any user interface. You don't have to configure any address. Every time the client computer (that has the Windows Home Server Connector software installed) is started or comes out of standby, a WOL (Wake On LAN) magic packet is sent to the server. To set up Wake On LAN on the home server: 1 Place the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Installation Disc in the optical drive of the home computer. The installation wizard starts. Or, double-click on the Acer ClientCD Utility.exe file to begin installation. The Welcome window appears. 2 Click Lights out. Note: The Lights Out Client installer checks if the home computer has the Windows Home Server Connector. If no connector is found, the installation is aborted.

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93
Set up Wake On LAN on the home
server
The home server includes a Lights Out client software that allows the
home computer to control the power state of the home server and
wake up the home server from stand by. The Lights Out Client Service
runs in the background. The utility do not have any user interface. You
don’t have to configure any address. Every time the client computer
(that has the Windows Home Server Connector software installed) is
started or comes out of standby, a WOL (Wake On LAN) magic packet is
sent to the server.
To set up Wake On LAN on the home server:
1
Place the Aspire easyStore H340 Software Installation Disc in the
optical drive of the home computer. The installation wizard starts.
Or, double-click on the
Acer ClientCD Utility.exe
file to begin
installation. The Welcome window appears.
2
Click
Lights out
.
Note:
The Lights Out Client installer checks if the home computer
has the Windows Home Server Connector. If no connector is
found, the installation is aborted.