TRENDnet TE100-PCIWS Manual - Page 4

Remote LAN Wakeup Remote LAN Wakeup capability is a key feature of a centrally managed PC environment. This technology allows networked PCs to be powered up and managed from a central location, at any time of the day or night. To employ Remote LAN Wakeup, three elements are required: Desktop management software that can send a "wake-up" packet to a PC. A Wake-On-LAN enabled PC motherboard that can supply low-level auxiliary power to a network card when the PC is powered off. A Wake-On-LAN network card that can recognize a wake-up packet and signal the PC to power up. A Wake-On-LAN enabled PC is never completely powered off, it maintains a low-level auxiliary power supply to the motherboard. The 3-wire Wake-On-LAN cable (included with certain models only) provides one line for the network card auxiliary power and one line for the card wake-up signal, the other line is ground (if the motherboard complies with PCI 2.2, you don't need to install the Wake-On-LAN cable). Even if the PC is powered off, network card still receives power to maintain the link status and monitoring the network. When a wake-up packet is received, the card signals the motherboard to power up the PC and maintenance and other support tasks can be performed. 4