Allied Telesis AT-2746FX - Manual (Page 35)

Network Adapter Card Installation Guide
35
Additional Features
The following sections describe these network adapter card features:
❑ “Wake on LAN” on page 35
❑ “Driver Installation and the AT-Setup Utility” on page 36
❑ “Virtual LANs and the AT-MUX Protocol” on page 37
❑ “Operating Statistics and the AT-Stat Utility” on page 38
❑ “Diagnostics and the AT-Diag Utility” on page 39
❑ “Load Balancing and Fail-over Protection” on page 39
❑ “Managed Boot Agent” on page 43
Wake on LAN
This feature can help automate many of your network administrator
functions, such as backing up workstation files and updating system files.
It allows a network adapter card to power ON a system that has been
powered OFF or is in a sleep mode.
The feature is activated whenever the network adapter card receives a
special signal, called a Magic Packet, from a network management
program. Once the card has received the Magic Packet and instructed the
system to power ON, the network management program can run whatever
network management function needs to be performed on the system,
automatically. If your network management program permits, you can
configure the program to run the tasks during non-business hours so as
not interrupt the work of the network users. This helps simplify your
network maintenance tasks and limits the impact the tasks have on your
network users.
There are several steps you need to perform before you can use the Wake
on LAN feature on the network adapter card. First, you need to determine
whether the system where you will be installing the card supports Wake on
LAN. Not all do. The best way to determine this is by referring to the
system’s documentation.
Next, you need to determine whether the system is PCI 2.1- or PCI 2.2-
compliant. (PCI is an acronym for Peripheral Component Interconnect.)
Again, the system’s documentation should tell you this. Computers that
are PCI 2.1-compliant and that support Wake on LAN control the feature
through a special Wake on LAN connector on the system’s motherboard.
As part of the installation procedure you will need to connect the network
adapter card to the special connector on the motherboard using the Wake
on LAN cable included with the adapter card.