On the Mac, pull down the  Apple menu and choose “Sleep” as usual, give the machine a minute or so to make certain it’s actually sleeping, or watch for the pulsating indicator light if the Mac has one.With everything configured, doing a quick test to confirm WOL is working is simple:

Wake the Sleeping Mac with WOL from the iPhone You should be good to go now, so let’s test it out and make sure everything works.

Scroll down and tap on “Wake On Lan” (yes do this even though the Mac is not yet asleep) – now the Mac should be saved in the list based on the hardwares MAC address, even if the IP address changes.

Select the Mac based on IP address, and give it a name, like “Wake On LAN Home”.

Join the same wi-fi network as the Mac, then run Fing and tap the refresh button to scan the network and locate the Mac you want to wake up.

Download an iOS app with WOL (Wake On LAN) support – Fing is multi-use and free which is what we’ll cover here (we like it for other uses too), but Mocha WOL is also free and does the job, or you can use a paid app like NetStatus.

Now you’ll want to preconfigure the iOS app (or Android app, more on that below) to have the Macs network information on hand, allowing for the remote wake trick to be used: Second: Configure the iPhone App for Waking the Mac It is also possible to get the Mac’s IP address from the Sharing control panel or command line, you will need this to match the ID of the Mac in question when you’re setting up WOL from iOS in a moment. If you don’t see the “Wake for network access” option in the Energy Saver control panel, the Mac probably does not support the feature.

Select ‘Wi-Fi’ from the sidebar and note the machines IP address provided to the right.

Now go back to the primary System Prefs window and choose “Network”.Go to the “Power Adapter” tab and check the box for “Wake for Wi-Fi network access” (may be “Wake for network access” if device has multiple networking options) – this enables Wake On LAN in OS X.Open System Preferences from the  Apple menu and go to “Energy Saver” control panel.Make sure the Mac is connected to a network.First: Set Up the Mac for Wake On LAN SupportĮnabling Wake On LAN support on supported Macs is simple:

Configuring teamviewer wake on lan