To enable Wake on Demand on a Mac follow these steps:. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
Forums Macs Mac OS X Server, Xserve, and Networking. Automatically connect to network drive on startup, wake up, and other ups. Discussion in 'Mac OS X Server, Xserve, and Networking' started by Nigel123, Aug 31, 2013. My issue is the initial connection to the HDD on start up, wake ups, and other reestablishments with the network.
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From the View menu, choose Energy Saver. Select (check) “Wake for network access”. Note: The “Wake for network access” option’s text may differ depending on the capabilities of your Mac:.
Wake for network access - Your Mac supports Wake on Demand over both Ethernet and AirPort. Wake for Ethernet network access - Your Mac supports Wake on Demand over Ethernet only. Wake for Wi-Fi network access - Your Mac supports Wake on Demand over AirPort only Source. @a.jongsma said: To enable Wake on Demand on a Mac follow these steps:. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences. From the View menu, choose Energy Saver.
Select (check) “Wake for network access”. I have the “Wake on xxx access” Settings/Energy Saver set for sure (“Wake on network access” in my case). My Mac Mini (running 10.11.1 (El Capitan)) only wakes up sporadically/not most of the time. I thought the capability to WOL on both Ethernet and airport depends on the hardware (my Mac Mini is a late 2009 model) so I tethered it to an Airport Express.
Still - regardless of the Plex client (web, iOS, Apple TV, Plex Home Theater, ) - it does not wake up. I haven’t used Plex in a while (a year or so), but had all this working with the same network setup, but with other hardware (different Mac Mini) and OS X and Plex versions, so I am assuming I am missing someting fundamental.
In any case I am afraid it’s not as easy as just setting the ‘Wake for access’ in Energy Saver I am really, really curious how other people have that set up.
Note: a portable Mac will not wake unless connected to a power source. Click for more details. Check the Mac's Energy Saver settings. On the Mac you wish to connect to, open System Preferences. Click Energy Saver. Click Power Adapter. Ensure that Wake for Wi-Fi network access and/or Wake for network access is enabled.
If this was already enabled, disable Put hard disks to sleep when possible. Click the Apple menu in the system menu bar. Click Sleep. Turn your attention to Screens and attempt to connect to the Mac.
If the Mac doesn’t wake, and the above mentioned hard disk setting was enabled for this connection attempt, go back and disable this feature, then try connecting again. If the Mac doesn't wake and the connection fails:.
Open System Preferences. Click Energy Saver.
Enable Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when the display is off. Try connecting again.
If the Mac still doesn't wake, consider the following. Connecting to a MacBook? Is it plugged into a power source? If you are connecting to a MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro or any other Apple laptop, it needs to be plugged into a power source (power outlet, external display with power, etc.) or it will not be able to wake up. When plugged into a power source, your Apple laptop can be in clamshell mode and it will still respond to connection requests. Is the Mac's system volume encrypted with FileVault? Your Mac's FileVault feature could be interfering, especially if you find that a user must physically log into the Mac before Screens can connect: “To ensure security when you turn on FileVault, other security features are also turned on.
For example, when you turn on FileVault, you need a password to log in when your Mac is in sleep, or after leaving the screen saver.” There are a couple of work-arounds available to you:. Disable FileVault. See Apple's support document for instructions:. Restart the remote Mac with the following Terminal command to bypass the start-up authentication required by FileVault: sudo fdesetup authrestart. Disable the screen saver or the password requirement: Reinstall ARD It is also a known issue that ARD may cause connection issues in some circumstances. The solution for this is to re-install ARD, as mentioned in this thread: The latest of Remote Desktop is available. Prevent your Mac from Sleeping As a last resort, you can enable this option either in the Screens Connect preferences: Or in System Preferences Energy Saver: References.