How to Enable Wake-on-LAN (WOL) on ZimaCube

Item List：

  • ZimaCube X 1
  • Power supply X 1
  • Keyboard X 1
  • Mouse X 1
  • Mac X 1
  • Monitor X 1

    Note: Currently this function only supports 2.5GB network port

Method:

Step 1 Enter ZimaCube BIOS and modify Wake-on-LAN settings

  1. After plugging in the power, press the Del button to enter Bios
  2. Right click and select Advanced to open OEM Configuration
  3. Turn on Wake from PME
  4. Save and exit

Step 2 Get device information

  1. Use SSH to connect to ZimaCube
    Fill in the IP address of your ZimaCube in xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
    ssh [email protected]

  2. Check the MAC address
    ip a

    Save MAC address 88:c9:b3:b3:0c:fc
    Save IP address 10.0.203.220
    Save broadcast address 10.0.255.255
  3. Use “ethtool” to configure Wake-on-LAN
  4. Change the WOL trigger wake-up activity from d (disable) to g and enter ethtool eth0 to check whether the modification is successful
    **Note: ZimaCube has WOL function enabled by default. If it is not enabled, you can change it according to the above instructions!
    **
    //Modify Command
    ethtool -s eth0 wol g
    //View Commands
    ethtool eth0

Step 3 Set WOL to automatically enable after reboot

  1. Create a startup script through systemd and create a new service file:
    nano /etc/systemd/system/wol.service

  2. Enter the following into the file
    [Unit]
    Description=Enable Wake-on-LAN on eth0

    [Service]
    Type=oneshot
    ExecStart=/sbin/ethtool -s eth0 wol g

    [Install]
    WantedBy=multi-user.target


  3. Press Ctel+O to save, then press Enter, then press Ctrl+X to close the file, and then enable the service with the following command:
    systemctl enable wol.service
    systemctl start wol.service

  4. Restart the system and check if the Wake-on setting is still set tog

Step 4 Use WOL function

Shut down the computer on the web page, or enter shutdown now to shut down the computer

Windows Testing

  1. Download WakeMeOnLan software
  2. Open the software and click Add New Computer under “File”
  3. Enter the broadcast address saved previously in the IP address and enter the MAC address normally.
  4. Select the device to be woken up, click Wake Up Selected Computers in the upper right corner, and observe whether it can be woken up and started.

Summary

Through this tutorial, we learned how to enable the Wake-on-LAN (WOL) function on ZimaCube. After enabling WOL, you can remotely wake up the device over the network to improve the convenience of use. In this tutorial, the Windows system is used for operation, but the methods for other operating systems are basically the same. You can search for related software online. No matter which operating system you are using, enabling WOL is a simple and effective operation, making your device more flexible and intelligent.