3Com EtherLink
EtherLink PCI Network Interface Card User Guide
Remote Wake-Up 

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Remote Wake-Up

Remote Wake-Up is the ability to remotely power-on a PC for after-hours administration.

Remote Wake-Up support is enabled by connecting a Remote Wake-Up cable from the NIC Remote Wake-Up (RWU) connector to a 3-pin Remote Wake-Up connector on the PC motherboard. See Connecting the Remote Wake-Up Cable for instructions.

     
     
     
    For 3C905C-TX-M NICs, if your PC is compliant with PCI 2.2, Remote Wake-Up is automatically enabled through the PCI bus. The Remote Wake-Up cable is not required. (See your PC documentation if you are unsure whether your PC is compliant with PCI 2.2.)

Remote Wake-Up Cable

A Remote Wake-Up cable is shipped with each NIC that supports this feature.

To order additional Remote Wake-Up cables, contact 3Com:

Remote Wake-Up Requirements

The following NICs support Remote Wake-Up:

Your PC or server must have a management application that supports Remote Wake-Up. In addition, the following items ar required to use Remote Wake-Up.

3C905C-TX-M NIC

3C905B and 3C900B-FL NICs

If you are unsure whether your PC meets the requirements listed above, refer to your PC documentation or contact your PC manufacturer.

For more information on Remote Wake-Up, including a list of PCs that currently support this feature, go to:

http://www.3com.com/partners/acpi

Multiple NIC Installations and Remote Wake-Up

To use multiple NICs as Remote Wake-Up NICs in the same PC, the PC must have a power supply that can support multiple Remote Wake-Up devices.

See your PC documentation if you are unsure whether your PC power supply can accommodate more than one Remote Wake-Up device.