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Client application context menu

The context menu is used to wake or suspend your server.

Right click in the bulb to show the context menu: 

 

Context menu

You can use these commands here:

  • Wake the server by sending a magic packet in your LAN
  • Wake the server by sending a magic packet to your internet domain (requires a configured DynDNS or xxx.homeserver.com domain, a router that forwards port 9 to your local broadcast address)
  • Suspend the server now (requires activation on the server)
  • Display the state of automatic wake-up (can be configured on the server)

Wake-On-Wan requires additional configurations and may not work on your router!

  1. Enable a DynDNS domain in your router because the server can't update your xxx.homeserver.com domain while in standby.
  2. Enter this domain in Lights-Out options.
  3. Configure a port forwarding in your router. Forward external port 9 UDP to your internal broadcast address. Unfortunately most SoHo routers do not support broadcast addresses. A forward to the server IP address doesn't work because the router drops the mac address after a few minutes.
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