Meraki Systems Manager WOL

[Odysseas]

Hello,

Just looking into Wake on LAN for some devices on our network. I read somewhere that Meraki Systems Manager might be able to send WOL commands, but I can't seem to find the option anywhere or any documentation on it.

Is there a way to enable WOL directly through Systems Manager on windows endpoints?

[GreenMan · Accepted solution]

This wouldn't be an MDM (Sytems Manager) feature, but WoL can be initiated from the meraki Dashboard, for meraki switch ports:  https://documentation.meraki.com/MS/Monitoring_and_Reporting/Using_the_MS_Live_Tools#Wake_Client

[Odysseas]

Ι see so there is no actual way to send a WOL command to the Windows endpoints only for meraki switches. Thank you for the fast response!

[GreenMan]

The magic packet(s) are send to the endpoints (whether Windows or other WoL-compliant system) but they are generated by the Meraki switches, controlled via the Dashboard.   You do need Meraki switches providing the ethernet connectivity though...

[BrandonD]

Hi Odysseas,

Brandon from the dedicated Meraki SM Team here. I can confirm if this is not a Profile configurable option as mentioned above. That being said, we do have a Beta Powershell scripting feature that will allow you to deploy custom scripts (must execute under 60 seconds) - when the Meraki SM Agent is installed. This is outlined in the below documentation:

https://documentation.meraki.com/SM/Apps_and_Software/Deploying_Powershell_and_Shell_Scripts_in_Syst...

Note: The Meraki Systems Manager Scripting feature is currently in Early Access beta and currently needs to be opted in. The Early Access page is available to org-write admins in the navigation menu by going to Organization > Configure > Early Access.

[Odysseas]

Hi Brandon,

Thank you for the information. I went ahead and opted in for that feature. I have one question, though. how can the agent run the script if the endpoint is off? For example, will it work if I set it to run every Sunday at 18:00 even if the endpoint is off?

[BrandonD]

Hi @Odysseas,

Great question: 

For scheduled scripts to function the device must be online at time of schedule or else the scheduled run will be missed (device will run at next schedule).

Cheers