Powering On or Off Devices

Powering On or Off Devices

Overview

The LanSchool Teacher Console has the ability to:

  1. Remotely power on student devices that are turned off
  2. Shut down student devices
  3. Restart student devices

Powering On Student Devices

LanSchool utilizes the Wake on Lan protocol to remotely power on student devices that are turned off. 

Wake on Lan and LanSchool will only work with wired Windows devices that are turned off.

If you are using Macs, the Wake on Lan protocol will only allow you to bring the Macs out of Hibernation, it will not power on the Macs if they are turned off.

For further information about Wake on Lan and troubleshooting please see, Configuring and Troubleshooting Wake on Lan.

  1. On the teacher console, select Administer>>Power On Student.

  2. A list of connected MAC Addresses, machine names and the channel they are on will appear.
  3. Select which students you wish to Power On.
  4. Select Power On.
  5. Close the window and one by one the student thumbnails will appear in the teacher console as each student device powers on. 

Shutting Down Student Devices

LanSchool is able to shut down both wired and wireless Windows and Mac devices.

  1.  Select which student devices you wish to shut down.
  2. Select Administer>>Shutdown Student.

  3. A warning box will appear. Select ‘Yes’ if you wish to continue shutting down the student devices.

  4. On the teacher console, one by one the student thumbnails will either disappear or show as “Not responding” as each student device shuts down.

Restarting Student Devices

LanSchool is able to restart both wired and wireless Windows and Mac devices.
  1. Select which student devices you wish to restart.
  2. Select Administer>>Restart Student

  3. A warning box will appear. Select ‘Yes’ if you wish to continue restarting the student devices.

  4.  The student device will restart. The student thumbnail will either disappear or show as “Not responding” 
  5. After the restart, the student device will reappear in the teacher console. 

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