Powering On or Off Devices
Overview
The LanSchool Teacher Console has the ability to:
- Remotely power on
student devices that are turned off
- Shut down student devices
- 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.
- On the teacher console, select
Administer>>Power On Student.
- A list of connected MAC Addresses, machine names
and the channel they are on will appear.
- Select which students you wish to Power On.
- Select Power On.
- 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.
- Select which student devices you wish to shut
down.
- Select Administer>>Shutdown Student.
- A warning box will appear. Select ‘Yes’ if you wish to continue shutting
down the student devices.
- 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.
- Select which student devices you wish to restart.
- Select Administer>>Restart Student
- A warning box will appear. Select ‘Yes’ if you wish to continue restarting
the student devices.
- The student device will restart. The student thumbnail
will either disappear or show as “Not responding”
- After the restart, the student device will reappear in the teacher console.
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