How to Schedule Your Computer to Wake Up at Specific Times with DD-WRT
If you don’t keep your home machines running all the time, you can power them on remotely with Wake-on-LAN. Doing things manually is a pain, but you can schedule computers to wake up automatically everyday using DD-WRT.
Being energy-conscious is a great thing. Why leave your computers on when you’re not home to use them? This situation is especially true with home theater PCs – you only really need them on when you’re home to watch stuff. The problem is that it can be a hassle to have to turn them on and wait for them to boot or wake them from sleep mode. Sure, you can use Wake-on-LAN to power them on remotely, but that also requires your intervention. If you’re using DD-WRT, however, you can set a schedule to automatically turn your machine(s) on so they’re ready for you.
We’re going to assume your computer is configured for Wake-on-LAN in the BIOS and/or operating system.
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