In this video, we’ll guide you through setting up the Wakeup On LAN (WOL) feature on your Synology NAS. We’ll also show you how to send a Magic Packet to kickstart a powered-down Synology NAS.
A magic packet is a specialised network packet used in the Wake-on-LAN (WoL) protocol to remotely wake up a computer from a low-power state. It essentially acts as a signal to the network interface card (NIC) to initiate the wake-up process.
There are several ways to send a magic packet, but we’ll be using Wake On LAN – Magic Packet, created by Depicus. This app is totally free to use on Windows, iOS, and Android. However, Depicus does charge a small fee for the macOS version. You can download the Wake On LAN software directly from https://www.depicus.com/wake-on-lan/.
Note: Not all models of NAS devices made by Synology support Wake up on LAN. The list of models that do not are listed here.
