Help: Tools

These 3 network tools are created to make it easier to:

Send a simple message to another computer
Shut down or restart remote computers
Wake offline devices using Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Shutdown up

The shutdown tool can be used to shutdown or restart remote computers

Note	For this functionality to work, remote computers must be running Windows XP or newer, and they must allow for the caller to perform administrative tasks remotely.

Usage

Target devices
Devices that are to be shutdown (or restarted)

Shutdown message
The message that is shown while shutdown is waiting to begin

Options

Seconds before timeout
Number of seconds that will pass before the shutdown is executed

Force shutdown
Click this option to tell Windows that applications cannot halt the shutdown process (for instance, an application may ask a user whether or not to save a document, and thereby stall the shutdown process). With this option, Windows will terminate all programs regardless of unsaved data, which will then be lost.

Reboot
Click this option, if the device are to restart.

Abort
The shutdown can be aborted by pressing this key, unless the actual shutdown sequence has already begun.

WOL - Wake on lan up

Wake-On-LAN (WOL) can be used to start network attached computers on the network remotely – if WOL is supported by the remote computer

In order to boot a remote computer, the MAC address must be known, due to the fact that the WOL message is a broadcast message that is sent to all computers, and in this message, the MAC address is specified, which is what the network adapter must detect and send a wake up signal to the computer.

Usage

In MAC address, enter the MAC number and press ->. Alternatively, find the device in the device filter box, and press ->.
Several devices can be inserted in the list below

If the log shows “The MAC address could not be resolved”, then DomainScan couldn’t find the MAC address in the most current audit data. However, one can manually try to resolve the address by looking in Device information.

In the Subnet field, the subnet mask can be entered. By default, a 255.255.255.255 subnet mask is used.

In the Port field, type the IP port that the WOL command is sent to. Different network vendors may have different ports that are to be used, but some common ports are 0, 9, 2304, 5555, 12287 and 65535.

In Repeat, one can specify the number of times that the WOL packet is sent to target devices. By default, one packet is sent.

Note	The WOL format is not an industry standard, which is why this tool can be customized. The default settings is the most common settings (and therefore recognized a wide number of network adapters). However, almost all modern intelligent network devices supports WOL, but it may be disabled.

Send Message up

Note	The Messenger service is discontinued as of Windows Vista. Therefore this tool cannot be used with Windows Vista / Server 2008 based devices

The send message tool is an interface to the Messenger service in Windows. The Messenger service is a small component in Windows that can be used to send messages to other computers across the local network.

The message is shown on the desktop on target devices as a message box, as shown in the picture above.

Usage

Target devices
Devices that are to receive the message

Sender
(Optional) If entered, then the message box will write this name as the sender

Message
The message that is transmitted and shown in the message box