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Wake-On-LAN Virtual Machine is a lightweight software application whose purpose is to help you start up virtual machines by Wake-on-LAN (WoL) packets. It is able to receive Wake-on-LAN packets and enable the virtualization process.

Supported virtual machines

The utility works with the following virtual machines: Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft Virtual PC, Oracle VM VirtualBox, VMware Server, VMware Workstation, VMware Player, and Parallels Workstation. You need to install the program on the host machine where the virtualization takes place.

User-friendly looks

Wake-On-LAN Virtual Machine sports a clean and intuitive layout that allows you to view the detected virtual machines on your system and check out the log for additional information about the entire process and possible errors.Plus, you can refresh the list with just one click, copy the information to the clipboard, clear the log data, as well as open the log file.

How it works

When the program starts, it searches for existing virtual machines. It automatically retrieves a list of virtual machine names and their MAC addresses. Data is shown in a tree view.In order to execute the command, you need to use a third-party application, such as Remote Desktop Assistant or Wake-On-LAN Sender, and specify the MAC address of the remote virtual machine and a host machine IP address, or IP address of a router which forwards packets to the host machine.What’s more, you are allowed to export the list with virtual machines to RDA, CSV or WOL file format, edit the password, and start or stop the service. The tool is able to work as a Windows service without logging on to the current machine.

A few configuration settings

Wake-On-LAN Virtual Machine gives you the possibility to automatically run the utility at Windows startup, pick the local IP address, adjust the port number, as well as set up authentication parameters for VMware server.Advanced configuration settings help you provide details about the timeout and tweak log data by entering the number of lines to be displayed in the main window, choosing the file path and name, as well as entering the maximum file size.

Bottom line

All things considered, Wake-On-LAN Virtual Machine provides a straightforward software solution for helping you turn on virtual machines.