Wake-up on LAN can work as well as wake-up on WLAN- HP Z640

Leonidas Savvides 0 Reputation points
2024-02-04T15:56:40.0366667+00:00

HP Z640... and HP Z440 Workstations With Windows 11 Pro for Workstations, Wake-up on LAN can work as wake-up on WLAN

Wireless LAN as this PC has a USB Wi-Fi adapter as is Not near a LAN slot/modem/cable... well...?

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  1. S.Sengupta 24,301 Reputation points MVP
    2025-05-31T01:31:01.27+00:00

    USB Wi-Fi adapters generally do not support WoWLAN as they draw power only when the system is active. Also, firmware and driver support are lacking.

    HP Z640/Z440 BIOS doesn’t support enabling WoWLAN, only Wake-on-LAN via Ethernet (WOL).

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