3Com 3CR990-TX-95, 3CR990-TX-97 Server Features Using Other NICs, Remote Wake-Up Requirements

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Server Features Using Other NICs

One foreign NIC (one that is not a 3Com EtherLink Server NIC) is allowed in one group per server. For guidelines on using foreign NICs, see these topics:

■Windows NT and Windows 2000—Planning the Configuration on page 60

■NetWare—Planning the Configuration on page 104

Remote Wake-Up

Remote Wake-Up provides the ability to remotely power-on a network computer for after-hours administration. When the PC is in sleep mode and receives a wake-up packet (Magic Packet frame) through the LAN, the NIC turns on the power to the PC. Remote Wake-Up also requires using a desktop management application that is able to generate a Magic Packet Remote Wake-Up signal.

If the computer complies with PCI 2.2, Remote Wake-Up is automatically enabled through the PCI bus. If the computer complies with PCI 2.1, Remote Wake-Up support is enabled by connecting a Remote Wake-Up cable from the NIC’s Remote Wake-Up (RWU) connector

to a 3-pin Remote Wake-Up connector on the computer motherboard.

The NIC provides a network connection with or without the Remote Wake-Up cable installed.

Remote Wake-Up Requirements

The following conditions are required to use Remote

Wake-Up:

■Management application that supports Remote Wake-Up

■BIOS that supports Remote Wake-Up