Is there a way to switch on your iMac wirelessly?

[hleewell]

Is there a way to switch on your iMac wirelessly? Is there an iPhone or iPad app that could do this? From a sleep sate to login page? Is there any way you could boot your iMac wirelessly from "a complete shutdown" state?

I heard there is a guy who could do this with his cellphone and I remember this is before iPhone or App Store hits the market.

I know this is a bit juvenile and there is nothing wrong with using physical keyboard to log in. But I am just curious and I want to prove wrong the guy who said it could be done.

Thanks for any tip.

 

[BSoares]

I've done it. App is iShutdown.

You have to configure your router to forward wake on LAN packets and also configure the iMac to wake when it gets those packets. I had to give mine a static IP too. What I didn't like was that the iMac would wake up and go back to sleep maybe once every couple of hours (Apple says this is normal if you enable WOL). So I ended up turning it off and getting rid of iShutdown.

If you need it then it can be useful. I had done it just because it's cool

 

[hleewell]

I've done it. App is iShutdown.

If you need it then it can be useful. I had done it just because it's cool

Yes, I heard you can do that with an iPhone. Is there any way you could do it w/ a regular cellphone?

 

[rgarjr]

Can u just VNC into it, that would probably wake it up.

 

[rever3nce]

I've done it. App is iShutdown.

You have to configure your router to forward wake on LAN packets and also configure the iMac to wake when it gets those packets. I had to give mine a static IP too. What I didn't like was that the iMac would wake up and go back to sleep maybe once every couple of hours (Apple says this is normal if you enable WOL). So I ended up turning it off and getting rid of iShutdown.

If you need it then it can be useful. I had done it just because it's cool

I have been looking for this app FOREVER! haha thanks a million.

 

[BSoares]

Yes, I heard you can do that with an iPhone. Is there any way you could do it w/ a regular cellphone?

Not sure... In theory if it can send WOL packets it may work, especially if you know the iMac's IP but I can't tell for sure.

Besides, why would anyone want a phone that is not an iPhone? LOL, just kidding...

 

[Big-TDI-Guy]

From a hard shutdown?

I made a remote switch for a basement computer to be activated via remote. Just hard wire a relay + cellphone on silent (relay powered by vibrate motor) and don't give that phone # to anyone!

I did a similar thing in the late 90s with a remote starter and cheapo pager inside my car. Loved it, land @ airport, call the car, then toasty ride was waiting. (along with freaked out parking lot attendants on occasion)

 

[0000757]

I heard there is a guy who could do this with his cellphone and I remember this is before iPhone or App Store hits the market.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1401106/

It is impossible to use a basic T9 phone to power on a computer that is 100% completely shutdown.