You can read more about the kernel side implementation on the following sites: If it is has support for WoWLAN it may only support a subset of possible triggers. The NetworkManager snap allows its users to configure one or more triggers to allow the device it operates on to be woken up remotely.Īn important precondition for WoWLAN to work is that your device’s kernel WiFi driver has support for it. The functionality is not entirely equivalent to Wake on LAN and there are some limitations. It is based on the well well-established standard for Wake on LAN.

Wake on WLAN (called WoWLAN in the following) is a feature which allows a device to be woken up from standby power states to facilitate device management.