But if you let the Mac containing your music collection go to sleep when unused, then iTunes on another Mac on the same local network will not see the sleeping Macs music, and there is no way to wake up the Mac with the music collection from sleepshort of walking over to that Mac and waking it up. It clearly spells out the services and required hardware. You can configure a Mac to share its music collection. Here's the appropriate Apple Tech Note :
MAC +WAKE FOR NETWORK ACCESS SHARE +ITUNES PRO
There is the option in Energy Saver to 'Wake for Network Access' which seems to be exactly what I want to do, but I still cant get my other Macbook to see the Macbook Pro if it is asleep. What Im more concerned about right now, though, is if I can access the files if my laptop is shut and asleep. When asleep, the router will watch network requests for that Mac and if appropriate send the wakeup packet to the Mac and route the request to it.ĭevices looking for shared resources (iTunes libraries for example) are "fooled" by the Airport Router into thinking those services are ready to use. I understand that this may need jailbreaking. This causes the router to keep a table of Macs asleep and their network addresses. Macs with this option turned on and connected to the Airport or Time Capsule will register with the router using "Bonjour Proxy Wake" service. This is used primarily by Apple Network Manager to wake up computers to management tools but it's also available for consumer usage with the proper network components.įor home networks, you need an Apple Airport or Time Capsule router with recent firmware. When detected, the computer will awake or power on so that it can be managed. All modern network cards are awake when the computer is powered off and are watching for a special "magic packet" to appear on the network.
If your Mac is a MacBook, ensure that it is plugged into a power source or it may not wake up. In order for your Mac to respond to incoming connections while it is asleep, make sure to enable Wake for Network Access in System Preferences > Energy Saver. Optimize video streaming while on battery power While on battery power, plays high-dynamic-range (HDR) video in standard dynamic range (SDR), which requires less energy. Wake for network access, power management and FileVault. This is a network management feature primarily designed for network administrators to have the ability to power on computers for network administration. Wake for network access Users can access your computers shared resources, such as shared printers or Music playlists, even when your computer is in sleep mode.
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