If the display has a power indicator, it might show that the display is in low-power mode.

This doesnt affect solid-state drives (SSDs), which have no moving parts.

Wake For Network Access In Pro Media Apps

If using a traditional disk with certain pro media apps or other apps that prefer uninterrupted access to the disk, you might want to deselect this setting.

Some of these tasks might prevent the computer from sleeping when idle.

Wake For Network Access In Mac Notebook Computers

This extends the length of time that Mac notebook computers can stay asleep while on battery power.

In that case, plug your Mac into AC power, then press the power button.

You might see a progress bar onscreen as the previously stored contents of memory are copied from the startup disk.

When my Mac Pro is on (awake), I can use screen sharing to take over its screen.

However, when it is asleep, it does not appear in the sidebar.

Im trying to wake my desktop from my wi-fi laptop, but WakeOnLan does not allow sending the WakeOnLan packets from a non-hard-wired connection.

Wake on Demand requires an Apple AirPort Base Station or Time Capsule with firmware 7.4.2 or later installed.

Also, this functionality shouldnt depend on having Apple hardware for the router.

The OS also has support for this as well as working with routers using bonjour sleep proxy.

I guess if the computers IP address is static (doesnt change) then you can always SSH to the same IP.

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