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ProxyLink can send Wake-on-LAN magic packets to devices on the remote network through an active tunnel.

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Setup

  1. Edit a proxy link and enter the device’s MAC address in the WoL field
  2. Save — a Wake button appears on the proxy link row

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Using Wake-on-LAN

Click the Wake button. ProxyLink sends a UDP broadcast magic packet through the WireGuard tunnel to the device’s subnet. The device powers on within a few seconds (if WoL is enabled in BIOS and the network adapter supports it).

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Requirements

  • An active tunnel connected to the device’s network
  • Wake-on-LAN enabled in the device’s BIOS
  • The network adapter configured to accept WoL packets
  • The device connected via Ethernet (WoL over WiFi is rarely supported)
  • The site gateway must forward directed broadcasts: Linux gateways deployed since late June 2026 are configured automatically; gateways deployed before then need sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.all.bc_forwarding=1 (persist it in /etc/sysctl.d/). Not currently supported when the tunnel terminates directly on a MikroTik router.