Tasker Remote Wake On Lan

This is a followup to my previous post about setting up remote wol.  This time we will use Tasker on Android to send the request to wake up your computer.  So if you have not already set up your network to allow remote wol the read this post first.

Before We begin:

    Word of Warning:

         Both Tasker and the ssh plugin cost money so expect to spend a few dollars to make this work.  But in my mind Tasker is well worth the money and the plugin is about $0.99

    Hardware needed:

        Android smart phone

        Network set up to allow remote wol

    Software needed:

       Tasker

       SSH Tasker Plugin

I am going to show you how to create the task first and then show a few ways to use it.

1.

 Tap on the plus in the bottom right corner

Give the new task a descriptive name

Tap on the plus in the middle of the screen

Tap on Plugin in the lower left of the screen

Scroll down until you find SSH Plugin and tap on it

Tap on the pencil in the top right of the screen

Type in the user name host url or ip address, port number, password and command

It should look something like this.  Tap the floppy disk icon

Your screen should now look something like this.  Tap the Tasker icon in the top left

You are all set!  You should be able to tap the play button and wake up your remote machine

2.) Application

Now that you have the task up and working there are a few applications that I can think of off the top of my head.  First you can make a home screen shortcut on your phone that just runs the task when you click on it.  So you could modify the task to wait for a minute or so after sending the wake up command and then launch Microsoft Remote Desktop App for you or Plex.  Another idea is to turn on your computer as soon as Tasker detects your home wireless network.  That way your computer is already running by the time you walk in the house.  Or if you want to do a nightly backup and you are out of town Tasker can send the command each day at the same time, wake up the computer so it can run the backup(I have a nightly backup script that shuts the computer down after backing up).  That way you don't have to remember to do the back ups or leave your computer on while you are gone.