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Wake for Remote Access (WRA) is a component of the Cisco EnergyWise Orchestrator power management suite. Using the Wake on WAN technology, to enable members of your organization can access their computers when they are working offsite, even after their on-site computers have changed to a low power state.
Using a web browser and a web interface, users enter or search for their computer name, and click a button to send a request to the Orchestrator power management server to wake their computer. When the computer is awake, the user follows the established remote login procedures to access the computer.
Tip The users’ on site computers must have the Orchestrator client agent installed, but they do not need to install it on their remote computers to use WRA.
For users displaying WRA to wake a computer, we recommend Internet Explorer 7 or 8 or a recent Firefox version is recommended.
Step 1 On the server that hosts IIS, confirm that the IIS service is running by opening a browser window and typing http://localhost in the address bar.
If IIS is not running, use the Windows Start menu to open the IIS Manager and start the service.
Step 2 Create a WRA user account that will communicate with the Orchestrator power management server to carry out the wake requests.
You will need the name and password of this account during installation.
The user that you designate to run the WRA installer and service must have these permissions:
For information, see the “Security and Permissions in the Orchestrator System” section in the Cisco EnergyWise Orchestrator Administrator Guide .
The setup program installs WRA and creates its virtual IIS directory.
Step 1 Unzip the WRA.zip distribution file and run the setup.exe file.
Step 2 Follow the instructions on the wizard pages, and note these pages on which you will need to enter information specific to your installation:
Note The server name must be the computer name. Entering an alias causes errors when you try to use WRA.
Note The installer does not check the server or user name that you enter. However, invalid names will cause a Service unavailable error when you open the WRA home page after installation.
For information about establishing a user for the WRA service, see “Preparing to Install WRA” section.
Step 3 On the Ready to Install the Program window, click Install .
The setup program creates an IIS virtual directory under wwwroot named wra and places the WRA files in that directory.
Step 4 Click Finish when the wizard is done.
Step 5 Open a browser and display the WRA home page (http://YourServerName/wra), and perform some test searches to confirm the connection.
To allow your users to wake their computers remotely through WRA, send them the home page URL.