Teamviewer Mac Wake From Sleep

Posted : admin | On 01-05-2021

Whether you’re using TeamViewer™ to access your own device or if you’re an IT professional trying to provide support, being able to remotely access a sleeping device in another location is essential.

If you’ve ever needed access to a sleeping device to grab a file, install an update, or fix an underlying IT issue, you know that remote access must be able to wake and restart the sleeping device.

  1. After installing the macOS 10.14 updates, a user can run into issues with the Mac’s sleep and wake functions wherein the Mac refuses to wake when expected or the OS fails to launch after going to sleep, even after the power button or any button on the keyboard is pressed ad nauseam.
  2. The output you are looking for is the broadcast address; in this case it is 192.168.251.255. Once you have this information from the remote Mac, you can use Wake550 to wake it up remotely. There are also applications for the iPhone that can wake up a sleeping Mac as well, such as SleepOver or iWOL.
  3. Oct 22, 2018 Now when my mac is asleep, I see the power button next to it in the teamviewer console, but pressing it, doesnt wake my mac. Whats weird, is that I used to have a Mac Mini (up until last week), and It used to go to sleep and I dont recall having to jump through any of these hoops to make it available in TeamViewer.

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Aug 17, 2014 Since you want to use TeamViewer.com I do not know if having the TeamViewer app running when you put the Mac to sleep will allow the TeamViewer.com servers to remember where it is when you want to connect from Windows. The thing is, someone has to talk to the Mac through the router to get the router to send the Wake-on-LAN networking packet.

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If your Mac goes to sleep unexpectedly

Make sure that Energy Saver is set up the way you want: choose Apple () menu > System Preferences, then click Energy Saver. Adjust one or more of the following controls to affect when your Mac goes to sleep. Some of these controls might not be available on your Mac.

Allow Teamviewer To Wake Computer

  • 'Turn display off after' slider
  • 'Display sleep' slider
  • 'Computer sleep' slider
    If a slider is set to 'Never,' sleep is disabled for that feature.
  • Schedule button

Make sure that you aren't putting your Mac to sleep accidentally:

  • Pressing the power button can put your Mac to sleep.
  • Moving your mouse pointer to a hot corner can put your Mac to sleep, depending on your Mission Control settings. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Mission Control. Click the Hot Corners button, then see if any of the corners are set to 'Put Display to Sleep.'
  • Using magnets near your Mac notebook can put your Mac to sleep.

If your Mac doesn't go to sleep when you expect

Check your Energy Saver settings as described above, and be aware that your Mac won't automatically go to sleep unless it's inactive:

  • The same network activities that can wake your Mac can also keep your Mac from sleeping.
  • Any app or other process that's running on your Mac could also be keeping your Mac awake. Check the Energy Saver pane of Activity Monitor to identify apps that need your Mac to be awake. If 'Yes' appears in the Preventing Sleep column for an app, your Mac won't automatically sleep while the app is running. Other apps prevent sleep only when doing certain things, such playing music or video, printing, or downloading files.
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If you started from macOS Recovery on a Mac notebook, automatic sleep is disabled as long as the Mac is using AC power.

If your Mac wakes unexpectedly

Your Mac might wake for these activities:

  • Network activity that uses the Wake on Demand feature. Examples of network activity include iTunes sharing, photo sharing, printer sharing, file sharing, and using Back to My Mac.*
  • Enhanced notifications from FaceTime, Messages, and other apps and services.
  • Bluetooth activity. To prevent Bluetooth devices from waking your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Bluetooth. Click the Advanced Button, then deselect 'Allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer.'

If you have a MacBook Pro (2016 or later) or MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017), note that these models are designed to start up when you open their lids or connect them to power.

*As of July 1, 2019, Back to My Mac service is no longer available.

If your Mac doesn't wake when you expect

Teamviewer Mac Wake From Sleep

Your Mac might pause a few seconds before it wakes up. If it doesn't seem to wake at all, check for these possibilities:

Teamviewer Mac Wake From Sleep Mode

  • Your screen brightness might be turned down.
  • If you're using an external display, your display might be turned off.
  • Your Mac might be in safe sleep. To wake from safe sleep, press the power button.
  • Check for a sleep indicator light, if applicable, and make sure that your Mac isn't turned off.

Teamviewer Mac Wake From Sleep System

If the previous steps don't work

Teamviewer Manual Wake On Lan

These additional steps may help identify or resolve the issue:

  • Reset the SMC.
  • Reset NVRAM.
  • Disconnect external devices other than your Apple keyboard, mouse, and display. If that resolves the issue, gradually reconnect your devices, testing each time, until you find the device that is interfering with sleep. Then check the documentation that came with the device, or contact the device manufacturer.
  • Start up in Safe Mode to see if the issue is related to non-Apple startup items, login items, or kernel extensions.
  • Try to isolate the issue by using another user account.

Teamviewer Mac Wake From Sleep Center

If you still see the issue, contact Apple Support.

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