# WOL on robot UR?

**URL:** <https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/wol-on-robot-ur/5815>\
**Category:** Robot Communication\
**Created:** [December 12, 2019, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/wol-on-robot-ur/5815 "2019-12-12T07:26:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jarregui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@jarregui](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/jarregui)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/wol-on-robot-ur/5815/1 "2019-12-12T07:26:04Z")

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how start control UR remotly?, maybe WOL, wake on lan??

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**Author:** ![jbm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.universal-robots.com/jbm/32/614_2.png) [@jbm](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/jbm)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/wol-on-robot-ur/5815/2 "2019-12-12T08:07:17Z")

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The control box has dedicated 12V “ON” and “OFF” signal I/O’s for remotely turning on and off power to the control box. When power is applied, you can use either auto-initialization as defined in the user interface, to automatically initialize the robot and execute a program, or use external remote control Ethernet based interfaces to control the robot.  
Please refer to the electrical documentation.

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**Author:** ![jarregui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@jarregui](https://forum.universal-robots.com/u/jarregui)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.universal-robots.com/t/wol-on-robot-ur/5815/3 "2019-12-12T10:03:11Z")

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I know this option, but how do I activate this 12v ON signal remotely?  
It is no easier to enable WOL on Ethernet control card.