I use SCCM, but I've done all of this with free products, it just depends on how automated you'd like to get with it.
shut down PCs after inactivity, Shutdown Screensaver (configure local or delivery via almost any management product) starting at a certain time of the day, BIOS settings to wake (Most Enterprise desktops, like Dell Optiplex, can be managed remotely or via management products) can put the monitor to sleep, Sleep settings on the monitor can be configured locally or via most any desktop management product.) can power on PC wol.exe (Executed from a machine running on the same subnet where the machine is configured in BIOS and Network card to respond to a wake on lan broadcast. If the WMI layer is healthy and the drivers are "correct" this is almost 95% accurate. Since it's a broadcast it should not matter what the machine's last IP address was. Some software attempts an IP specific address, which can usually get through a router, but I've had much better luck with broadcast as long as you have a machine on in the same subnet and can use something like psexec.) and power off. Shutdown.exe (Execute local or from a remote machine with admin rights using "shutdown.exe /s /m \\remote" ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
