How To : Restart FreeNAS from a Remote Computer

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How to Restart FreeNAS from a remote computer

First of just a short intro to FreeNAS. FreeNAS is an opensource application that turns virtually any computer into a Network Are Storage Server. As the name suggests, FreeNAS is 100% and supported by a huge community of developers and boasts some amazing features. If you wish to learn more about FreeNas feel free to visit their website at http://www.freenas.org/

What you’ll need:

  1. One FreeNAS Server Installed, Up and Running with Default IP of 192.168.1.250
  2. Remote PC on the same network as FreeNAS
  3. Download the [download id="6"] that you’ll usee to Shutdown FreeNAS

Once you have the above, the rest is really simple. Simply follow the instructions below:

  1. Save the downloaded file to your remote PC’s desktop
  2. Right Click the Downloaded File (Internet Shortcut) then change:
    1. url: http://admin:freenas@192.168.1.250/exec_raw.php?cmd=shutdown -p now to read your IP if different from the default
    2. Also change username/password if different from default
  3. Save the shortcut file.
  4. Doubleclick the Shortcut from your Desktop and Hey Presto. Your FreeNAS Server should have initiated a shutdown.

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