Power Management on zTC

Summary

Overview of power profiles, sleep/hibernate settings, and remote wake options to optimize energy use on SnapOS thin clients.

Prerequisites

• SnapOS ≥1.3
• zTC hardware supporting ACPI sleep states
• Administrator privileges for policy changes

Procedure

1. Set Power Profile
   • Start → Settings → Power Management
   • Select profile: Performance, Balanced, or Energy Saver → Apply
2. Configure Sleep/Hibernate
   • Power Management → Sleep Settings → set idle timeout → choose Sleep or Hibernate → Save
3. Enable Wake-on-LAN
   • Settings → Network → select interface → Advanced → Enable Wake-on-LAN → Save

Advanced Configuration

• Schedule Power On/Off: Settings → Scheduler → create event for boot/shutdown times.
• Group Policy via zMAN: push power profiles and sleep policies to device groups.

Related Features

• zMAN Integration for centralized policy management
• SnapOS Update for ACPI driver patches

Troubleshooting

• Device not waking: check BIOS ACPI settings and network cable connection for WOL.
• Hibernate fails: verify available swap/hibernation partition size.

FAQs

Does sleep consume network connectivity?

No—only Wake-on-LAN keeps NIC in low-power listening state.

Can I disable sleep entirely?

Yes—set Sleep timeout to “Never” in Sleep Settings.