This article will show you various methods you can use to shutdown or restart computers on your network. We will look at:
- Command Line/Shortcuts
- Windows Tools
- 3rd Party Applications
WHAT YOU NEED:
- Computer administrator account on the computer you want to shutdown
- IP Address of the computer you want to shutdown
- Operating System like Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows Xp
Method 1: Command Line
Go to (Start>Run>Cmd) and type "shutdown", you will see there are many arguments you can use with the shutdown command. The -m argument is the machine name and -r will shutdown your computer
Example:
In the command prompt type these shutdown -m \\computername -s
Lets Break it:
The shutdown command gets the ball rolling
-m \\computername is the computer you want to shutdown
-s tells the remote computer to shutdown
Method 2: Windows Tools
Go to (Start>Run>Cmd) and type "shutdown -i". You see the image below there are three marked in red. Click Add then type in the ip address of the computer you want to remote shutdown. Choose what you want to do with that remote computer, if you want to shutdown then choose shutdown. And the last thing will be the message you want to appear in the remote computer and then click ok. So that's it you want to know about command.
Method 3: External Utilities
RCL– Remote Computer Log On is a program I came across while scouring through SourceForge. It doesn’t look like much, but it is much more powerful and user friendly than the options above.
You can login/out, shutdown or restart multiple computers. There is even a feature to enable or disable Internet access.
RCL was originally designed by a school teacher to control the computers in a computer lab. RCL offers no annoying fonts or popups. It makes up for them in features.
The computer list uses text files making it easy to list groups of computers; i.e. one file for each lab.
You can download the software here.
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