Access Laptop Remotely

[Flames89]

Hey CP-techies,
I need some help on something I am hoping to have set up. I have been reading all over the internet and just go in circles.
I will try to make this as clear and concise as possible.

END GAME WANTS:
- I would like to be able to be in my TV room in the basement and wake up my laptop (from sleep mode) in order to use PLEX.
- I would also like, though not AS important, to be able to use a TeamViewer type service on my phone to wake up my laptop while I am at work and then log in. Currently it can't connect if computer is asleep.

EQUIPMENT:
- Brand new fancy Dell laptop for personal use
- Windows 8.1
- Apple Airport Extreme router

THINGS I HAVE READ ABOUT
- Apparently Wake On LAN used to require a wired connection, but I gather Wireless Wake On LAN has been advancing. My laptop is connected wirelessly and this won't change.
- My Dell computer doesn't have BIOS setting to turn on Wake on LAN, but in Device Manager the network cards (one intel one and one "controller" one) both offered this ability and were preselected as "on"/"enabled"
- Do I need to change the router settings to open some ports to allow "magic packets" through"? Can this work while I am elsewhere?


As usual, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, so any help here is appreciated. This must be possible in these uber days.

[Flames89]

Of course another option is to just disable sleep mode, but I worry that this will limit the life of my computer and increase my energy bill.

[Hack&Lube]

AFAIK, your wireless adapter/bios have to support WOWLan, otherwise you are out of luck. No combination of registry keys and magic packets will help you. Find this out first. If you are running PLEX, you really should just build a dedicated, wired, media PC with access to a large amount of NAS storage to be your PLEX server.

Laptops use almost no energy and run extremely cool if clocked down in the right power-saving mode. The only thing that would have a decreased lifespan are the fans in your laptop.

[DoubleF]

I remember seeing in the BIOS on a desktop the ability to remotely wake up a computer in hibernate or something, not sure if it works or is available on laptops.


Would this work?

http://lifehacker.com/348197/access-...th-wake-on-lan

Not sure if using a power line adapter for ethernet could work?

http://www.cnet.com/topics/networkin...line-adapters/


EDIT: Sorry, only half skimmed at first.

Also, is there an option if your laptop naturally goes to hibernate vs shut down?

EDIT 2: http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/...etwork-wowlan/

Does this work? Not remotely though, looks like you need to be on same wifi?