[WINDOWS TUTORIAL] PC On/Off (No Hardware Required)

[rontalley]

This is genius! The problem I had was that the switch would get out of sync. This is why I used Host Pinger as a means to keep the switch in sync no matter if you turn on/off the PC manually or programatically. Awesome Job in finding a way around that issue!

Will cook up yours to see how well the switches stay in sync! This is much simpler to my now, outdated method.

(Tutorial) PC on/off and Activity Monitor with SmartThings

With Event Ghost, you can take an “Event” (Lightning Bolt), listed under the Log section on the left and click and drag it to an “Action” (we will be using macros), listed (installed) under the Configuration section. Once you have Send Event to Event Ghost App installed and configured with a VS, you will see that Event sent from SmartThings on the left side, (HTTP.ST.Study PC.switch.off) then click and drag that to the right side macro, in my case, (Forced: Turn Off Computer) Remember to save you Event Ghost file! Setup Screens for PC Shutdown in Event Ghost: In this Screen Shot, HTTP…switch.on is not doing anything in Event Ghost as this Action (Lightning Bolt) is not tied to any command (Macro) on the right side of the screen. However, ST will send both the on and off actions for any…