HOW TO SET AUTOMATIC DOWNLOADS WHEN YOU"RE AWAY

For people with unlimited internet , there are no worries as they can keep the system online all the time. But when it comes to limited users who are provided only a particular free bandwidth time slot . They can make some arrangements how to download things without their presence.

STEP 1 :

All you need to do is search the option in the BIOS for automatic startup, RTC Alarm facilities are available in the bios , Just enable it and fix the time when you want your system to start up. in case of AMD , make use of powernow option. Under RTC select the date when you want the system to start up . Set the date to 00 if you want system to boot up automatically.

Incase of LINUX ,

Click here to download the small setup file which helps in setting up this facility.
How TO SET UP

STEP 2:

This is most annoying part in this try. Your system can boot up but it halts at the windows log on screen waiting for you to give an command to proceed which is not possible when you'renot present. Either you can uncheck the log on scren facility if there is only one account or install TWEAK UI to automatically configure windows to log in.

1 . LINk TO DOWNLOAD TWEAK UI , HIT ME
2. HOW TO CONFIFURE WINDOWS AUTOMATIC LOGIN

Step 3 :

Ahh !!! Atlast you entered the windows user account. NOw all you need to do is to connect to the internet.

WAY 1:
Certain ADSL modems have the option to automatically connect when modem is turned on . So in this case, keep the modem ON !! Though data can't transfer when system is OFF (lol...)

WAY2:

When you have pppoe dialer to help u connect to the internet , You can make a batch file which dial the connection which will be dealt later in this article.

Step 4 : Setting up an scheduler to open the programs and clients to begin the transfer.Windows scheduler can be used to do it but i dont use it. Many schedulers are available on the net. All they do trigger the application when the time arrives.

Click here to download the scheduler ( even a kid can do in this scheduler)

Create the pointers when to run the program in this schedulers and you can use this to run the batch file at particular time you need.

BATCH FILES CREATION :

Batch files are set of command line instructions when are executed when file is run.

FOR AUTOMATIC DIALING:

We make use of the rasdial command to do this.... For details click here

1. open the notepad
2. type " rasdial connection_name username password"
ex: rasdial airtel 032343424_tm@airtel.in doyouneedmypassword
3 Save the file as bat file . example auto_dial.bat

thats it , all you need to do is create a setup to run the bat file at particular time in the scheduler installed in your system

FOR AUTOMATIC SHUT DOWN:

1. open the notepad
2. type "shutdown -s"
3. save it as "shutdown.bat" remember to save it as batch file

Create a set up in scheduler for automatic shutdown after your data transfer is completed.


If you find option to do this. do let me know by posting it in comments...
P.S. : Don't try to mess the timings , you'll be billed mate !!!

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