 How to turn on a computer remotely with a smartphone Let's start with configuring the network adapter in BIOS. Look for an option with the name like Wake on LAN, then save the changes and leave BIOS or press F10. Just connect the smartphone to your network by Wi-Fi and make sure that the computer is also connected to the same network. In the application window, tap plus to add and swipe down to search for any devices in this network to be able to wake up a computer remotely, team viewers should be configured so that such computer could be wakened with its public IP address. Start team viewer on your computer. In the main menu, select Express. In the section Account Assignment, click the Assign to Account button.