For devices to wake up via docking stations and external adapters, the following requirements must be met:
1. USB-Host Controller
Wake on LAN may not wake the device if the device disconnects the USB connection during a sleep state and thus also the network connection.
Therefore, you need to check on your host controller to make sure that the following setting is not grayed out.
Falls «Allow this device to wake the computer» ausgegraut ist, unterstützt Ihr Adapter kein Wake on LAN.