Wake up a mac in a local network

Hi,
I need an applescript to wake up a mac in my home for some schedule maintenance.
I know how to connect to the mac using script but I don't know how to wake it up. I googled and found that I need wake-on-lan magic packet but couldn't figure out what to download and how to use it.
Any ideas?
Thanks

Wake On La
WakeOnLan Suite: Commands and classes for WakeOnLan.
Class application:
Plural form:
applications
puttosleep: Put a computer to sleep.
puttosleep string -- Computer name or IP address.
wakeup: Wakeup a computer.
wakeup string -- Computer name or IP address.

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