Problem keeping WiFi always on?

[BSobotta]

I work for a company that is testing a Surface 3 for viability as a product. The biggest issue I am having in testing right now is to keep the WIFI connection while the screen is off. I need to be able to ping it/wake it from this state. I have done some digging and have found some solutions for the Surface Pro 3, but have had no luck applying those to the Surface 3.

Any suggestions are welcomed.

 

[webkrawler]

While the screen is off.

You mean when you tell it to go to sleep?

Windows 8.1 has a hybrid sleep mode that is supposed to keep the WiFi or Cell signal on.
I know on my IRULU Windows 8.1 10" tablet if I put it to sleep the WiFi remains on (I get e-mail and other alerts).

So, I don't understand why this would be a problem on the Surface 3.

 

[BSobotta]

Can you ping it when the screen is off?

 

[seremify]

When the screen goes off, does the Surface actually keep everything running (kind of like a monitor going to sleep on a normal PC) or is the tablet actually going into Sleep mode everytime?

 

[BSobotta]

It's going in to sleep. But I read it is going in to connected standby our what ever it is called.