A method for waking up an access point, AP, device, applied to a wakeup server, comprising: receiving an AP activation request sent by a terminal device, wherein the AP activation request comprises an identity of the terminal device; determining a target AP device according to the AP activation request; acquiring a status of the target AP device; when the target AP device is in a sleep state, sending a wakeup request to the target AP device, so that the target AP device switches to an awake state according to the wakeup request; and sending a first AP activation success response to the terminal device, wherein before the receiving an AP activation request sent by a terminal device, the method further comprises: receiving a registration request of a first AP device, wherein the first AP device is at least one AP device in a management range of the wakeup server, and the registration request comprises an identity of the first AP device and a wakeup address of the first AP device; and sending registration response information to the first AP device, characterized in that the AP activation request further comprises location determining information, wherein the location determining information comprises location information of the terminal device, a wakeup distance range, and a maximum quantity of APs that are to be woken up. receiving an AP activation request sent by a terminal device, wherein the AP activation request comprises an identity of the terminal device; determining a target AP device according to the AP activation request; acquiring a status of the target AP device; when the target AP device is in a sleep state, sending a wakeup request to the target AP device, so that the target AP device switches to an awake state according to the wakeup request; and sending a first AP activation success response to the terminal device, wherein before the receiving an AP activation request sent by a terminal device, the method further comprises: receiving a registration request of a first AP device, wherein the first AP device is at least one AP device in a management range of the wakeup server, and the registration request comprises an identity of the first AP device and a wakeup address of the first AP device; and sending registration response information to the first AP device, characterized in that the AP activation request further comprises location determining information, wherein the location determining information comprises location information of the terminal device, a wakeup distance range, and a maximum quantity of APs that are to be woken up. receiving a registration request of a first AP device, wherein the first AP device is at least one AP device in a management range of the wakeup server, and the registration request comprises an identity of the first AP device and a wakeup address of the first AP device; and sending registration response information to the first AP device, characterized in that the AP activation request further comprises location determining information, wherein the location determining information comprises location information of the terminal device, a wakeup distance range, and a maximum quantity of APs that are to be woken up.