


To manage a target server, a user must connect with credentials that have administrative privileges on the target server. Built to support third party extensions. Publish your Windows Admin Center gateway server to the public Internet, then you can connect to and manage servers your from anywhere, all in a secure manner. Gateway to managed servers use PowerShell and WMI over WinRM Windows Server us self-signed certificate ( only valid for 60 days – will get warning message) or PKI Cert for secure communication. You can change the port for Windows 10 (6516) or for the gateway (443) How does it work? Environment Prerequisites We will cover the gateway service installing on Windows server in the next blog, then registering WAC with Azure to manage Azure VM’s and services.

This blog will focus on installation and management of WAC on Windows 10. IIS is not required, agents are not required, SQL Server is not required.Manage Hyper-V, hyper-converged and failover clusters.Great alternative to using Remote desktop.WAC is licensed as part of Windows Server and Windows 10 – no additional cost.Manage small, large, in the clould or hybrid environments.It is a locally-deployed, simplified, integrated, highly secure, cloud-ready, browser-based management toolset that lets you manage Windows 10 and your Windows Servers with no Azure or cloud dependency. Windows Admin Center(WAC) is the modern evolution of “in-box” management tools, like Server Manager and MMC.
