
Enter the IP address into the field called Allow unsolicited incoming messages from these IP addresses. To allow messages from any IP address, enter an asterisk (*) into each field. Right-click on Windows Firewall: Allow inbound remote administration exception and click Edit. Using the Group Policy Management Editor, from the menu tree, click Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates: Policy definitions > Network > Network Connections > Windows Firewall > Domain Profile. Windows Firewall: Allow inbound remote administration exception. When you’re done, there will be two rules enabled: Now you must allow for inbound remote administration by updating the firewall rules.
All remaining details can stay on the defaults. Select Start service as the service action.
Right-click on Services and select New > Service. From the Group Policy Management Editor window, click Preferences > Control Panel Settings > Services. Now that Windows Remote Management has been enabled on the Group Policy, you need to enable the service that goes with it. Select Enabled to allow remote server management through WinRM. Right-click on Allow remote server management through WinRM and click Edit. From the menu tree, click Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates: Policy definitions > Windows Components > Windows Remote Management (WinRM) > WinRM Service. Right-click on the new Enable WinRM Group Policy Object and select Edit. Allow remote server management through WinRM. When you’re done, there will be three WinRM service settings enabled: Next, edit the new Group Policy object you just created. Right-click and select Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here.
From the start menu, open Control Panel.
If you're using an older version of Windows Server, your steps and the labels you see may vary.įirst, we need to create a Group Policy object for your domain. Note: These instructions are written for Windows Server 2012 R2. See the following article for more information: Polling a remote device via WMI requires Administrator credentials. Keep in mind there’s a delay between completing the set-up steps and the change propagating to all computers in your network. This article walks you through how to enable and configure WinRM using Group Policy so you can use Auvik to remotely manage all Windows devices on your network. Please see How to enable WMI monitoring on a single Windows device for complete instructions.Īuvik uses the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) protocol to access Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) data. If you don't have a domain controller but would still like to monitor your Windows devices, you'll need to enable WMI device by device.