On the next page, depending on your version, it should say “ Successfully installed version 2110”.

Select the Windows Admin Center Client certificate on first run, then click OK.

If you would like to configure WinRM over HTTPS, click here. You can change the default 6516 port number.

Select your desired options on the Installing Windows Admin Center page.

Click Next on the Instal Windows Admin Center on Windows 10 page.

Select one of the diagnostic data options and click Next.

Run the msi file (WindowsAdminCenter2110.msi – 2110 was the version when this blog was written) and accept the license terms.

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.

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