
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.