

Here you specify which IP-addresses the WinRM service will listen on. The same setting can be named “ Allow remote server management trough WinRM” in some configurations.

On the right hand side edit the “ Allow automatic configuration of listeners ” policy setting. In the Group Policy Management Editor : expand Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Remote Management (WinRM) > WinRM Service. On your AD server, create and link a new GPO to your domain.Īfter the GPO has been created, right click it and choose “Edit…”. There are a few steps that need to be completed for WinRM to work: We will enable WinRM through a GPO which is the easiest way to enable all machines in your domain to accept connections through WinRM. This guide will focus on HTTP since it does not require installation of certificates on the target machines. WinRM can use both HTTP (port 5985) and HTTPS (port 5986). WinRM is enabled by default on Windows Server 2012 R2 but disabled on all client operating systems earlier than Windows Server 2012.įor Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (both are EOL) you must install “ Windows Management Framework Core package (Windows PowerShell 2.0 and WinRM 2.0)” to enable WinRM support. It can be done through a GPO in your Active Directory. It allows for better inventory of systems running Windows compared to WMI and is relatively easy to setup. WinRM is a Microsoft implementation of WS-Management Protocol.
