Whenever you want to perform any tasks related to IIS on server you might be starting mstsc aka Remote Desktop Connection RDP for those tasks, but using the facility of remotely managing IIS from client IIS, no need of RDP now and then.
Follow the simple steps on IIS Server and client IIS machine.
- Run the following commands in powershell on the remote IIS Server
Install-WindowsFeature Web-ServerInstall-WindowsFeature Web-Mgmt-ServiceSet-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WebManagement\Server -Name EnableRemoteManagement -Value 1Net Stop WMSVCNet Start WMSVC
- Install IIS Remote Connection manager
- On the Client IIS Restart IIS Manager Window
- You would see one blue world icon under connections
- Click Connect to a server
- Enter ip of server
- Enter username of server
- Enter password of server
- Connect
- Tick all services
- If asks then click Run one by one for all prompts
- At the end you would see that server under the list of IIS
- IIS REMOTE GUIDE
- This only supports greater than server 2008
I spent 2 hours on a troubleshooting meeting - today, in 2024 - trying to figure out why remote management wasn't working! Network errors were crossed out, it was either a configuration problem or an out-of-date tool (which, basically is the issue this solves).
Thank you for the perfectly clear instructions.