Windows Admin Center : Install
Install Windows Admin Center.
It's possible to Manage Windows Server Hosts and Client Hosts on it.
(Refero to the official site below)
⇒ [Link]
center/understand/what-is
If you manage only a Windows Host with Windows Admin Center, it's OK to install Admin
Center on it, but if you'd like to manage multiple Windows Hosts, it needs to install Admin
Center on a Gateway Server.
The Windows OS that you can install Admin Center with Gateway Mode are Windows Server
2016 and Windows Server 2016 now.
(on this example ,install on Windows Server 2016)
By the way, Installing Admin Center on Domain Controller Hosts is not supported, so you
need to choose to install Admin Cenetr as Gateway Server except DC. Anyway, Windows
Admin Center does not require Domain Environmrnt, also possible to manage standalone Host
on it.
Download Windows Admin Center Installer from the official site below.
There are latest release and stable release, select the one you like.
(on this example, download and install stable release)
[1] ⇒ [Link]
center/understand/windows-admin-center
After downloading Installer, run it. First, Read terms of license agreement well and go Next.
[2] Select use Microsoft Update or not.
[3] Click [Next] button.
[4] Click [Next] button with keep default.
[5] Configure listening port and certificates for Windows Admin Center.
[6] Click [Finish] button to complete installation.
Windows Admin Center : Web Admin Console
Connect to Web Admin Console of Windows Admin Center from Client Host.
Any Client Hosts are OK, but officially supported web browsers are Microsoft Edge and
Google Chrome only, so it needs to access from Hosts that those browsers are installed. (on
this example, use Microsoft Edge on Windows 10)
Run Web browser and access to [[Link] Admin Center Hostname or IP address)].
[1] Then, authentication is required, input any user who can access to Windows Admin Center
Host.
[2] After logon successfully, Windows Admin Center Welcome page is shown.
After finishing Welcome page, Windows Admin Center default page is shown and target
[3]
Hosts are listed.
[4] When click a target Host, it's possible to see status or modify settings of the Host.
Windows Admin Center : Add Target Hosts
Add Target Hosts on Windows Admin Center.
[1] Logon to Windows Admin Center and Click [+ Add] link.
[2] Click [Add Server Connection].
[3] Input a Hostname you'd like to add.
By the way, if Admin Center Host can not resolve the name of the Host you'd like to add,
[4] check a box [Don't attempt to resolve the server name] and specify the IP address of the
Host.
[5] Input Credentials for the Host and Click [Submit with Credentials] button.
[6] A new Target Host has been added like follows.
If Admin Center can connect to the new Host successfully, Status of the Host is displayed
[7]
like follows.
Windows Admin Center : Overview of Items#1
This is the Overview of each Item on Windows Admin Center Web Console.
For [Overview] on the left pane, it's possible to see the current status of the Host like CPU
[1]
usage or Memory usage and so on.
[2] For [Backup] on the left pane, it's possible to configure Backup with Azure Backup.
[3] For [Certificates] on the left pane, it's possible to manage stored Certificates.
For [Devices] on the left pane, it's possible to manage Devices, it's the same feature with
[4]
Windows Device Manager.
For [Events] on the left pane, it's possible to see each Log, it's the same feature with
[5]
Windows Event Viewer.
For [Files] on the left pane, it's possible to manage files and folders, it's the same feature
[6]
with Windows Explorer.
For [Firewall] on the left pane, it's possible to manage settings of Firewall, it's the same
[7]
feature with Windows Defender Firewall.
[8] For [Installed Apps] on the left pane, it's possible to manage Installed applications.
For [Local Users and Groups] on the left pane, it's possible to manage Local Users and
[9]
Groups.
[10] For [Network] on the left pane, it's possible to configure Network Interfaces.
Windows Admin Center : Overview of Items#2
This is the Overview of each Item on Windows Admin Center Web Console.
For [PowerShell] on the left pane, it's possible to manage or configure the target Host with
[1]
PowerShell Cmdlets directly.
[2] For [Processes] on the left pane, it's possible to manage processes.
[3] For [Registry] on the left pane, it's possible to manage Registry Keys.
For [Remote Desktop] on the left pane, it's possible to connect to the target Host with
[4]
Remote Desktop. It needs Remote Desktop is enabled on the target Host first.
For [Roles and Features] on the left pane, it's possible to install or remove Roles and
[5]
Features.
For [Scheduled Tasks] on the left pane, it's possible to manage tasks, it's the same feature
[6]
with Windows Task Scheduler.
[7] For [Services] on the left pane, it's possible to start or stop services.
[8] For [Storage] on the left pane, it's possible to manage disks that are attached on target Host.
For [Storage Replica] on the left pane, it's possible to install and configure Storage
[9]
Replication feature.
[10] For [Updates] on the left pane, it's possible to manage Windows Updated programs.
For [Settings] on the left pane, it's possible to configure Environment Variables or Remote
[11]
Desktop setting and also Access Controls on the target Host.
