WS-Management

Windows remoting uses WS-Management as its communication protocol. Support for WS-Management and remoting were introduced with PowerShell 2.0. WS-Management uses the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) to pass information between the client and the server.

Enabling remoting

Before remoting can be used, it must be enabled. In a domain environment, remoting can be enabled using a group policy:

• Policy name: Allow remote server management through WinRM
• Path: Computer configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Remote Management (WinRM)\WinRM Service

If remoting is enabled using a group policy, a firewall rule should be created to allow access to the service:

• Policy name: Define inbound port...