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Figure 2 – Established connection to endpoint

After you connect to an endpoint, you’ll be able to manage it, as Figure 2 shows. However, you can use the built-in AD search to easily add connections. Initially, you’ll only see the WAC gateway listed. When accessing WAC, the first page you’ll see is the Connections page. WAC is a web-based solution that doesn’t depend on a database engine and is extremely easy to implement and maintain. You can install extensions from Microsoft and third parties for managing different system components. You can install it as a service, which is known as a WAC gateway. No features or role components are required to install WAC. It can manage newer versions of an OS, including Windows client OSs such as Windows 10 and Windows 11-which means it can manage Tier 0 Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs). Like Server Manager, WAC is a free, ad-hoc management tool. Until recently, administrators needed to use Server Manager to manage Tier 0 systems at scale. Unless you’re in a large environment, having a Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager instance or any of the System Center products (or equivalent management systems) dedicated to managing Tier 0 systems isn’t feasible.

For an introduction to the tiered access model, read the blogs “ How to Mitigate Privilege Escalation with the Tiered Access Model for Active Directory Security” and “ Use Privileged Access Workstations to Mitigate Security Threats in Your Active Directory.” Systems classified as Tier 0 include domain controllers (DCs), public key infrastructure (PKI) components, Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), Azure AD Connect, and any components used to manage Tier 0 systems.Ī common problem is that when you adhere to the tiered access model, you often remove components from your Tier 0 systems that aren’t managed themselves as Tier 0 systems. Most medium and large-sized organizations realize that tiered access is necessary for managing Tier 0 systems.

Figure 1 – Managing servers with Windows Admin Center Are you tired of seeing the Windows Admin Center (WAC) prompt from Microsoft Windows Server Manager (as shown in Figure 1) and not knowing what to do about it? Do you want to evolve your management experience beyond RDP? If you’re reading this blog, the answer to both of those questions is likely yes.