- [Instructor] Windows Admin Center
is a web-based utility that we can install
either on a Windows server or client
and we can manage all different types of clients
or servers in our network.
We can also add resources,
such as ones from Azure as well.
In order to install it on a server,
we have to make sure under Tools
that we're not already using the web server
or our internet information server.
And I have uninstalled that
so I know for sure I don't have that installed.
I'm going to go and open up a web browser.
And I'll type in Windows Admin Center download.
Now, I want to make sure
that you get the one from Microsoft.
So check that it says Microsoft.com
and that it's using a valid certificate that you see here.
When I scroll down to the bottom,
I have the option to download now,
which I clicked.
Now I'll download the installation, and run through it.
We can see it's going to download it as an MSI,
which means it has all the information needed
in order to run it without any additional switches.
I'll go ahead and fill out this information,
and then download.
My download is complete
and I'll go ahead and run the installation.
I'll accept the terms, click Next.
Here we have an option
for choosing the required diagnostic data
or required and optional.
I'm just going to choose the required only
but you can choose whatever one you'd like.
It's also a good idea to get updates
because they are frequently updating this product.
And I'll click Next.
I like to choose the defaults here
and check that your port is set to 443
and it'll generate a self-signed certificate.
If you need a public certificate,
you can go ahead and use one as well.
Installation doesn't take very long
and when it's done, we'll be able
to access it using a web browser.
Installation is complete.
I'm going to click on the link that it shows me.
And that's the name of the server using port 443.
And you get prompted for username and password.
Use the administrator log on
that you used to log in to the server.
Now it's getting all set up for the first time.
And it's going to give me some information
that can help me understand how to use this.
And by default, it's added in the server
that I've installed it on.
And if I'd like to, I can add additional servers as well.
So I'm going to choose to click and connect
to my local server.
And again, you'll see a list
of all the servers you've connected to in the past
in that previous screen
but once you select and connect,
then anything that you're using on the server
can show up, and you can monitor and possibly manage.
For instance, on this overview page,
I can restart the server, shut it down
and do other things as well.
I can also monitor things,
such as the real-time protection,
I can look at Ethernet traffic and RAM usage.
If I go down to Events,
then we can see the Event Viewer.
And I can click on System,
just like I could if I opened up
the Event Viewer graphical user interface,
and I can click on various different events
and see the information down below.
I can also go to Local Users and Groups
and I can view the users and groups
that I currently have.
And I can also create a new user group if I'd like.
If I click on PowerShell,
this is a quick way
to get into PowerShell on a remote computer.
So you don't have to open up PowerShell
and choose the enter -ps session command.
You can just click it here and log in.
And once I'm here, you can see the computer
that I'm connected to in the left side of the screen
and I can go ahead and type in a PowerShell command
or any other type of command when prompted.
And here's the get disk cmdlet showing my disk information.
I can also go down to where it says roles and features.
I can get a list of the roles and features I've installed,
and I can also choose to install
or uninstall additional ones if I'd like.
I can simply just check the box
and then click the Install button as an example.
You can see the state,
whether or not it's available or whether it's installed.
So you can see under File and Storage Services one
of 12 role services of the server role has been installed.
At the top right, I can click on the gear
and it takes me to Settings.
And here I can make various different changes,
such as personalization.
I can change this to dark mode, for instance.
I can go to Advanced and make changes here.
I can go to Access
and I can register this with Azure Active Directory
if I'd like.
I'm going to go back
to my Windows Admin Center,
and click on my server once again.
And now in dark mode, I can see the same options, of course.
But I can also connect this to Azure Backup.
I can use containers for Azure Kubernetes.
And also see how I can configure this as a hybrid computer.
Back in the Windows Admin Center,
I can choose to add and instead
of just using servers or PCS as you see here,
I can also add server clusters.
A server cluster
is where you take multiple different servers
and then you add the failover cluster service
and then they act as failovers
for various different services,
such as DNS, DHCP, and other popular services.
I can also create and add in Azure virtual machines as well.
Windows Admin Center is definitely the way Microsoft
will be managing devices and services in the future.
And it may replace certain tools we're already using.