For more information, see Setting Up a Fixed Port for WMI. To do this, you will also need to change your settings. In addition, there may be some circumstances in which you may wish to run WMI though a fixed port. For more information, see Securing a Remote WMI Connection.

Changing DCOM settings can allow low rights users access to a computer for a remote connection. The correct DCOM settings must be enabled for a remote connection to work. For more information, see Setting up a Remote WMI Connection and Troubleshooting a Remote WMI Connection. As such, you may need to modify your system's Active Directory and Windows Firewall settings before making a WMI call. Windows contains a number of security features that may block access to scripts on remote systems. Configuring a Computer for a Remote Connectionīefore you can access a remote system with WMI, you may need to check some security settings to confirm that you have access. You may choose to make it more complex however, by using different credentials, alternate authentication protocols, and other security features. However, once your have your settings correct, the call to a remote system is very similar to a local WMI call.

User Account Control (UAC) may also require changes to some settings. Remote connections in WMI are affected by the Windows Firewall and DCOM settings. WMI can be used to manage and access WMI data on remote computers.

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