IIS 7 Remote Management

IIS 6.0 can be managed only through the MMC but IIS 7.0 has introduced a new feature where we can use Remote Management to connect it from the remote location. Remote Management in IIS 7.0 must be explicitly enabled unlike in IIS 6.0. You must also remember that Remote Management is only possible in Windows Server 2008. IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista does not support Remote Management when it was released. 

There are few steps to enable remote management of IIS 7.0 server:-

1. Install the Web Management Service (WMSVC)

2. Enable remote connections

3. Other features can be optionally configured like HTTPS binding (port, IP address and so on)

4. Start WMSVC service

How to Install the Web Management Service (WMSVC)

1. Open the Server Manager from the Start menu.

2. Select the Roles and scroll down to the Web Server (IIS).

3. Click Add Role Services and select the Management Service component.

How to Enable Remote Connections

1. Open the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager from the Start Menu.

2. Click on the Server name and click on the Management Service under Management component.

3. Select the check box "Enable remote connections" and here we can also set the IP address/ port number filters.