PowerShell on Samsung Galaxy and iPhone? PowerShell Web Access is a new Windows Server Feature. It provides a web-based PowerShell Console. After installing, you can access PowerShell from any device, even from your Samsung Galaxy or iPhone.
The setup is a three step process:
- Installing PowerShell Web Access (and its sub-features)
- Installing the certificate
- Configuring access rules
Installing PowerShell Web Access
Run the following One-Liner to install PowerShell Web Access on Windows Server 2012 or 2016.
Install-Windowsfeature WindowsPowerShellWebaccess -IncludeManagementTools
No restart needed. We can move on.
Installing the certificate
Install-PswaWebApplication -UseTestCertificate
Don´t use a test certificate in a real environment.
Configuring Access Rules
Add-PswaAuthorizationRule -UserName * -ComputerName * -ConfigurationName *
* means access from any user and computer. In this article i keep it simple. In a real environment i recommend to restrict access allowing only trusthworty users to access PowerShell Web Access.
PowerShell Web Access in Action
Now open a web browser and type
https://localhost/pswa
Provide username, password, and computer name (PowerShell Web Access can act as a gateway for other hosts, therefore you have to provide a computername). For remote access localhost must be replaced by the computername or domainname.
Test successful!
