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Configure & Install WMIC for Observium

WMI Poller Configuring Windows Firewall and User Access for WMI This guide assumes you know what Group Policy is. Allowing WMI Connections in Windows Firewall Enabling Firewall Settings via GPO 1.   Open Group Policy Management 2.   Create and/or edit the Group Policy Object you wish put these settings into   3.   Expand Computer Config > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Windows Firewall with Advanced Security > Windows Firewall with Advanced Security > Inbound Rules 4.   Create a New Rule under Inbound Rules 5.   Choose the Predefined option, and select Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) from the drop-down list, click Next 6.   Select the "WMI-In" option and click Next 7.   Allow the connection > Finish Enabling Firewall Settings for Individual Server 1.   Open up Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, either through Control Panel or Server Manager, Run -> wf.