You have more than one IIS Server instance available to manage even only
website or web application want to manage from IIS Manager.
We are going to connect a remote IIS Server instance with IIS Manager on Windows Server 2016. This you can do with any operating system that supports IIS 10.0.
First, you have to install the Management Service role on the remote IIS server.
Follow these path indicated by the next screenshot. You only have to select the Management Service feature.
Select Management Service, press Next, and Finish the installation.
Now open IIS Manager on remote server 172.16.15.212--this is the IP address in my case, but in your case, it will be your local machine's IP address. The default local machine IP address is 127.0.0.1. We have to enable remote connections, so select the IP of the server and set the Default port to 80. Allow access, Apply, and then Start. You can refer to this screenshot:
Now we have to come to Windows Server 2016, which has IIS 10.0 Installed.
Right-click on the Start Page icon or click on the globe below Connections. You will see the option to connect to an IIS Server, a website, or application.
We will work on the server connection option first. Click on Connect to Server, which is listed in the previous screenshot. On the next screen, it will ask you whether you want to select a remote server IP or Computer Name.
Enter the server IP address, which is 172.16.15.212. You will see the next screen. Click on the Next button to finish the current step.
Now you have to enter your username and password, after which a server certificate confirmation alert pop-up message comes up on a successfully authenticated username and password. Click on the Connect button.
Then, provide the server name. We are using remote IIS as the server name. Click on Finish. That's it; you're done. In the next screenshot, you can see the remote IIS server connected in the left-hand panel of connections for remote IIS management.
