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To connect to a remote machine, use one of the following methods:
Click on the Connect button in the main toolbar or open the main command menu and select Connect.
Note: If you need to specify alternate credentials, you must use this option. See Using Alternate Credentials.
Open the main command menu and select a computer object within the Recent Connections entries.
Double click on an entry in the Favorites panel.
Note: The remote machine must have the WMI Management service installed and enabled for the connection to succeed (see System Requirements.)
During a connection, WMIX first tests proper connectivity to the remote machine by pinging it and fails the connection if the remote machine does not answer. If the remote machine is behind a firewall which doesn't allow pings to go through, you will need to un-check the Always test connectivity before querying a machine setting in the Network Settings category of WMIX Options.
Once the connection is established, the Browser View displays the configured root object categories.
Once you are connected to a machine, you can change the focus of the Browser by clicking on the Connect button in the main toolbar, or selecting Browser >> Connect from the main menu, or by double clicking on a new entry in the Favorites panel. The current connection is then closed and a new connection is established.
You can simultaneously connect to many remote machines. To do so, select the Open in new window option as described below:
Using the Favorites Panel, select an entry, right click on the mouse and select Open in new window from the context sensitive menu.
Using the Connect command, check the Open in new window box before clicking on OK.
Click on the Add Tab button in the ribbon bar or right-click on an existing Browser tab and select New Browser from the context sensitive menu, then use a standard connect method.
Any of these options will create a Browser window as a new tab in the main view. Each tab can be connected to a different machine.
If you have multiple machine tabs opened, you can re-arrange them in your workspace according to your preference.
To change the position of a tab within its group, select it and drag it right or left to the desired location.
To create a new group of tabs, select a tab and drag it toward the center of the view, you will notice the mouse cursor changing to a new icon indicating the state change. Once you see the new cursor icon, release the mouse left button.
You will be presented with the following menu:
Select the desired placement (vertical or horizontal group) from the menu.
To move a tab from one group to another, select it and drag it to the desired group.
If you have two or more WMI Browser tabs opened, you can choose to close them individually or all at once.
To close the active browser window, select Main Command Menu > Layout > Close Tab, or click on the Close Tab button in the ribbon bar.
To close all the browser windows, select Main Command Menu > Layout > Close Alls Tabs, or click on the Close all Tabs button in the ribbon bar.