Windows Server 2008 Core Edition doesn't have any interfaces to speak of locally, so how do you manage hardware on the server? It's possible and easily done on the Core installation.
Like many other configurations in Windows, you need to enable firewall access. You can turn off the firewall for this task.
The next step is to enable access to the universal plug and play (UPnP) driver. You need group policy access to follow this step, so this can either be a domain-based group policy setting, or you can do it locally. My previous tip outlines accessing the group policy remotely.
The UPnP driver is located in the group policy at Computer Configuration | Administrative Templates | System | Device Installation.
Figure A shows this value being configured to an enabled state.
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