Open a Windows PowerShell session as administrator.

Enable Credential Security Service Provider (CREDSSP) authentication on the local client machine:
```
Enable-WSManCredSSP -Role client -DelegateComputer “SharePointServerName”
```
Open a credentials prompt box:
```
$cred=get-Credential 
```
Enter an administrators account (or the admin account you worked with in the Server Requirements) to run the rest of the PowerShell commands with this account.
Create a new remote session to the SharePointServerName using the authentication type CredSSP and the credentials previously entered:
```
$s=new-PSsession “SharePointServerName” - authentication credssp -credential $cred     
```
If this fails with an "access denied" error, re-run step 7 in the Server Requirements to enable configuration of the x64 PowerShell.
Load the SharePoint snap-in to the current session to allow SharePoint related scripts to be executed:
```
Invoke-Command -Session $s -ScriptBlock {Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell;}
```
Return all content databases in your SharePoint farm (which ensures you have access):
```
Invoke-Command -Session $s -ScriptBlock {get-SPContentDatabase} 
```
Return all SharePoint service instances (which ensures you have access):
```
Invoke-Command -Session $s -ScriptBlock {get-spserviceinstance} 
```
To attempt to use the PS Session to ensure connectivity between the two machines
```
Enter-PSSession -session $s 
```

You will now see the server(s) name in brackets [ ] PS: c:\users\someuser\documents.

Example: [sp2013-app.fabrikaminc.local]: PS C:\Users\adamb\Documents>