The Set-NetAdapter PowerShell command is a powerful tool that allows administrators to configure network adapters on Windows-based systems. This command is used to configure the properties of a network adapter, such as IP address, DNS server, and other settings. It can also be used to enable or disable a network adapter, as well as to reset the adapter to its default settings. In this article, we will take a look at the syntax, parameters, inputs, outputs, examples, and tips for using the Set-NetAdapter command.
Syntax
The syntax for the Set-NetAdapter command is as follows:
Set-NetAdapter [-Name] <String> [-InterfaceDescription] <String> [-InterfaceAlias] <String> [-InterfaceIndex] <UInt32> [-Status] <String> [-MacAddress] <String> [-Speed] <UInt32> [-Duplex] <String> [-VlanID] <UInt32> [-VlanPriority] <UInt32> [-VlanName] <String> [-VlanEnable] <Boolean> [-IPv4Address] <IPAddress> [-IPv4SubnetMask] <IPAddress> [-IPv4DefaultGateway] <IPAddress> [-IPv4DhcpServer] <IPAddress> [-IPv4DnsServer] <IPAddress> [-IPv6Address] <IPAddress> [-IPv6PrefixLength] <UInt32> [-IPv6DefaultGateway] <IPAddress> [-IPv6DhcpServer] <IPAddress> [-IPv6DnsServer] <IPAddress> [-IPv6AddressPolicy] <IPAddress> [-IPv6PrefixPolicy] <IPAddress> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisement] <Boolean> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementManagedFlag] <Boolean> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementOtherConfigFlag] <Boolean> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementDefaultLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementValidLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementPreferredLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementReachableTime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementRetransmitTime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementMTU] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementHopLimit] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementDNS] <IPAddress> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementDomainSearchList] <String> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTU] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUEnabled] <Boolean> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreference] <String> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUValidLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferredLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUReachableTime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTURetransmitTime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUFlags] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUOtherConfigFlag] <Boolean> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUManagedFlag] <Boolean> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUDefaultLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceReachableTime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceRetransmitTime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceFlags] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceOtherConfigFlag] <Boolean> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceManagedFlag] <Boolean> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceDefaultLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceValidLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferencePreferredLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceReachableTime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceRetransmitTime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceMTU] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceHopLimit] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceDNS] <IPAddress> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceDomainSearchList] <String> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTU] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUEnabled] <Boolean> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUPreference] <String> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUValidLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUPreferredLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUReachableTime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTURetransmitTime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUFlags] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUOtherConfigFlag] <Boolean> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUManagedFlag] <Boolean> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUDefaultLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUPreferenceLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUPreferenceReachableTime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUPreferenceRetransmitTime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUPreferenceFlags] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUPreferenceOtherConfigFlag] <Boolean> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUPreferenceManagedFlag] <Boolean> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUPreferenceDefaultLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUPreferenceValidLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUPreferencePreferredLifetime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUPreferenceReachableTime] <UInt32> [-IPv6RouterAdvertisementLinkMTUPreferenceLinkMTUPreferenceRetransmitTime] &