You can recognize cmdlets by their name format – a verb and noun separated by a dash (-), such as Get-Help, Get-Process, and Start-Service. There are several PowerShell CmdLet’s that can be used to automate the configuration management of the WLAN NICs for these clients.Ĭmdlet (pronounced command-let) is a single-feature command that manipulates objects in Windows PowerShell. Windows PowerShell includes an interactive prompt and a scripting environment that can be used independently or in combination. Windows PowerShell is a Windows command-line shell designed especially for system administrators. While you can still use the Network Control Panel to change specific network parameters, PowerShell makes it possible to automate the process.

Since Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, Windows PowerShell makes it easy to set and check the network parameters that previously had to be set using the Network Control Panel. This post is heavily based on Microsoft’s TechNet Blog entry titled Using PowerShell for NIC Configuration Tasks, but has been tailored around Wireless LAN (WLAN) Network Interface Controller (NIC) Parameters.