This is the built-in help made by Microsoft for the command 'Set-NetAdapter', in PowerShell version 3 - as retrieved from
Windows version 'Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard' PowerShell help files on 2016-06-23.
For PowerShell version 3 and up, where you have Update-Help, this command was run just before creating the web pages from the help files.
Sets the basic network adapter properties.
Set-NetAdapter [-Name] <String[]> [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-IncludeHidden] [-MacAddress <String>] [-NoRestart] [-PassThru]
[-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-VlanID <UInt16>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Set-NetAdapter [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-IncludeHidden] [-MacAddress <String>] [-NoRestart] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>]
[-VlanID <UInt16>] -InterfaceDescription <String[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Set-NetAdapter [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-MacAddress <String>] [-NoRestart] [-PassThru] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-VlanID
<UInt16>] -InputObject <CimInstance[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
The Set-NetAdapter cmdlet sets the basic properties of a network adapter such as virtual LAN (VLAN) identifier (ID) and MAC address. Note:
These changes could disrupt proper networking functionality. Other network adapter properties may be settable by using a cmdlet such as the
Set-NetAdapterRss, Set-NetAdapterLso, or Set-NetAdapterAdvancedProperty cmdlets.
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Disable-NetAdapter
Enable-NetAdapter
Get-NetAdapter
Rename-NetAdapter
Restart-NetAdapter
Set-NetAdapterAdvancedProperty
Set-NetAdapterLso
Set-NetAdapterRss
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EXAMPLE 1
PS C:\>Set-NetAdapter –Name "Ethernet 1" -VlanID 10
This example sets the network adapter named Ethernet 1 to have VLAN ID 10.
EXAMPLE 2
PS C:\>Set-NetAdapter –Name "Ethernet 1" -MacAddress "00-10-18-57-1B-0D"
This example sets the MAC Address of the network adapter named Ethernet 1.
EXAMPLE 3
PS C:\>Set-NetAdapter -InterfaceDescription B*2 -MacAddress "00-10-18-57-1B-0D"
This example sets the MAC address of a network adapter with the interface description matching the pattern B*2.