Cloud and Systems

How to configure network data using a PowerShell script

Check out this article to learn how to configure network settings using a PowerShell script—a much faster way to set up both client machines and servers.

This approach simplifies deploying multiple systems autonomously. This is a basic version that can be expanded for even more automated network configurations.

How to configure network settings using PowerShell?

Always test commands individually on a test server or client first to understand exactly what they do—even when using proven scripts from trusted sources.

This script configures two main elements:

Static IP configuration including:
- IP address
- Network prefix
- Default gateway
- DNS server
Computer name change

Before running the script, determine your network values and replace these example values:

<IP Address> = 192.168.1.101
<Network Prefix> = 24
<Default Gateway> = 192.168.1.1

The basic IP command becomes:

New-NetIPAddress -IPAddress 192.168.1.101 -PrefixLength 24 -DefaultGateway 192.168.1.1

For reusability, convert these into variables:

$direccionip = "192.168.1.101"
$prefijodered = "24"
$puertadeenlacegw = "192.168.1.1"
$interfaz = (Get-NetAdapter).ifIndex
New-NetIPAddress -IPAddress $direccionip -PrefixLength $prefijodered -InterfaceIndex $interfaz -DefaultGateway $puertadeenlacegw

Create a .ps1 file named configuracionred.ps1 with your script.

To also change the computer name (recommended for organized infrastructure), add:

$nombre = "PC-Nacho"
Rename-Computer -NewName $nombre -Force

The complete unified script looks like this:

$direccionip = "192.168.1.101"
$prefijodered = "24"
$puertadeenlacegw = "192.168.1.1"
$nombre = "PC-Nacho"
$interfaz = (Get-NetAdapter).ifIndex
New-NetIPAddress -IPAddress $direccionip -PrefixLength $prefijodered -InterfaceIndex $interfaz -DefaultGateway $puertadeenlacegw
Rename-Computer -NewName $nombre -Force

Complete PowerShell script for network settings and computer name configuration

Conclusions and Next Steps

This article demonstrates how to configure network settings using a PowerShell script, automating common network tasks with simple PowerShell commands.

After running the script, you’ll have configured: