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PowerShell Script to configure networking, generate credentials and join a computer to domain:


# configure networking
New-NetIPAddress -InterfaceIndex 12 -IPAddress 192.168.1.110 -PrefixLength 24 -DefaultGateway 192.168.1.1
Set-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceIndex 12 -ServerAddresses 192.168.1.100

# generate domain admin credentials
$pass = ConvertTo-SecureString -String 'P@ssw0rd' -AsPlainText -Force
$creds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential('xyz\administrator',$pass)

# wait for user
Read-Host "Press any key to join the domain and restart" | Out-Null

# join to domain
Add-Computer -DomainName xyz.com -Credential $creds -Restart


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