ConfigMgr Console
Apply Network Settings
Topics: ConfigMgr Console
Task Sequence Steps – Apply Network Settings
This post is part of our Task Sequence – Beyond the Docs series.
MS Docs
Variables
- OSDAdapter
- OSDAdapterCount
- OSDDNSDomain
- OSDDNSSuffixSearchOrder
- OSDDomainName
- OSDDomainOUName
- OSDEnableTCPIPFiltering
- OSDJoinAccount
- OSDJoinPassword
- OSDWorkgroupName
PowerShell
- Get-CMTSStepApplyNetworkSetting
- New-CMTSStepApplyNetworkSetting
- Remove-CMTSStepApplyNetworkSetting
- Set-CMTSStepApplyNetworkSetting
Ok, these settings give you a ton of power to automate Static IP Addresses on a machine. I’ve rarely seen these used in Workstation OSD, but it’s been essential on Server OSD.
The Variables can be a bit confusing too, to get it to work, you are required to use several if you use some.
Some Blogs with examples:
Step
![Settings 04](https://www.recastsoftware.com/wp-content/plugins/aa-resource-center-markdown/images/TaskSequence/media/Settings04.png)
Choosing different OU
As shown in the step, you can pick the OU in the step, have a default there. But using the OSDDomainOUName variable, you can override that, and have the computer go to any OU you’d like. Typically this will be done via a Machine Variable on the object for a competely zero-touch OSD, or via a Front End tool that collects specific attributes at the start of OSD from a technician who is physically present. As an example, in my lab frontend, if I pick a different “Office Location” it will set the OU to a different location, then set the variable, so during OSD, it will go to that OU instead of my default OU I’ve set in the step.
![Apply Network 02](https://www.recastsoftware.com/wp-content/plugins/aa-resource-center-markdown/images/TaskSequence/media/ApplyNetworkSettings02.png)
Troubleshooting Domain Join
The log file for the domain join lives in c:windowsdebugNetSetup.log
From that you will get detailed information about the failure or successful domain join process.
More info on MS Docs about Domain Join, along with potential return values.
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