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Add-VpnConnectionRoute

Adds a route to a VPN connection.

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Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft VpnClient reference: Adds a route to a VPN connection. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Add-VpnConnectionRoute [-ConnectionName] <String> [-DestinationPrefix] <String> [[-RouteMetric] <UInt32>]
 [-PassThru] [-AllUserConnection] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-AsJob] [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Add-VpnConnectionRoute. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / VpnClient · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-AllUserConnection: Indicates that the VPN connection being modified is in the global phone book.
-AsJob: Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
-CimSession: Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-ConnectionName (required): Specifies the name of a VPN connection profile. To view existing VPN connection profiles, use the Get-VpnConnection cmdlet.
-DestinationPrefix (required): Specifies the destination prefix of the route to add.
-PassThru: Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. If you specify this parameter, the cmdlet returns the MSFT_NetRoute object.
-RouteMetric: Specifies the metric of the route being added to the VPN connection.
-ThrottleLimit: Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-WhatIf: Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Prerequisites

Windows with the VpnClient module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Example 1: Add a VPN connection route for an IPv4 address

Add-VpnConnectionRoute -ConnectionName "Contoso" -DestinationPrefix "176.16.0.0/16" -PassThru

This command uses the Add-VpnConnectionRoute cmdlet to add a connection route for the connection named Contoso. The command specifies an IPv4 address for the *DestinationPrefix* parameter. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/VpnClient/Add-VpnConnectionRoute.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/vpnclient/add-vpnconnectionroute?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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