Configures the IPv4 address assignment method or the IPv6 prefix for IPv6 address assignment.
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Last verified: 2026-10-26
Microsoft RemoteAccess reference: Configures the IPv4 address assignment method or the IPv6 prefix for IPv6 address assignment. 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.
Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Set-VpnIPAddressAssignment. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Supported environments
Windows / RemoteAccess · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-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.
-ComputerName
Specifies the IPv4 or IPv6 address, or host name, of the computer on which the VPN server computer specific tasks should be run. If this parameter is specified, then the address assignment properties are configured for that VPN server.
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-EntrypointName (required)
Specifies a site in a multi-site deployment for which the IPv6 prefix needs to be configured. This parameter is not applicable to the IPv4 address assignment properties as these properties are always configured at the individual server level and not site level. If this parameter is not specified in a multi-site deployment, then this parameter value to which the cmdlet is run is used. The server could also be represented by using the ComputerName parameter. If this parameter and the ComputerName parameter are specified and the ComputerName does not belong to the site represented by this parameter, then this parameter takes precedence and the authentication type is configured for it.
-IPAddressRange
Specifies the IP address range from which IP addresses are allocated to VPN clients. Consists of a starting IP and an ending IP. This parameter can be configured only if the IPAssignmentMethod parameter is specified to be StaticPool. If there are no pre-existing IPv4 address pools, then it is mandatory to specify an address range.
-IPAssignmentMethod
Specifies the mechanism for IPv4 address assignment. The acceptable values for this parameter are: -- Dhcp. -- StaticPool. When load balancing is active the IPv4 address assignment method cannot be configured to DHCP. Only a static pool is supported.
-IPv6Prefix (required)
Specifies the IPv6 prefix used for IPv6 address assignment.
-PassThru
Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-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 RemoteAccess 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.
This cmdlet sets the IPv4 address assignment type to be DHCP which causes IPv4 address assignment to happen from a DHCP server. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.