The Windows Vista™ Netsh commands for wireless local area network (WLAN) provide methods to configure connectivity and security settings. You can use the Netsh wlan commands to configure the local computer, or to configure multiple computers by using a logon script. You can also use the netsh wlan commands to view applied wireless Group Policy settings.
The wireless Netsh interface has the following benefits:
• Easier wireless deployment: Provides a light-weight alternative to Group Policy to configure wireless connectivity and security settings.
• Mixed mode support: Allows administrators to configure clients to support multiple security options. For example, a client can be configured to support both the WPA2 and the WPA authentication standard. This allows the client to use WPA2 to connect to networks that support WPA2 and use WPA to connect to networks that only support WPA.
• Block undesirable networks: Administrators can block and hide access to non-corporate wireless networks by adding specific networks or network types to the list of denied networks. Similarly, administrators can allow access to corporate wireless networks.