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Who can use NetCmdlets?
While NetCmdlets are targeted towards IT Professionals, anyone who has the latest
release of Windows PowerShell can
use NetCmdlets to perform common Internet tasks inlcuding network device management,
sending and receiving email, transferring files, and more.
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How do I automatically add the cmdlets included in the NetCmdlets snap-in when I launch PowerShell?
For this you will have to add "Add-PSSnapin NetCmdlets" (without the quotes) to your profile. You can open your user profile by typing "ii $profile" (without the quotes) in your PowerShell console.
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How can I see if the NetCmdlets snap-in is installed on my machine?
In PowerShell type "Get-PSSnapin –registered" and hit Enter, this way you can see if NetCmdlets is registered. Typing "Get-PSSnapin" and hitting Enter will show you all the snap-ins that are registered and added to the current PowerShell instance.
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How long is the trial good for?
The trial version of NetCmdlets expires after 30 days from the initial activation. You must activate the product before the cmdlets will work.
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How can I access the help files for NetCmdlets?
There are two formats of help files included with NetCmdlets, there is a compiled HTML help file, which you can find at: %HOME_INSTALLATION_PATH%\nsoftware.NetCmdlets.chm, and there is also the help files integrated in PowerShell, you can access those by typing "get-help cmdlet_name" where cmdlet_name is the name of the cmdlet that you wish to get more information on.
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What is the licensing scheme for NetCmdlets?
The product is licensed per machine, as long as the cmdlet runs in the machine where it was activated then the cmdlet is licensed correctly.
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Where is the pricing information for NetCmdlets?
Pricing information for NetCmdlets can be found here: www.nsoftware.com/order
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Am I entitled to support for NetCmdlets?
All of the users of NetCmdlets, whether licensed or trial, can receive free email support for all of the cmdlets included in the snap-in. Support’s email address is support@nsoftware.com.
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Are there any examples for these cmdlets?
You will find examples for each of the cmdlets included in the snap-in in the description area of the cmdlet that you are interested in. There are also very simple demo scripts included in the installation which can be found at: %HOME_INSTALLATION_PATH%\demos\
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