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OnePlace Administrators.

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This guide introduces the process of enabling NetBIOS through PowerShell. Providing step-by-step instructions, this article ensures a seamless experience for users seeking to configure NetBIOS settings using PowerShell.

1. Enabling NetBIOS in PowerShell

1. Enabling NetBIOS in PowerShell

1. Save the following script as EnableNetBIOS.ps1 on the SharePoint server:

$ServiceApps = Get-SPServiceApplication
	$UserProfileServiceApp = "" 
	foreach ($sa in $ServiceApps) 
	 {if ($sa.DisplayName -eq "<UPSAname>") 
	   {$UserProfileServiceApp = $sa} 
	 } 
	$UserProfileServiceApp.NetBIOSDomainNamesEnabled = 1 
	$UserProfileServiceApp.Update() 

Note: Where <UPSAname> is the name of the User Profile Service Application from steps in the previous article from previous section. By default <UPSAname> is “User Profile Service Application”.

2. Execute the ‘EnableNetBIOS.ps1’ script by:
   • Starting SharePoint 2013 Management Shell,
   • Change to the directory where you saved the file
   • Execute the following command (with dot and slash in front of file name):

.\EnableNetBIOS.ps1

Tip: Ready to move onto the next stage of setting up the environment for SharePoint Site Mailboxes? See Starting the User Profile Service & Resetting IIS for more information.