Connect-AD Cmdlet
Opens a new connection to Microsoft Active Directory.
Syntax
$ADConnection = Connect-AD [parameters]
Remarks
The Connect-AD cmdlet is used to create a persistent connection object to be used with related cmdlets. When executing the cmdlet a connection object is returned. Pass this object to the Connection parameter of related cmdlets to use the newly created connection object. To close the connection, call Disconnect-AD.
See Establishing a Connection for common connection parameters and more information.