Connect-SharePoint Cmdlet
Opens a new connection to Microsoft SharePoint.
Syntax
$SharePointConnection = Connect-SharePoint [parameters]
Remarks
The Connect-SharePoint 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-SharePoint.
See Establishing a Connection for common connection parameters and more information.