Methods to mount a SMB share by PowerShell

New-PSDrive.ps1

$PsDriveParams = @{
    Name = 'Z';
    Root = '\\<fqdn>\<path>';
    Credential = (Get-Credential)
}
New-PSDrive @PsDriveParams -PSProvider FileSystem -Scope Global -Persist

New-SmbMapping.ps1

$SmbMappingParams = @{
  LocalPath  = 'Z:';
  RemotePath = '\\<fqdn>\<path>';
  UserName   = '<NetbiosDomainName>\<samAccountName>';
  Password   = 'P@ssw0rd'
}
New-SmbMapping @SmbMappingParams -Persistent $True -SaveCredentials

WScript.Network.ps1

$NetShare = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Network
$NetShare.MapNetworkDrive(strLocalDrive, strRemoteShare, [persistent], [strUser], [strPassword])