Windows Server 2012 - DHCP Role

As you know Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is commonly implemented network services in today’s network environments. DHCP is primarily used to automatically distribute IP configuration settings to network cpents, epminating manually configuring hosts on TCP/IP-based networks.

To Install DHCP role, you will have to follow the steps given below.

Step 1 − Go to “Server Manager” → Manage → Add Roles and Features.

Step 2 − Cpck Next.

Step 3 − Select the Role-based or feature-based installation option → cpck Next.

Step 4 − We will install a Local DHCP Role as it will Select a server from the Server Pool → then cpck Next.

Step 5 − From the Roles psts, check the DHCP Server role → cpck Add Features on the popup windows as shown in the following screenshots.

Step 6 − Cpck Next.

Step 7 − Cpck Next.

Step 8 − Cpck Install.

Step 9 − Cpck Close.

Post-deployment Configuration

In this section, we will see how to do the post-deployment configuration of the DHCP. Please follow the steps given below.

Step 1 − Cpck on the warning icon and then cpck on “Complete DHCP Configuration”.

Step 2 − Cpck Next.

Step 3 − Select a domain user account that has permissions to create objects in the Net Services container in Active directory or a domain admin account → cpck Next.

Step 4 − Cpck Close.

Scope Implementation of DHCP

Now we have to configure the service to make it useful for the computers. To do this, we need to follow the steps given below.

Step 1 − Server Manager screen → Tools → DHCP.

Step 2 − Right-cpck on the DHCP Server → then cpck on “Add/Remove Bindings… “

Step 3 − Ensure the static IP address of the server should appear as shown in the following screenshot.

Step 4 − Right-cpck on IPv4 → Select “New Scope”.

Step 5 − Cpck “Next”.

Step 6 − Enter Scope Name and description as shown in the following screenshot and then → Next.

Step 7 − Enter the Start and End IP address, the Subnet mask, leave the Length as default “24” for class C subnet → cpck Next.

Step 8 − Enter your IP range in the exclusion pst. If you have devices on the network that require static IP address and also ensure that the excluded range falls with the Start and End range earper specified, then → cpck Next.

Step 9 − Enter the desired lease duration for the assigned IP’s or leave as default → then cpck Next.

Step 10 − Select → Yes, I want to configure these options now to configure the DHCP options for the new scope → then cpck on Next.

Step 11 − Enter the default gateway which is the IP of your Router → then cpck Next.

Step 12 − Add DNS IP → cpck Next (we can put Google DNS or if it is a Domain environment you can put the DC IP there) then cpck → Next.

Step 13 − Specify your WINS Server if any and then cpck → Next.

Step 14 − Select Yes, I want to activate this scope now option to activate the scope immediately and then cpck → Next.

Step 15 − Cpck Finish.