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DHCP in Windows Server 2008 R2: How To Install It

This document provides instructions for setting up DHCP server on Windows Server 2008 R2. It explains how to add the DHCP server role through the server manager, select the network interface to bind DHCP to, configure the DNS and WINS settings, create a DHCP scope by specifying the starting and ending IP addresses for clients, the subnet mask, and default gateway address. Once these steps are completed and the installation is finished, the new DHCP server will start functioning and can be managed immediately.

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DHCP in Windows Server 2008 R2: How To Install It

This document provides instructions for setting up DHCP server on Windows Server 2008 R2. It explains how to add the DHCP server role through the server manager, select the network interface to bind DHCP to, configure the DNS and WINS settings, create a DHCP scope by specifying the starting and ending IP addresses for clients, the subnet mask, and default gateway address. Once these steps are completed and the installation is finished, the new DHCP server will start functioning and can be managed immediately.

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DHCP in Windows Server 2008 R2

Continuing our series on learning IT basics, today were going to show you how to setup DHCP on Windows Server
2008 instead of using it on a router.
Note: this is part of our ongoing series teaching IT administration basics, and might not apply to everybody.
This guide assumes that you have Server 2008 up and running on a machineif you dont, you should check out our
guide on how to install it. You should also have set a static IP address on the server before continuing.
To get started, fire up the Server Manager, right click on roles, and then select add roles.

You will be prompted with the normal Before You Begin screen, and after clicking Next youll be able to choose
DHCP Server.

Next youll want to select the network connection to bind the DHCP protocol to.

Put in the IP address of your DNS Server, which in this case is the same machinebut be careful not to put the
loopback address (127.0.0.1) as this will be the address your clients will go to for name resolution.

Click next again to skip the WINS setup, this will bring you to creating a DHCP Scope, where you can click the Add
button.

Now you need to:

Give your scope a name

Enter the first address that you want available to clients to use

Enter the last address that you want available to clients to use

Enter the subnet mask (usually 255.255.255.0)

Enter the IP address of your default gateway (usually your router IP at .1)

Once you have clicked on OK, you can click next 4 times to get to the confirmation screen where you can finally
click install.

Once the installation is complete your DHCP will be functioning, and you can start managing your DHCP server
right away.

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