Computer Networkiing - Lesson 8 - Installing A DHCP Server
Computer Networkiing - Lesson 8 - Installing A DHCP Server
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A DHCP server is an application, or rather a service, that automatically assigns an IP address to an member of the network
that needs an IP address.
In Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, a DHCP server is a role. This means that you must first install Microsoft Windows
Server 2008, and then add the DHCP server.
A Range of IP Addresses
When setting up a DHCP server, you can indicate the number of IP addresses that will be necessary for your network. For
example, imagine you are creating a small network for home or a small business. The maximum number of computers you
will possibly use is 10, 20, or 50. The number of available IP addresses goes from one minimum to a maximum. This is
referred to as the range of IP addresses.
As stated already, the range of IP addresses must start from a certain minimum. Let's take an example of 192.168.1.10. If
you know that you will have at most 50 computers in your network, the possible maximum IP address you would need is
192.168.1.60.
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b. In the first page of the wizard, titled Before You Begin, read the text and click Next
c. In the second page of the wizard, click the check box of DHCP Server
d. Click Next
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Click Next
g. The next page shows the web domain and the DNS IP address(es).
You can accept the default preferred to DNS and click Validate
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If you don't like or don't want that IP address, provide your own and click Validate
h. Click Next. The page allows you to specify a WINS server or not:
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iv. Click OK
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v. Click Next
The next page asks you whether you want to use IPv6 or not:
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k. Click Next
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l. Click Next.
The next page asks you to specify what account is used to validate the installation
m. Click Next.
The next page shows a summary of your selections before the actual installation (the contents of the dialog box will
depend on whether you provided a range or IP addresses or not):
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n. Click Install.
The installation will start. This may take a few minutes. When the installation is over, click Close:
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A DHCP server assigns an IP address to a computer when that computer starts. If the computer
has already started and if the computer was previously given an IP address, if that IP address is
out of the range of allowed IP addresses, the computer may loose connected to the server. In this
case, you must change the IP address of the computer.
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g. Click Properties
h. Click Obtain An IP Address Automatically
i. Click Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically
j. Click Advanced
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k. Click OK
l. Click OK
m. Click Close
n. Click Close
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