DHCP Server Configuration: Administrative Tools and Manage Your Server)
DHCP Server Configuration: Administrative Tools and Manage Your Server)
Now I can set up my server as a DHCP server to distribute IP information on the created subnet.
The IPs given below will match this setup. Change your own IPs to match yours.
1. In the Manage Your Server page, click Add or remove role (if the Manage Your Server
page is not already open go to Start and Manage Your Server, or even Start,
Administrative Tools and Manage Your Server)
2. When the Configure Your Server wizard appears, click Next
3. Choose Custom configuration and Next
4. Under Server Role, click DHCP server and Next
5. Click Next at Summary of Selections
6. Click Next at the New Scope Wizard
7. Type a Name and if you wish a Description and click Next
8. Enter a Start IP address (here I enter 10.0.0.10) and an End IP address (here I enter
10.0.0.254). Then click Next
9. Do not define any Exclusions for now. Just click Next
10. Accept or change the defauls Lease Duration and click Next
11. Click Next to set the DHCP Options
12. Add an IP address for your Router (Default Gateway) and click Next (here I add
10.0.0.1)
13. On the Domain Name and DNS Server screen type a Parent Domain (the name of the
domain you wish to create) and an IP address (the IP address you wish to use for your
server. In my case 10.0.0.2). Now click Add and Next
14. Click Next at WINS Servers
15. Click Next to Activate Scope
16. Click Finish
17. Click Finish again
18. Now go to the following section to set up your server as a Domain Controller
Your Windows 2003 server is now configured as a DHCP server and a DC with DNS and Active
Directory. A necessary prerequisite server role before setting up an OCS environment.
*After the above configuration your server should now be online and you could access it
remotely from now on, if that is more convenient for you, by enabling remote desktop on the
server. Furthermore this might also be the time to Activate Windows and turn on Automatic
Updates.