Install
and configure DHCP server on Windows Server 2003
To configure DHCP server we will use the Manage Your Server window that
opens up by default on windows server 2003 when starting up. if the page does
not show up go to Start, All Programs,
Administrative Tools, and click on Manage Your Server. the page
should come up:
Once you get to the page above,
click on Add or remove a role. The Manage Your Server Wizard will come
up. by clicking next, windows will do a preliminary steps check on your server
for compatibilities.
If everything is fine on your
server, you should get to the following screen:
Select DHCP server from the
list, and click Next. Next, you will get the summary of selections. by
clicking next you are indicating you want to run the following services:
- Install DHCP Server
- Run the new scope wizard to configure the new DHCP scope.
Click Next. The installation of DHCP
should start.
After DHCP has been installed, the
new scope wizard should come up. Click Next on the wizard.
On the next screen type the name of
the scope along with a description:
After filling the name and the
description click next. On the next screen, you need to specify the range of IP
addresses you want the DHCP server to assign to hosts on your network.remember
that some of the devices on your network like printers, routers, switches etc,
need static IP addresses to function properly, so is always a good idea to
leave some IP addresses out of the scope for these devices.
I will choose the class C scheme,
and I will setup the range from 10-254 and a subnet mask of 24, which is
255.255.255.0 the default subnet mask for a class C network:
After entering all the information,
click next. Next, you are presented with the option to exclude any IP
address that you don’t want the DHCP to assign to any computer, if you have a
printer or router with an IP addresses in the range of the scope we setup
above, now is time to exclude it:
If you don’t have any IP address to
exclude, click next. Next, you will need to specify the lease duration a
device can have for an IP address assigned by DHCP server. if you have many
portables on your network, choose a short duration, like a day, or if you more
fixed devices like desktops, choose a longer duration, like 3 days. I will
choose 3 days:
After picking your number, click
next. Next, you are asked to configure the DHCP options:
Select the first option, Yes,
I want to configure these options now. click next. Next you are asked
to enter the IP address of your router:
Enter the IP address of your router
( if you are doing this at home, enter the address of your broadband router).
Click Next. Next you are asked to for a domain name and DNS Server:
Enter the Parent Domain, which it
should be the name of the domain you entered when configuring active directory,
then enter the server name where DNS is installed. I assume it is the same
server we are currently installing DHCP server on. click next.
Next, you are asked to enter the IP
address of Wins server:
Enter the name of the Wins Server if
you have one, click on resolve, and then Add. click next. Nnext, you are asked
if you want to active the scope now:
Select the first option, yes,
I want to activate this scope now,otherwise select the second option,
click next. Lastly you will get the finish window. with the message, you
have successfully completed the new scope wizard. click on Finish. And then
you will get this window:
Congratulations, you have setup DHCP
Server on this server now. go to Start, All Programs, Administrative
tools, DHCP to see your creation. enjoy!
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