Install and Configure DHCP Server in Win server 2003 Step By Step Guide

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A DHCP Server assigns IP addresses to client computers. This is very often used in enterprise networks to reduce configuration efforts. All IP addresses of all computers are stored in a database that resides on a server machine.

Installing DHCP Server is very easy in win server 2003

First you need to go to Start–>All Programs–>Administrative Tools–>Manage Your Server

Here you need to select Add or remove a role

Verify the following steps click on Next

Select Server Role as DHCP Server option click on Next

Summary selection click on Next

Installing DHCP Server in progress

Now this will prompt new scope welcome scree click next

A scope is a collection of IP addresses for computers on a subnet that use DHCP.enter the name and description of your scope click next

Now you need to define the range of addresses that the scope will distribute across the network,the subnet mask for the IP address . Enter the appropriate details and click next.

Enter the IP address range that you want to exclude and click on next

Select lease duration how long a client can use an IP address assigned to it from this scope. It is recommended to add longer leases for a fixed network (in the office for example) and shorter leases for remote connections or laptop computers and click next

You are given a choice of whether or not you wish to configure the DHCP options for the scope now or later.You can select Yes,I want to… radion button and click next

Enter the router, or gateway, IP address click next. The client computers will then know which router to use and click next

Enter the DNS and domain name settings can be entered. The DNS server IP address will be distributed by the DHCP server and given to the client click next

If you have WINS setup then here is where to enter the IP Address of the WINS server. You can just input the server name into the appropriate box and press Resolve” to allow it to find the IP address itself click next

Now you need to activate this scope now and click next

DHCP Server new scope installation was finished and click finish

Now your server is now a DHCP server message and click finish

Configuring DHCP

Now you need to go to Start—>Administrative Tools—>DHCP

Right Click on your server click on Authorize your DHCP Server

Authorization completed now your DHCP server is up and running

DHCP servers permit you to reserve an IP address for a client. This means that the specific network client will have the same IP for as long as you wanted it to. To do this you will have to know the physical address (MAC) of each network card. Enter the reservation name, desired IP address, MAC address and description – choose whether you want to support DHCP or BOOTP and press add. The new reservation will be added to the list.

That’s it it is very easy to configure DHCP server in win server 2003 now you can configure your windows client pc to check your dhcp server is working or not.

If you want to install and configure win server 2003 domain controller with DNS setup check here

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Windows 2000 Configure DHCP Server

Published: Jul 04, 2003 Updated: Aug 21, 2006 Section: Articles & Tutorials :: Windows 2000 Author: Johannes Helmig Company: WindowsNetworking.com Printable   Version Adjust font size: Rating: 3.5/5 - 582 Votes

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After installing the DHCP-server, you will need to configure it before you can use it:

Select "DHCP" , which is part of the Windows menu "Administrative Tools". In the left plane, you will see the name and IP-address of the DHCP-server.

After installation, a DHCP server is not authorized. Do not forget this later ! (see below )

You need to define the range of IP-addresses to be assigned (=distributed) by the DHCP-server. A definition of a range of IP-addresses (with or without additional options) is called a "Scope": select your DHCP-server and then either with a right-click or from the menu "Actions" select to define a "New Scope":

Up comes the Wizard select "Next"

Define a name for your scope continue with "Next"

Define the range of IP-address and the subnet-mask. Select a range, which does not include the IP-address of the server itself or any other device with a manually assigned IP-address (like: network printers). Although you could exclude them in the next step, usually a range is reserved for such manually assigned addresses and then the rest (in this case: 100 - 199 ) is given to the DHCP-server for automatic distribution.

If you could not define separate ranges for manually assigned and DHCP-assigned IP-addresses, then you could here define IP-addresses or ranges of IP-addresses to be excluded: not to be used by the DHCP-server.

Typically, an IP-address is assigned (= "leased" ) for a limited time. This avoid running out of addresses, when visitors to you office connect to the network and get an IP-address assigned. Without a time-limit, such an IP-address could not be reused. usually, 8 days is a good choice and will ensure that people every day in the office will continue to use the same IP-address once assigned to them, since their systems will in time extend the "lease". And if they come back from a 2 week vacation and the "lease" has expired, then the DHCP-server will assign a new IP-address to them.

In addition to the IP-address and Sub-Netmask, a DHCP-server can also be use to define other TCP/IP configuration items on the Client systems.

Is your office network part of a larger company Wide-Areanetwork (WAN )? Then you need to configure the client computers with the IP-address of the Gateway (or Router) to be able to communicate with systems on the WAN. Enter the IP-address and then click on "Add" to enter the address to the list of Gateways.

Are you using a WAN and need to help your clients to locate the IP-addresses of servers (like WebServers) on the WAN? Or do you intend to have clients connected to the Windows2000 server via the new: "Active Directory" method? Then you must configure the clients for use of a DNS-server. Enter the name of your server and the IP-address and click on "Add" to enter the value on the list.

You can also configure the WINS server address

You need to activate the scope, (which you can do later with a right-click on the scope and selecting: "Activate"/"Deactivate" :)

Finished.

You still have to "Authorize" the DHCP-server: select the server and either right-click or from the menu "Action" select "Authorize" :

Note: on my system, I had to close now the DHCP-windows and open it up again to see, that the DHCP-server is now "Running" :

a quick check on the "Scope Options", which we have configured already:

If required, you can change or add the options of the scope.

You can configure in the "Properties" of the scope, tab: DNS, that once the DHCP-server has assigned an IP-address the address will be updated in the DNS-server, allowing now other systems on the network to locate your system:

Once the DHCP-server is configured and authorized and the scope is activated, IP-addresses will be distributed . You can then view the list of assigned IP-addresses.