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How to install and configure DHCP Server in Windows Server 2008 to provide IP addressing and DNS server
information to your end users.
Introduction
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a core infrastructure service on any network that provides IP
addressing and DNS server information to PC clients and any other device. DHCP is used so that you do not
have to statically assign IP addresses to every device on your network and manage the issues that static IP
addressing can create. More and more, DHCP is being expanded to fit into new network services like the
Windows Health Service and Network Access Protection (NAP). However, before you can use it for more
advanced services, you need to first install it and configure the basics. Lets learn how to do that.
Next, select that you want to add the DHCP Server Role, and click Next.
Figure 13: Vista client received IP address from new DHCP Server
Also, I went to my Windows 2008 Server and verified that the new Vista client was listed as a client on the DHCP
server. This did indeed check out, as you can see below:
Figure 14: Win 2008 DHCP Server has the Vista client listed under Address Leases
With that, I knew that I had a working configuration and we are done!
In Summary
In this article, you learned how to install and configure DHCP Server in Windows Server 2008. During that
process, you learned what DHCP Server is, how it can help you, how to install it, how to manage the server, and
how to configure DHCP server specific settings like DHCP Server scopes. In the end, we tested our configuration
and it all worked! Good luck configuring your Windows Server 2008 DHCP Server!