QUARTER 2

LO 2: CONFIGURE NETWORK
SERVICES
SELF- LEARNING MODULE 7
Configuring and Installing
Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP)
Writer: Ms. Virgie Alfaras Baylon
Reviewer: Mr. Cyrus N. Caruz
Introductory Message

For the facilitator:

Welcome to the (Computer System Servicing(CSS) Grade-12) Self Learning Module

on (Configuring and Installing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)) !
This Self Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by
educators from Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its Officer-In-Charge
Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A. Agustin in partnership
with the Local Government of Pasig through its mayor, Honorable Victor Ma. Regis
N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum using the
Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) while overcoming their personal,
social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs namely:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Character while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies
that will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
 EXPECT AT ION

After completing the lesson the learners should be able to:

A. Know Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP);

B. Understand the use of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP); and
C. Configure and Install Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

PRET EST

I. Enumerate DHCP protocol used by DHCP server to allocate the

following network data to client devices:
1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. ___________________________________
4. ___________________________________
5. ___________________________________
6. ___________________________________
II. Fill in the blanks the missing word. DHCP IP Address Allocation
Procedure:
7. Client sends DHCP_______________________ to entire network
8. Server send DHCP _______________________ (IP settings)
9. Client ___________________________________ Offered Settings
10. Server sends_____________________________ At this time, the DHCP server
transfers all the network configuration data

RECAP
Direction: Choose whether the statement belongs to Dynamic IP address or Static
IP address . Write DIP if dynamic and SIP if static.
1. ___________Easily implemented in a small network.
2. ___________Suitable for all the topologies.
3. ___________Bandwidth usage is not required between routers.
4. ___________Topologies are adapted automatically to reroute the traffic.
5. ___________No overheads are produced on router CPU.
6. ___________Network size doesn’t affect the router operations.
7. ___________Routes rely on current topologies.
8. ___________Secure because the routes are managed statically.
9. ___________It is predictable as the route to the destination is fixed.
10. ___________Topologies are adapted automatically to reroute the traffic.
 LESSON

UNDERSTANDING DYNAMIC HOST CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL (DHCP)

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. DHCP is a protocol used by DHCP servers in wired/wireless
IP networks to dynamically allocate a variety of network configuration data, such as
a user IP address, subnet mask, default gateway IP address, DNS server IP
address, lease time and so on, to client devices (DHCP clients). The DHCP protocol
enables DHCP clients to dynamically configure such network configuration data
without any manual setup process, which makes network management much
easier.

IP Address Allocation Procedure

 DORA (Discover, offer, Request, Acknowledgement)
o Client sends DHCP Discover to entire network
o Server send DHCP Offer (IP settings)
o Client Requests Offered Settings
o Server sends Acknowledgement
1. DHCP Discover
When a client (PC) is booted, it broadcasts a DHCP Discover message over the
Ethernet network to locate all available DHCP servers on the same subnet
network.
2. DHCP Offer
When a DHCP server receives the DHCP Discover message from the client, it
also broadcasts a DHCP Offer message over the Ethernet network (because the
client IP address has not been allocated yet), informing the client that it is
available. This message contains the network information, such as client IP
address, subnet mask, default gateway IP address, DNS IP address, IP lease
time and DHCP server IP address.
3. DHCP Request
The client, having received the DHCP Offer message, recognizes there is a DHCP
server available on the same subnet. Then it broadcasts a DHCP Request
message to the server over the Ethernet network, requesting network
configuration data including an IP address for itself.
4. DHCP Acknowledge
The DHCP server which received the DHCP Request message from the client
checks if the IP address shown in the DHCP Server Identifier field matches its
own. At this time, the DHCP server transfers all the network configuration data
including the client IP address – the same data sent along with the DHCP Offer
message - to the client. Then the client configures a network interface using the
transferred data, finally connecting to the Internet.
INSTALLING WINDOWS SERVER 2008 DHCP SERVER

You can use virtual machine application with Windows server 2008 R2 installed.
1. Click Add Roles from the Initial
Configuration Tasks Window or
From Server Manager / Roles /
Add Roles

Figure 1: Adding a new Role in Windows Server 2008

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2. When the Add Roles
Wizard comes up, you can
click Next on that screen. Next,
select that you want to add
the DHCP Server Role, and
click Next.

Figure 2: Selecting the DHCP Server Role

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If you do not have a static IP address assigned on your server, you will get a
warning that you should not install DHCP with a dynamic IP address. At this point,
you will begin being prompted for IP network information, scope information, and
DNS information. If you only want to install DHCP server with no configured scopes
or settings, you can just click Next through these questions and proceed with the
installation. On the other hand, you can optionally configure your DHCP Server
during this part of the installation.
3. To configure some basic IP
settings and configure the
first DHCP Scope. It was
shown the network
connection binding and
asked to verify it, like this:

Figure 3: Network connection binding

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4. The wizard is asking, “what
interface do you want to
provide DHCP services on?”
took the default and
clicked Next. Next, entered
Parent Domain, Primary
DNS Server, and Alternate
DNS Server and
clicked Next
Figure 4: Entering domain and DNS information
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 In this example it opted NOT to use WINS on the network, clicked Next.
Then, it was promoted to configure a DHCP scope for the new DHCP Server. It had
opted to configure an IP address range of 192.168.1.50-100 to cover the 25+ PC
Clients on the local network.
5. Click Add to add a new
scope. Name Scope (Scope-
Name), configured
the starting and ending IP
addresses of 192.168.1.50-
192.168.1.100, subnet
mask of
255.255.255.0, default
gateway of
192.168.1.1, type of
subnet (wired),
and activated the scope.
Figure 5: Adding a new DHCP
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Back in the Add Scope screen, Click Next to add the new scope (once the DHCP
Server is installed). Choose to Disable DHCPv6 stateless mode for this server and
click Next.Then, confirmed DHCP Installation Selections (on the screen below) and
clicked Install.
Figure 6: Confirm Installation Selections
7. After only a few seconds,
the DHCP Server was
installed and saw the
window, at the side:

click Close to close the

installer window,

Figure 7: Windows Server 2008 DHCP Server Installation

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HOW TO MANAGE NEW WINDOWS SERVER 2008 DHCP
Like the installation, managing Windows Server 2008 DHCP Server is also easy.
8. In Windows Server
2008 Server Manager,
under Roles, click on the
new DHCP Server entry.
.

Figure 8: DHCP Server management in Server Manager

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While it cannot manage the DHCP Server scopes and clients from here, what it can
do is to manage what events, services, and resources are related to the DHCP
Server installation. Thus, this is a good place to go to check the status of the DHCP
 Server and what events have happened around it. However, to really configure the
DHCP Server and see what clients have obtained IP addresses,
9. Go to the DHCP Server
MMC. To do this, go
to Start / Administrative
Tools / DHCP Server, like
this:

Figure 9: Starting the DHCP Server MMC

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10. When expanded out, the
MMC offers a lot of features.
Here is what it looks like:

Figure 10: The Windows Server 2008 DHCP Server MMC

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The DHCP Server MMC offers IPv4 & IPv6 DHCP Server info including all scopes,
pools, leases, reservations, scope options, and server options. If you go into the
address pool and the scope options, you can see that the configuration we made
when we installed the DHCP Server did, indeed, work.
11. The scope IP address range
is there, and so are the DNS
Server & default gateway.

Figure 11: DHCP Server Address Pool

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12. The scope IP address range.

Figure 12: DHCP Server Scope Options

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HOW TO TEST WINDOWS SERVER 2008 DHCP SERVER
Type in system prompt: IPCONFIG /RELEASE then an IPCONFIG /RENEW and
verified that it received an IP address from the new DHCP server, as you can see
below:

Figure 13: Client received IP address from new DHCP Server

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Also, you can go to Windows 2008 Server and verified that the new 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 client listed under Address Leases
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 ACT IVIT IES

Directions: Fill in the blanks the missing words. Step to install DHCP.

1. Adding a new Role

Click________________ from the Initial Configuration Tasks Window or From
Server Manager / Roles /
2. Selecting the DHCP Server Role
When the Add Roles Wizard comes up, you can click Next on that screen. Next,
select that you want to add the _______________________ and click Next.
3. Network connection binding
Configure some basic IP settings and configure the first DHCP Scope. It was
shown the network connection binding and asked to verify ___________________
4 to 6 Entering domain and DNS information
The wizard is asking, “what interface do you want to provide DHCP services on?”
took the default and clicked Next. Next, entered _______________________________
, _____________________ and __________________________ and clicked Next.
7 to 9 Adding a new DHCP Scope
Click Add to add a new scope. Name Scope (Scope name), configured
the _____________ and ____________IP address and _____________________ default
gateway, type of subnet (wired), and activated the scope.
10. Choose to Disable ________________ stateless mode for this server and click Next.
Then, confirmed DHCP Installation Selections (on the screen below) and clicked
Install.

WR AP UP

DHCP CORE SERVICES

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.

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an invaluable service when you

have a network larger than a handful of computers. It's also a standard component
of enterprise networks and sub networks. Microsoft Windows Server 2008's built-in
DHCP server allows Windows machines (and any other TCP/IP-based machines
and devices) to obtain their IP addresses and network settings automatically, which
can vastly simplify network configuration.
 VALUI NG
It is a good idea to prepare and have all the necessary information before you
configure your DHCP server. Briefly discuss below:
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

POST T EST
Directions: Read each statement below carefully. Write T if the statement is
correct and F if wrong in the space provided.
1. _______ 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.
2. _______ When a client (PC) is booted, it broadcasts a DHCP Discover message
over the Ethernet network to locate all available DHCP servers on the
different subnet network.
3. _______ When a DHCP server receives the DHCP Discover message from the
client, it also broadcasts a DHCP Offer message over the Ethernet network.
4. _______ DHCP offer network data, such as client IP address, subnet mask,
default gateway IP address, DNS IP address, IP lease time and DHCP server
IP address.
5. _______ IP address allocation procedure is request, discover, acknowledge,
discover respectively.

K EY T O CORRECT ION

Pre-test Recap Activity Post-test

1. IP address
2. Subnet Mask 1. SIP 1. Add Roles 1. T
3. Default gateway IP address 2. DIP 2. DHCP Server Role 2. F
4. DNS Server IP address 3. SIP 3. Network Connection 3. T
5. Lease time 4. DIP 4. Parent Domain 4. T
6. Server IP address 5. SIP 5. Primary DNS 5. F
7. Discover 6. DIP 6. Alternate DNS
8. Offer 7. DIP 7. Starting
9. Request 8. SIP 8. Ending
10. Acknowledge 9. SIP 9. Subnet
10. DIP 10. DHCPv6

R E F E R E N CE S
Online Sites:
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https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/the-enterprise-cloud/how-do-i-install-and-configure-a-dhcp-server-in-windows-
server-2008/
Images
(access July 27, 2020)
https://techdifferences.com/difference-between-static-and-dynamic-ip-address.htm