Windows DHCP Server (SYS 255) - Chromosom3/TechNotes GitHub Wiki

Intro and Resources

This guide will cover installing and configuring DHCP on a Windows server. This will build off of the CentOS DHCP Server & Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) entries in my journal. We will be installing the DHCP server on a Windows Server Core installation using RSAT.

Feature Installation

We will be using Server Manager to install the role on the remote core server. To do this open server manager and add the server. From there select click "Manage" and then "Add Roles and Features". The Add Roles and Features Wizard will now open and you can click next till you see the "Select destination server" screen. Here you must select the server you want to install the DHCP role.

Now that you have selected the correct server select next. On the "Select server roles" screen check the box next to "DHCP Server" as shown below.

You can continue with the defaults until the "Confirm installation selections" screen. There you will want to check the box next to "Restart the destination server automatically if required". Then click install.

Once DHCP is installed you will receive a message saying that configuration is required. In the top right of Server Manager, there should be a yellow icon on the flag. Click it and then select "Complete DHCP configuration". The next screen will ask you for user credentials. If your account is a domain admin it should work if not specify a different user account then commit.

Managing DHCP

Since we are managing the DHCP server using RSAT we will need to install the associated tool for DHCP. Adding the feature is just like adding a role. The only difference is the system you select will be the one you are using to manage the remote server and you will skip the "Server Roles" page. On the "Features" page scroll down till you see "Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)" and then expand it, then expand "Role Administration Tools". In there you should see "DHCP Server Tools", check the box next to it and continue through the installation.

Now that the DHCP tools are installed you can right-click the destination server in Server Manager and select the DHCP option This will open the DHCP tool with the server already selected.

Since we just installed the DHCP role on the server it will not have any scopes so it will not issue any addresses. We need to create one. Expand the server then right-click on IPv4 and select "Add a Scope". This will open the "New Scope Wizard". Configure the new scope as you see fit for your network. I have included some configuration images below.