Summary

In this lab, I set up DHCP services on my domain controller using RSAT from a management server.

Installing and Configuring DHCP using RSAT

• Make sure you are managing the correct server using RSAT, in my case, I am managing AD01 from the MGMT Server
• Right click on the server you wish to add DHCP to and click add roles and features
• Select the DHCP role and finish the installation
• After DHCP successfully installs, go to DHCP configuration. Here you will set the network address, router, and DNS server address that will be given out by DHCP.
• After configuring DHCP, in DHCP manager, you can set a DHCP scope, which will define which IP addresses DHCP will give out to hosts on the network.

Obtaining IP addresses with DHCP on Windows

• Go to network and internet settings and navigate to "change adapter options".
• Select your network adapter, right click, and click properties.
• In the properties panel, select "Internet Protocol version 4", and click properties.
• Select "Obtain IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically"
  • Note: After doing this, you may need to perform and ipconfig /release followed by a ipconfig /renew for this to take effect immediately.