How to Install and Configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on Windows Server 2008 R2

To install and configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on Windows Server 2008 R2, administrators must follow the steps given as below:

1. Log on to Windows Server 2008 R2 computer with the domain administrator or enterprise administrator account credentials on which DHCP server is to be installed and configured.
2. Make sure that the computer has been assigned with a static IP address.
3. Ensure that the DNS server is available anywhere in the network and is properly configured.
4. On the desktop screen, click Server Manager icon from the taskbar.
5. On the Server Manager window, from the console tree in the left, make sure that Roles option is selected.
6. On the right pane, make sure that the Roles Summary section is expanded.
7. From the expanded section, click Add Roles.

Click Add Roles

8. On Add Roles Wizard window, click Next.
9. On Select Server Roles page, from the Roles list, check DHCP Server checkbox and click Next.

Check DHCP Server Checkbox

10. On the DHCP Server page, click Next.
11. On Select Network Connection Bindings page, make sure that the IP address representing the network connection that is to be bound is checked from the Network Connections list.

Select Network Connection

12. Click Next to continue.
13. On Specify IPv4 DNS Server Settings page, populate the Preferred DNS serer IPv4 address and optional Alternate DNS server IPv4 address fields with the correct values.
14. Once specified, click Validate to confirm the availability of DNS server and click Next.

Specify DNS Server

15. On Specify IPv4 WINS Server Settings page, leave everything as default and click Next.

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