DHCP Installation and Configration

INSTALLATION OF DHCP SERVER IN WINDOWS 2008 SERVER

Steps of DHCP installation

Launch Server Manager from the Start Menu,

 Right-click on Roles and select Add Roles from the context menu.

Now select server roles from the sever roles in add roles wizard and click next

Now select the network address that DHCP server will serve the clients and click next

Now specify the IPv4 DNS server settings  and click on validate to verify the IP address of  preferred DNS server and click next

IPV4 WINS setting not required so click next
Now give the scope i.e, is the range of IP addresses for network and click next

Disable DHCPv6 stateless mode and click next

click next to skip IPv6 setting.
Now provide DHCP authenctication and click next to install DHCP server
After complition of installation close the wizard.

 

DHCP Configuration in client machine 

start-----> controlpannel------> networkconnection----------> Local area network connection

Open Properties of Local Area Connection

Open Properties of 'Internet Protocol Version 4TCP/IPv4) andselect obtain an IP address automatically and click ok and save the settings

Now DORA  process will be obtained the IP address

 To check the IP address that assigned to your system
Right click on local area network connection and then click status.

Then an local area network status window will be opened .if we click support we can view the IP address details assigned by DHCP server