The document provides instructions for setting up DHCP in Windows Server 2008 R2. It describes adding the DHCP server role, binding it to a network connection, configuring DNS and scope settings, authorizing the server, and checking that DHCP is working by observing that a client receives an IP address from within the configured scope.

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Set Up DHCP in Windows Server 2008 R2
1. Fire up the Server Manager, right click on roles, and then select add roles.
2. You will be prompted with the normal “Before You Begin” screen, and after
clicking Next you’ll be able to choose DHCP Server.

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3. Next you’ll want to select the network connection to bind the DHCP protocol to.

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4. On Specify IPv4 DNS Server Settings page, populate the Preferred DNS server
IPv4 address fields with the correct values.
5. Once specified, click Validate to confirm the availability of DNS server and click
“Next”.
6. On Specify IPv4 WINS Server Settings page, leave everything as default and
click “Next”.

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7. On Add or Edit DHCP Scopes page, click Add.
8. On Add Scope box, populate the Scope name, Starting IP address, and Ending
IP address fields with the desired values and click OK.

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9. Back on Add or Edit DHCP Scope page, click “Next”.
10.On Configure DHCPv6 Stateless Mode page, click “Disable DHCPv6” and click
“Next”.

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11.On Authorize DHCP Server page, make sure that the Use current credentials
radio button is selected. Alternatively, Use alternate credentials radio button can
also be selected to specify the domain admin credentials that is to be allowed to
authorize DHCP server in AD DS.
12.The confirmation screen where you can finally click “Install”.

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13.Once installed, click Close on the Installation Results page.

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14.Close Server Manager window when done.
How to check if DCHP Server is working?
1. Go to the Network icon at the lower right, right click and Open Network and
Sharing Center.

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2. Click “Local Area Connection”
3. Click “Properties”

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4. Double click “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)”
5. From static address, click “Obtain an IP address automatically” and click “OK”.

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6. Click “Details”

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7. IP address should be within the range of the configured DHCP Scope.