This document provides instructions for configuring a DHCP server on a Windows Server 2012 Essentials system. It describes adding the DHCP server role using the Add Roles and Features Wizard, completing the post-installation configuration, and configuring a new DHCP scope to assign IP addresses, default gateway, and DNS server to client computers on the network.

1. DHCP

2. It will open the Add Roles and Features Wizard. On the 
Before you begin page, click Next
On the Select installation type page, choose Role- 
based or feature-based installation, and then click Next.
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On the Select destination server page, verify that the 
Windows Server 2012 Essentials is chosen, and then click
Next.
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On the Select Server Roles, click to select DHCP Server. 
After this option is selected, you may see a pop up to add
additional features.

4. Click Add Features on this popup window. It will redirect 
back to the Select Server Roles page. Click Next.
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On the Select features page, do not select anything and 
click Next.
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On the Confirm installation selections, click Install. Do 
NOT select the option Restart the
destination server automatically if required.
On the Installation progress page, or click Close.

6. To complete the DHCP deployment, click on Complete 
DHCP configuration on the Post-deployment
Configuration under the Notification icon.
The DHCP Post-Install configuration wizard is quite 
straight forward.
On the Description page, click Next . 
On the Authorization page, verify that Use the 
following user’s credentials is selected and the
Administrator user name is put there.
On the Summary page, check the status of the post 
install configuration and then click Close.
Here is the final status that you should see on the Server 
Manager.

8. 
It is now time to configure the DHCP Server. 
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On the Start screen, type DHCP, and click to open 
DHCP console.
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On the DHCP console, expand the Server name, and then 
right-click IPv4. Click New
 Scope..

10. It will open New Scope Wizard. Follow this wizard to
name the Scope conventionally, e.g. Scope [192.168.1.0]
fabrikam.local. Add the IP Address Range for the client
computers, e.g. 192.168.1.3 to 192.168.1.50. Add the Default
Gateway (IP of the router), DNS Server (IP of the Server
itself ), and activate the scope.