How to install and configure DHCP Server in Windows Server 2022

1. Log In: Make sure you are logged in to your Windows Server 2022 machine with administrative privileges.

1. • Access the Start Menu: Click on the Windows Start button or press the Windows key on your keyboard.

   • Open Server Manager: In the Start Menu, you can either:

     1. Start typing "Server Manager" in the search bar, and it should appear in the search results. Click on it.

2. Accessing Add Roles and Features

1. • Click on Manage and click on Add Roles and Features

3. Before you Begin

1. • Click on Next on Before you Begin page

4. Select installation type

1. • Select Role based or feature-based installation and click on Next

5. Select destination server

1. • Select the server and click on next

6. Select server roles

1. • Select DHCP Server in the list of roles and click on Add Features and then click Next

7. Add features that are required for DHCP Server? 

1. • Click Next on the Add Features section

8. Select features

1. • Click Next on the Add Features section

9. DHCP Server

1. • Click Next on DHCP Server section

10. Confirm installation selections

1. • Click Install

11. Installation progress

1. • When the installation finishes, you will see a yellow escalation mark beside the flag. Click on that

12. Installation completion

1. • Once Complete

   • Click on Next and then Close

   • Congratulations, you have successfully installed DHCP on Windows 2022 server. 

   •  Continue to Configure DHCP Server below

1. Launch the Server Manager

• • • Start typing "Server Manager" in the search bar, and it should appear in the search results. Click on it.

2. Access DHCP Server

• • • Click on Tools and select DHCP

3. Open DHCP Server

• • • Once the DHCP console opens, verify you are connected to your server and expand it

4. Access IPv4 

• • • Left click the arrow pointing to the right and it will drop down as show in example highlighted.

5. IPv4  New Scope

• • • Right Click on IPv4 and select New Scope

6. New Scope Wizard

• • • New Scope Wizard will pop up, click on Next on the initial setup page

7. Scope Name

• • • Give a Name and Description for the scope and click Next

8. IP Address Range

• • • Enter the Start IP Address and End IP Address (For my Test network I have chosen 192.168.24.1-200, your network my differ)

    • In the second section, enter the Subnet Mask and click Next

9. Add Exclusins and Delay

• • • If you need an IP excluded, enter the specific IP or range in order for that IP to be excluded and click next

10. Lease Duration

• • • Lease Duration, enter the duration for scope lease when IP is distributed by the server. Default is 1 day.

11. Configure DHCP Options

• • • Click on Yes, I want to configure these option now  to configure Default Gateway, DNS Server and click next

12. Router (Default Gateway)

• • • Default Gateway – enter the IP Address and click on Add and then Next

Note: Your Default Gateway may vary depending on your network. 

13. Domain Name and DNS Servers

• • • Domain Name and DNS Server – In Parent domain, enter the name of your domain. Under IP address enter all the DNS Server IP in your name and click on Add and click on Next

14. WINS Servers

• • • WINS, enter the IP address of WINS server if its in your network and then click Next

15. Activate Scope

• • • Select Yes, I want to activate this scope now and click Next and then click on Finish

16. Completing the New Scope Wizard

• • • Click Finish

17.Authorize DHCP Server

• Right click on your server and select Authorize

• Right click again on your server and select Refresh

• Now under IPv4, you will see the scope running now

• Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured a DHCP Server in Window 2022