Installing and Configuring DHCP

Use the following steps to install and configure DHCP on your Windows 2000 Server:

  1. Log in to your Windows 2000 server as Administrator.

  2. If the Windows 2000 Configure Your Server window displays after login, uncheck the Show This Screen at Startup check box.

  3. From the Windows desktop, click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.

  4. In the Add/Remove Programs window, click Add/Remove Windows Components.


    Screen shot of the Windows 2000 Add/Remove Windows Components window.

  5. On the Windows Components page of the Windows Components Wizard, select Networking Services without changing the check box status > click Details.


    Screen shot of the Windows Components Wizard page. Networking Services is selected.

  6. In the Networking Services dialog box, check Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) > click OK.


    Screen shot of the Networking Services dialog box. The DHCP option is checked.

  7. When the Windows Component Wizard displays again, click Next.

  8. In the Windows Component Wizard, click Finish.

  9. In the Add/Remove Programs window, click Close.

  10. From the Windows desktop, click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > DHCP.

  11. In the DHCP window, right-click da-02 [10.0.0.202] > select New Scope.


    Screen shot of the DHCP window with New Scope selected.

  12. On the Welcome page of the New Scope Wizard, click Next.

  13. On the Scope Name page, type LabScope in the Name field > click Next.


    Screen shot of the Scope Name page in the New Scope Wizard. The Name field is completed.

  14. On the IP Address Range page, fill in the fields:

    Start IP Address: 10.0.0.50.

    End IP Address: 255.255.255.0


    Screen shot of the IP Address Range page of the New Scope Wizard. The Start IP Address and End IP Address fields are completed.

  15. Click Next.

  16. On the Add Exclusions page, click Next.

  17. On the Lease Duration page, click Next.


    Screen shot of the Lease Duration page of the New Scope Wizard.

  18. On the Configure DHCP Options page, select Yes, I Want to Configure These Options Now > click Next.

  19. On the Router (Default Gateway) page, type your router address (if you have one) in the IP Address field > click Add > click Next.


    Screen shot of the Router (Default Gateway) page of the New Scope Wizard.  A router address is entered in the IP Address field.

  20. In the Domain Name and DNS Servers window, fill in the fields:

    Parent Domain: digitalairlines.com.

    IP Address: 10.0.0.202


    Screen shot of the Domain Name and DNS Servers page of the New Scope Wizard. The Parent domain and IP address fields are completed.

  21. Click Add > if you have an external DNS server, enter its IP address > click Next.

  22. On the WINS Servers page, click Next.

  23. On the Activate Scope page, select Yes, I Want to Activate This Scope Now > click Next.


    Screen shot of the Activate Scope page of the New Scope Wizard. The Yes option is selected.

  24. In the Completing the New Scope Wizard window, click Finish.

  25. In the left pane of the DHCP window, right-click the DHCP server name > click Authorize.


    Screen shot of the DHCP window with the DCHP server name selected and Authorize highlighted on the properties menu.

  26. Close the DHCP configuration utility.