Networking / Beginners

Benefits of DHCP

With a DHCP server installed and configured on your network, DHCP-enabled clients can obtain IP addresses and related configuration parameters each time they start and join your network. DHCP servers provide this configuration in the form of an address lease offer to requesting clients.

One main advantage of using DHCP is that DHCP servers greatly reduce the time required to configure and reconfigure computers on your network. DHCP simplifies administration not only by supplying clients with IP addresses, but also (optionally) with the addresses of the default gateway, DNS servers, WINS servers, and other servers useful to the client. Another advantage of DHCP is that by assigning IP addresses automatically, it allows you to avoid configuration errors resulting from entering IP address information manually at every host. For example, DHCP helps prevent address conflicts caused when the same IP address is mistakenly assigned to two hosts.

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In this tutorial:

  1. Configuring DHCP Servers and Clients
  2. Configuring the DHCP Server
  3. Benefits of DHCP
  4. Installing the DHCP Server Service
  5. Authorizing the Server
  6. Configuring Scopes
  7. IP Address Range
  8. Exclusion Ranges
  9. Using the 80/20 Rule for Servers and Scopes
  10. Creating Reservations
  11. Assigning DHCP Options
  12. Activating a Scope
  13. Networking Configuring the Client
  14. Migrating from APIPA or Alternate Configurations
  15. Migrating ICS Clients
  16. Installing and Configuring a DHCP Server
  17. Adding a DHCP Server Role
  18. Configuring a DHCP Client
  19. Managing DHCP in Windows Networks
  20. Changing DCHP Server Status
  21. Services Console
  22. Managing DHCP from a Command Line
  23. Connecting Clients to Remote DHCP Servers
  24. Using Superscopes
  25. Changing the Addressing of a Subnet
  26. Backing Up the DHCP Server Database
  27. Performing a Manual Backup
  28. Manually Compacting a DHCP Server
  29. Using Options Classes
  30. Implementing User Classes
  31. Performing a Manual Backup of the DHCP Server
  32. Creating a New Superscope
  33. Configuring DHCP Servers to Perform DNS Updates
  34. Configuring Dynamic Updates with DHCP
  35. Using the DnsUpdateProxy Security Group
  36. Adding Members to the DnsUpdateProxy