A Step-by-Step Guide to Configuring DHCP on Windows Server 2016 Using GUI and PowerShell

A Step-by-Step Guide to Configuring DHCP on Windows Server 2016 Using GUI and PowerShell.

With GUI

1. Run de DHCP console from the apps list. Naviger til IPv4\Server Options. There we config Server options for all scopes;

2. Højre museknap Klik på Server Options og klik Configure Options;

3. Select option 006 DNS Servers, enter an IP address, og klik Tilføje;

4. Select option 015 DNS Domain Name, enter the domain name, og klik OK;

5. New options added;

6. Højre museknap Klik på IPv4 og klik New Scope;

7. Klik Next;

8. Indtast Navn (and if you wish Description), og klik Next;

9. Indtast the Start IP address, End IP address, og Subnet mask, og klik Next;

10. On this page, you may exclude the IP range from DHCP. Klik Next;

11. Set Lease Duration og klik Next;

12. You may select Yes and configure Scope Options for this scope. I choose No, click Next;

13. Klik Finish;

14. Scope created, but we must Activate it;

15. Højre museknap click at the scope and click Activate;

16. Scope activated and worked!

17. If you Højre museknap click on Leased IP Address, you may Add to the reservation Add to the filter, or even Delete it;

With PowerShell

1. Run PowerShell as Administrator. To get active scopes enter:

Get-DhcpServerv4Scope -cn <dhcp server name> | select scopeid, name, description

2. To add new scope, enter:

Add-DhcpServerv4Scope -Name ‘<scope name>’ -StartRange <start IP Address> -EndRange <end IP Address> -SubnetMask <subnet mask> -Description ‘<description>’ –cn <dhcp server name>

3. Before scope delete Best Practices is run the command with WhatIf parameter:

Remove-DhcpServerv4Scope -ScopeId <scope id> -cn <dhcp server name>  -WhatIf

4. Then run without the WhatIf parameter:

Remove-DhcpServerv4Scope -ScopeId <scope id> -cn <dhcp server name>

5. Scope removed.