How to Install and Configure Windows Server 2012 DHCP Server


In previous post we learn How to install & configure Active Directoty on Windows 8 Server. Now we will learn how to install & configure Windows 8 Server DHCP.

What is DHCP Server?

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a service on a network that provides IP addressing and DNS server information to Desktop/Laptop clients and any other device such as iPad,Android Phones.

There is no need to assign IP address statically to every device on your network and to manage the issues that static IP addressing can create such as IP address conflicts.

In Windows 8 Server DHCP failover is a new addition by Microsoft we will have a look at it in next post..

Installing Windows Server 2008 DHCP Server

Installing Windows Server 2008 DCHP Server is very easy & staright forward.

 





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