• Install DHCP Server role

  

• Launch DHCP Manager

  

• Add/Remove Bindings

  

• Confirm you have static address that will issue client IP addresses

  

• Ipv4 > New Scope

  

• Next to Start new Scope Wizard
  

• Give a good Scope name & description for easy troubleshooting in future
  

• Enter Start & End IP address

  

• Enter the exclusion

  

• Limit Lease Duration to 8 days
  

• Yes to configure DHCP options now
  

• Enter default gateway address

  

• IP address of servers responsible for handing local DNS

  

• I dont have WINS server

  

• Activate Scope now
  

  

• Restart DHCP server service

  

 

Configure DHCP Failover on Windows Server

DHCP console > Scope > Configure Failover >

Select desired scopes for failover configuration

 

Verify Failover configuration