Under DHCP Servers,
select *Local Machine* or type the DHCP IP address.
In the console tree of
the DHCP snap-in, the DHCP server is a red arrow in the bottom-right
corner of the server object because the server has not yet been
authorized. Right-click the server, and then click Authorize.
Right-click the server,
and then click New Scope.
In the New Scope Wizard, click Next,
and then type a name and description for the scope.
Type the range of
addresses that can be leased as part of this scope, for example, a
starting IP address of 192.168.10.1 to an ending address of
192.168.10.254. Click Next.
Type any IP addresses
that you want to exclude from the range you entered. This includes any
addresses that may have already been statically assigned to various
computers in your organization. Click Next.
Type the number of days,
hours, and minutes before an IP address lease from this scope expires.
This determines the length of time that a client can hold a leased address
without renewing it. Click Next
to select Yes, I want to configure
these options now, and then extend
the wizard to include settings for the most common DHCP options. Click
Next.
Type the IP address for
the default gateway that should be used by clients that obtain an IP
address from this scope. Click Add
to place the default gateway address into the list, and then click Next.
Click
Yes, I want to activate this scope now, to activate the scope and allow
clients to obtain leases from it, and then click Next. Click
Finish.
