Configuring DHCP Scopes and Options
Installing DHCP is straightforward, as you saw in the “Installing DHCP” recipe – you add the Windows feature and then carry out two small configuration steps. The extra steps enable you to use the relevant security groups and avoid the Server Manager GUI message that there are configuration steps not yet performed. You probably do not need to take these extra steps in most cases.
Before your DHCP server can provide IP address configuration information to clients, you must create a DHCP scope and options. A DHCP scope is a range of DHCP addresses your DHCP server can give out for a given IP subnet. DHCP options are specific configuration options your DHCP server provides, such as the DNS server’s IP address and the IPv4 default gateway.
Depending on your organization’s needs, you can set DHCP options at a scope level or server level. For example, you would most likely specify a default gateway in the scope...
