Configuring DHCP scopes and options
Installing DHCP is simple, as you see in the Installing DHCP recipe. You add the Windows feature and then carry out two small configuration steps. In most cases, you probably do not need to take these extra steps. The extra steps enable you to use the relevant security groups and avoid the Server Manager GUI message stating that there are configuration steps that have not been performed yet.
Before your DHCP server can provide IP address configuration information to DHCP clients, you need to create a DHCP scope and DHCP options. A DHCP scope is a range of DHCP addresses that 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.
You can set DHCP options at a scope level or a server level, depending on your organization's needs. For example, you would most likely specify a default gateway in...
