MODULE 8

• DHCP


  is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard designed to reduce the administration burden and complexity of configuring hosts on a TCP/IP-based

  network, such as a private intranet
• Safe, easy and reliable


  Valid configuration parameters for all clients on the network can be dynamically provided. DHCP clients renew their leased address allocation automatically in the background
• Flexible assignment


  DHCP supports a large and extensible set of client configuration parameters
• DHCP integration with DNS


  enables DNS resource records to be dynamically updated for new computers and devices, or when IP addresses of existing devices change on the network.
• Remote Server Administration Tools

  DHCP Server Tools are required to manage the DHCP Server role, but do not have to be installed on the same server.
• Remote Server Administration Tools

  The DHCP Management console is installed automatically when you install DHCP Server unless you choose to cancel installation of Remote Server Administration Tools.
• DNS registration enhancements


  • New
  • You can use DHCP policies to configure conditions based on the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of DHCP clients, and to register workgroup computers using a guest DNS suffix.
• DNS PTR registration options


  • New
  • You can enable DNS registration of address (A) and pointer (PTR) records, or just enable registration of A records.
• Windows PowerShell for DHCP server


  • Improved
  • New Windows PowerShell cmdlets are available.
• DHCP policies have been extended to allow users to configure conditions based on the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of clients.
• DHCP policies can also be configured to register DHCP clients using a specific DNS suffix, overriding the DNS suffix that is configured on the client.
• Using suitable FQDN-based conditions and a DNS suffix, DHCP policies can be configured to enable full control of DNS registration for computers and devices on the network, including workgroup computers and guest devices, or clients with a specific attribute.
• DNS PTR registration options


  • This feature enables you to configure a DHCP server to register only address (A) resource records of DHCP clients with the DNS server.
• DNS PTR registration


  • This can be helpful when a reverse lookup zone has not been configured, causing attempts to register pointer (PTR) resource records to fail. By disabling PTR registration, DHCP servers can be prevented from repeated failed attempts to register PTR records. PTR registration can be disabled for all clients of a DHCP server, or only for clients on a specified subnet or with a specified attribute.
• TRUE


  It was possible to disable DNS registration for a specified group of DHCP clients. However, it was necessary to disable both A and PTR registration.
• You can use these cmdlets to perform tasks such as creating DHCP security groups, setting DNS credentials, managing superscopes, and managing multicast scopes.