Windows Server 2019: DHCP and DNS

Course details

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is the system that automatically assigns IP addresses to hosts, and Domain Name System (DNS) resolves fully qualified domain names to IP addresses. If you're a network administrator charged with managing a Microsoft network environment, then it's essential that you have a solid understanding of both of these networking services. In this course, Ed Liberman dives into DHCP and DNS, explaining how they work in the context of a Windows Server 2019 environment. Learn how to install, configure, and manage a DHCP server, as well as how to deploy DNS. Plus, explore name resolution in enterprise networks, including how to configure standard and conditional DNS forwarding.

Learning objectives
What is Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)?
Setting up DHCP
Securing and troubleshooting DHCP
Configuring a DHCP relay agent
Deploying Domain Name System (DNS)
Creating stub zones and reverse lookup zones
Testing queries
DNS security

Concepts

Introduction

DHCP and DNS in WIndows Server 2019
Course organization

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Overview

What is DHCP
Lease generation
Lease renewal

Setting Up DHCP

Install the DHCP server role
Authorize a DHCP server
Create DHCP scopes
Configure DHCP options
Activate a scope
Configure DHCP clients
Configure DHCP reservations

Managing DHCP

Components of a DHCP database
Reconcile DHCP scopes
Database statistics
Secure DHCP
Troubleshoot DHCP

DHCP Advanced Features

Configure DHCP failover
Manage DHCP failover
DHCP in a routed environment
Configure a DHCP relay agent
Test relay agent

Deploying DNS (Domain Name System)

Install DNS with Active Directory
Install the DNS role independently
DNS client configuration

DNS Zones

Create primary forward lookup zones
Configure zone transfers
Create secondary forward lookup zones
Create stub zones
Active Directory integrated zones
Create reverse lookup zones

DNS Resource Record Types

Host and pointer (PTR) records
Alias (CNAME) record
Mail exchanger (MX) record
Additional resource record types

Name Resoution

DNS queries
Testing queries
DNS cache
Forwarding
Conditional forwarding
Caching only DNS servers

DNS Security

DNS cache locking
DNS socket pool
DNS security extensions

Conclusion

Next steps