Windows Server 2022: DHCP and DNS
2h 14mBeginner2022-08-16
Authors

Robert McMillen
35+ Certifications, Networking Consultant, Consultant for U.S. Government
Course details
DHCP is an important concept to understand for any network or system administrator, as it allows you to automatically assign IP address information to all your endpoints. DNS, meanwhile, is essential to resolve names to IP addresses to make Active Directory and name resolution work correctly. In this course, instructor Robert McMillen explains how DHCP and DNS work in the context of a Windows Server 2022 environment. He first shows how to install, manage, troubleshoot, and create all the DHCP settings needed for your network—even remote networks. He then covers the important aspects of DNS—installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Active Directory DNS and standard DNS zones. Robert ends the course with demonstrations on managing both DHCP and DNS using management consoles, PowerShell, IPAM, and Windows Admin Center.
Skills covered
Windows ServerServer AdministrationNetwork AdministrationNetwork and System AdministrationMicrosoftDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
Introduction
- Install and configure Windows Server 2022 DHCP and DNS
DHCP Overview
- What is DHCP
- DHCP on various devices
- The importance of DHCP in the enterprise
Setting Up DHCP
- Installing the DHCP server role
- DHCP authorization
- Creating scopes
- Configuring DHCP options
- Scope activation
- Client configuration for DHCP
Managing DHCP
- Setting up reservations
- Setting up exclusions
- Import and export databases
- Scope reconciliation
- DHCP troubleshooting
- DHCP filters
Advanced DHCP
- DHCP failover and high availability
- DHCP failover setup
- DHCP relay using switches and routers
- Routing using DHCP
- DHCP policies
- Split scope
DNS Overview
- DNS importance with Active Directory
- DNS manager overview
- Important Active Directory DNS records
Deploying DNS
- Install DNS on a member server
- Client DNS configuration
- DNS forwarders
DNS Zones
- Forward DNS zones and AD integration
- Reverse DNS zones and AD integration
- Secondary zone creation
- Stub zone creation
DNS Resource Records
- Forward and reverse zone records
- Alias (CNAME) records
- Mail (MX) records
- Other record types
Advanced DNS
- DNS queries
- DNS cache
- Conditional forwarders
DNS Security
- DNS cache locking
- DNS socket pool
- DNS zone signing
- DNS security extensions
DHCP and DNS Management
- Managing DNS and DHCP using Admin Center
- Managing DNS and DHCP using IPAM