Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides an automated mechanism to assign IP addresses to the network clients. In Windows Server, it is a server role that can be added using Server Manager.

An administrator can use the following tasks in their checklist when considering a DHCP server security method:

  • Operating system type: Use the Windows Server Core operating system
  • DHCP server roles: Remove unwanted roles and features from the DHCP server
  • Baseline security: Create and implement DHCP server baseline security
  • Exclusion and reservation: Create a proper exclusion and reservation range
  • Administration: Restrict DHCP administration access
  • Access policy: Configure policy-based access

The details of these tasks ...

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