Windows Server 2022: DHCP and DNS

Learn about DNS and DHCP in a modern Windows network—essential knowledge for any current or aspiring sysadmin to fully understand.

Introduction

• Install and configure Windows Server 2022 DHCP and DNS

1. DHCP Overview

• What is DHCP?
• DHCP on various devices
• The importance of DHCP in the enterprise

2. Setting Up DHCP

• Installing the DHCP server role
• DHCP authorization
• Creating scopes
• Configuring DHCP options
• Scope activation
• Client configuration for DHCP

3. Managing DHCP

• Setting up reservations
• Setting up exclusions
• Import and export databases
• Scope reconciliation
• DHCP troubleshooting
• DHCP filters

4. Advanced DHCP

• DHCP failover and high availability
• DHCP failover setup
• DHCP relay using switches and routers
• Routing using DHCP
• DHCP policies
• Split scope

5. DNS Overview

• DNS importance with Active Directory
• DNS manager overview
• Important Active Directory DNS records

6. Deploying DNS

• Install DNS on a member server
• Client DNS configuration
• DNS forwarders

7. DNS Zones

• Forward DNS zones and AD integration
• Reverse DNS zones and AD integration
• Secondary zone creation
• Stub zone creation

8. DNS Resource Records

• Forward and reverse zone records
• Alias (CNAME) records
• Mail (MX) records
• Other record types

9. Advanced DNS

• DNS queries
• DNS cache
• Conditional forwarders

10. DNS Security

• DNS cache locking
• DNS socket pool
• DNS zone signing
• DNS security extensions

11. DHCP and DNS Management

• Managing DNS and DHCP using Admin Center
• Managing DNS and DHCP using IPAM