Windows 2000 Install DHCP Server

Windows 2000 uses/installs as default TCP/IP protocol. While in a small home network it is easyto assign manually the IP-addresses (or use the Windows98/ME Auto-IP-configuration and / or the Windows2000 Auto-IP-configuration), you will on an office network like to use the "comfort" of using a DHCP-server to control and manage the distribution of IP-addresses.
Like on Windows NT4, where the DHCP-server is only available on NT4-Server and not with Windows NT4-workstation, the DHCP-server is not included in Windows2000 Professional, but only on the Windows 2000 Server versions.
Note:
on the system, where the DHCP-server is getting installed, you MUST use a static(= manually assigned) IP-address :

Like with all other Server related components, you can start the setup of the DHCP-server from

"Configure Your Server",which
is part of the "Administrative Tools"

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On the left side, expand on "Networking"
, select "DHCP" and thenstart the "Windows Component Wizard":

To start the "Windows Component Wizard",
you could also have used in the Control-Panel the applet for "Add / Remove Programs" and selected to "Add / Remove Windows
Components" :

Select (click on) the line "Networking
Services" and then click on the button "Details":

Locate and select the line by placing the checkmark on :
"Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)",
(other items may already be selected), continue
with "OK" Back in the window of "Windows ComponentWizard", continue now with "Next"

The system will rumble while configuring the
network components.and then you are "Finished"

You will need to configure the DHCP-server before it can be used.