Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Delegating Administration of DHCP

Even though DHCP services are quite critical in most networking environments, organizations usually do not dedicate servers specific for this service. DHCP services are usually bundles on servers that host other services. In situations when DHCP administration needs to be delegated to, say, the networking group or a certain administrator, but access to the host server is not desirable, DHCP delegation is the answer. To delegate DHCP administration, first the administrator needs to have access to the DHCP server tools, and those should be installed on the administrator’s IT administrative workstation or on an IT central console server. Once the tools are accessible, the IT administrator’s user account, or admin ...