Installing the ADDS Role on our Domain Controller Server

1. Log on to the server running Windows Server 2022 with Administrative Access.
2. Start Server Manager
3. Click Manage > Add Roles and Features
4. On the Select Installation Type page, Select Role-Based
5. Select The Server you want to make the Domain Controller
6. On the Server Roles Page, click the Active Directory Domain Services role.
7. When you are prompted to add features, click Add Features to accept the dependencies and click Next.
8. On the Confirmation Page, click install.

Promote the Server to Domain Controller

1. Click on the Yellow Triangle of Server Manager and Promote this server to a Domain Controller
2. In the Active Directory Domain Services Configuration Wizard, on the Deployment Configuration page, click Add a new Forest.
3. Click Next on DNS options. It will throw an error message. Ignore it, because we don’t have any DNS role installed on this server.
4. On the Prerequisites Check page, click Install.
5. The Server will reboot

Add Client to the Domain

1. Ping the domain server.
2. Navigate to System and Security.
3. Select the Computer name, domain, and workgroup.
4. Add the domain.

Create a child domain (Sub-Domain)

1. Create a new server and join the domain. Ensure that you ping the domain for connectivity assurance.
2. Launch Server Manager, select Add role and features, and run the Add Role and Features Wizard.
3. Click Next.
4. Select Role-based installation.
5. On Select Server, choose the newly created server assigned for the Sub-Domain.
6. For the server role, select Active Directory Domain Servers.
7. Add required features (You can keep the defaults, if you’re confused).
8. Review the information page and click Next.
9. Click install.

Promote the server to Domain Controller and configure it as a Child Domain.

1. Click on the notification flag (a yellow triangle)
2. Choose Add a new domain to an existing forest and Child Domain from the domain type. Provide the parent domain name, new domain name, and the credentials of an account that is part of the enterprise admin groups of your parent domain.
3. Choose Domain Name System (DNS) server and Global Catalog (GC). Provide the DSRM password and click Next.
4. On the DNS Options interface, on the “DNS Options” step, you will receive a warning. Review it and then click Next.
5. On the Additional Options interface, this tab will take a few seconds to load. Check it the NetBIOS domain name is correct; if not, change it to the required one. When satisfied, click Next.
6. On the Paths interface, click Next.
7. On the Review Options interface, click Next.
8. On the Prerequisites Check Interface, confirm that there are no issues, and then click Install.

Deploy a DHCP Server, Authorize the DHCP Server & Create a DHCP Scope

Deploy The DHCP Server

1. Login to your Domain Controller.
2. Launch Server Manager.
3. Select Add Roles and Features.
4. Select the server you want to deploy as DHCP Server.
5. Select the DHCP Server check box. Choose the features you need.
6. Confirm and Install the Server Role.

Authorizing the DHCP Server

1. Open the yellow notification flag and click Configure DHCP configuration.
2. Authorize the DHCP server to respond to DHCP Client requests. By forcing DHCP servers to be authorized, clients are protected from rogue domain-joined Windows DHCP servers that might maliciously affect network clients.

Create a DHCP Scope and Testing

1. Open Server Manager and Click Tools>DHCP.
2. Right-click on the IPv4 node and choose New Scope.
3. Type a Name for the Scope and click Next.
4. On the IP Address Range page, in the Start IP address text box, type the first in the range you want to assign. In the End IP Address text box, type the last address in the range. Choose the Subnet Mask you want to use.
5. On the Add Exclusions and Delay page, enter the IP address you want to exclude from the DHCP Service, to assign those IP addresses as static IP addresses for better management.
6. On the Lease Duration page, specify the leases for the addresses in the scope.
7. On the DHCP Options page, select I want to configure these options now.
8. On the Default Gateway, use the Edge Network Device IP address.
9. Type the Parent Domain Name and DNS Server IP Address.
10. Select Yes, I want to activate this scope now.

Test the DHCP Server

1. Login to your Client. Release the IP using iconfig/release and renew the IP using ipconfig/renew.
2. Type ipconfig/all in CMD

Congratulations! The DHCP Server is working.