HOW TO: Appoint an Administrator for DHCP Server Services in Windows 2000

This step-by-step article describes how to add users to the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Administrators group.

Requirements

To follow these steps, you need:

• A Windows 2000 Server-based or Windows 2000 Advanced Server-based computer that is configured as a DHCP server.
• The Remote Server Administrative Tool package (Adminpak.msi) installed on the Windows 2000-based member server.

To Add Users to the DHCP Administrators Group on a Domain Controller

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2. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
3. In the console tree, expand the Users node by clicking the plus sign (+) next to Users.
4. In the details pane, double-click DHCP Administrators. If DHCP Administrators is not listed, DHCP Services has not been installed.
5. On the Members tab, click Add.
6. Click Look In to display a list of domains from which you can add users and computers to the group, and then click the domain that contains the users and computers that you want to add.
7. Double-click the users or groups that you want to add to the DHCP Administrators group, and then click OK.
8. When you are done adding users or groups, click OK.

To Add Users to the DHCP Administrators Group on a Member Server

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2. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
3. In the console tree, expand the Local Users and Groups node by clicking the plus sign (+) next to Users.
4. In the details pane, double-click DHCP Administrators. If DHCP Administrators is not listed, DHCP Services has not been installed.
5. On the Members tab, click Add.
6. Click Look In to display a list of domains from which you can add users and computers to the group, and then click the domain that contains the users and computers that you want to add.
7. Double-click the users or groups that you want to add to the DHCP Administrators group, and then click OK.
8. When you are done adding users or groups, click OK.