Create a DHCP Reservation

Intro

DHCP reservations are for things like printers, that you would like to have a consistent (static) IP address

Create a Reservation

1. Open the DHCP app as Administrator
2. Navigate to the left panel and expand the Scope that was just created
3. Right-click Reservations and select New Reservation...
4. Enter the following:
   • Reservation Name
   • IP address
   to be reserved
   • MAC Address of the device
   • Description
   ...and click Add
5. Either repeat as necessary or click Close

Confirm on the Client

1. On the client computer, open a command prompt and type ipconfig to display the IP address of the client
2. Type ipconfig /release to release the old lease
3. Type ipconfig /renew to drop the IP, renew it, and display the new value. It should now have an IP in the range defined by the scope