Post configuration Steps for 1st Windows Active Directory setup (1st Forest/1st Domain)

• You complete the 1st Windows AD Server installation with DNS, DHCP server role installed along.
  Setup Windows Active Directory (1st Forest/1st Domain) – Toshitoshi Tech Forum
  
• This step explain how you should configure the DNS and DHCP servers.
  
  
• DNS

1. Open DNS Console from Control Panel -> Windows Administrative Tools.
   
   
2. You can see the Domain DNS objects and forward zone are fully configured automatically.
   
3. Move to “Reverse Lookup Zones”.
   • Right click “New Zone”
     
   • Next at Welcome screen.
     
   • Zone type -> Set Primary Zone and select “Store the zone in Active Directory”. And Next.
     
     
     
     
   • Active Directory Zone replication scope.
     -> To all DNS servers running on domain controllers in this domain. And Next.
     
     
   • Revers Lookup Zone Name -> IPv 4 Reverse Lookup Zone and Next.
     
     
   • Reverse lookup Network ID is to be set as per your local network IP Segment. And Next.
     
     
   • Dynamic update -> Allow only secure dynamic updates. And Next.
     
     
   • Complete the wizard by Finish.
     
     
4. Configure fowarders (if you have any parent DNS Servers.)
   
   • Move to Server Node in left pane tree, and right click “Properties”
     
     
   • Move to Forwarders tab, if any item exists, remove it from Edit.
     
     
     
   • Instead, add the right forwarder IP address.
     
     
   • Click OK in Properties. Now your DNS server starts working correctly.

• DHCP

1. Open Server Manager.
   • You will notice there is an attention in notification icon.
     
   • Open Notification and see DHCP configuration is waiting (Because you installed the DHCP role and is not yet configured)
     
   • Click “Complete DHCP configuration in above. Wizard will pop up. Next.
     
   • Authorization can be default (Use the following user’s credential) and Commit.
     
     
     
     
   • Initialization gets done. Close the wizard window.
     
2. Open DHCP Console from Control Panel -> Windows Administrative Tools.
   
   
3. Go down to IPv4 in left pane tree.
   
   
4. Right click and start the New Scope.
   
   
   • Next at Welcome screen.
     
   • Scope name is something like “xxx.xxx.xxx.0/bitmask”. And Next.
     
     
   • Configure Lease IP range from your network IP segment. And next.
     
     
   • Exclusion is Not required at this step. Next without adding anything.
     
     
   • Lease Duration is 8 days by default. And next.
     
     
   • DHCP Option is what we would like to configure. Next.
     
     
   • Add router address properly.
     
     
   • Domain/DNS Server configuration will be automatically set. Confirm and Next.
     *If not proper, configure it.
     
     
   • WINS Server is NOT necessary. Skip and Next.
     
     
   • Yes, we want to activate this scope now.
     
     
   • Finish.
     
   • Confirm the scope is added properly. Especially, make sure the Scope options is correct.