If you are wondering how to configure IPAM on Windows Server, here is a guide with the best answer.

Setting up IP Address Management on a Windows server makes it easier to administer and monitor the IP address infrastructure of a network. In fact, IPAM makes tracking IP address usage, administering DNS and DHCP servers, and ensuring network policy compliance much easier. This article will walk you through the entire process of setting up IPAM on a Windows Server, right from installing IPAM to establishing Server discovery and settings.

How does IPAM work on Windows Server?

Windows servers have a feature known as IPAM; that is the administration of IP addresses. It seeks to consolidate the administration of IP address infrastructure. It provides for monitoring of IP address assignments and also provides for DHCP and DNS server monitoring, management, and auditing.

What steps are involved in setting up IP Address Management On Windows Server?

Below are the steps involved in setting up IPAM on Windows Server:

Ensure Need

Install IPAM.

Install IP Address Management on the Windows Server

Enable the discovery of servers

Manage the configuration of servers

Now, follow me as I detail everything in detail, step by step.

1] Meet the Pre-requisites

Before you begin configuring IPAM, there are a couple of things that you need to do. First of all, you need to verify that the server running a supported version of Windows and also a member of an Active Directory domain. Also, ensure the DNS and DHCP roles are installed and correctly configured. When it is done, follow the step below.

Step 2: Install IPAM

First of all, we will proceed with the installation of IPAM on the Windows server when all the prerequisites have been met. You do the same by following the steps given below.

To start the Local Server area in Windows Server, open the Server Manager Console.

Once the Add Roles and Features Wizard opens, click the Manage tab, select the Add Roles and Features option, and then click the Next button.

After you've selected an installation type either Role-based or feature-based, click the Next button and finally at the Server selection screen select a server from the pool.

At this point after selecting the server to install IPAM select the Next button twice.

You can scroll down the Features page to find and select the IP Address Management (IPAM) server role. Then, click the Add Features button in the new box that appears, select Next, and finally, click the Install option.

Users can also install IPAM through the command prompt by running the following line:

IPAM-IncludeManagementTools -Install-WindowsFeature

Click Close once the wizard completes the installation process. After installing IPAM, the server must be configured with IPAM.

3. Provision the Windows Server with IP Address Management



This is the provisioning process that will enable file sharing and access settings of the manager server. To have the same access level as used for communication by the IPAM server, follow all the steps below:


To provision an IPAM server, open Server Manager and click on the left-hand menu option entitled IPAM.


Select an IPAM server database, in our case WID, and click the Next button then click Next. If users choose the other option they must tick the box that says Create a new Schema.


Click the Next button then select Group-based Policy, enter a GPO prefix in the box entitled GPO name prefix.


After you're sure everything is as you want it, click the Apply button.


A message at the top of the page will pop up, showing success upon completion, informing users that the process for IPAM provisioning has succeeded.

Step 4: Perform Server Discovery and Configuration


The next steps to perform would be server discovery and its configuration.


To find the Get Forests button in the Configure server discovery wizard, open the IPAM Overview page, and then click the option titled Configure server discovery. In a few seconds, a click on OK.


For adding multiple domains to IPAM server management scope, Use the dropdown after which the Apply button should be clicked.


Then, go back to the Overview page and, in order to start discovering servers in the selected domain, click Start Server discovery button. Now, just wait for completion.


Proceed with the next step.


To know how to create a Windows Server failover cluster, refer to this article.

5. Manage the configuration and servers


We will then add the servers to IPAM for administration and check their access status after the list is collected to make sure the server in charge of DNS, DHCP, and IP address management is under the control of IPAM.


In the IPAM console, to inventory, click Select or Add servers, then validate the IPAM access link so you can add the particular servers. To provision the IPAM access on the server that does not have created the Group Policy Objects, open PowerShell as an administrator and run the following command:


Run the following command to supply the IPAM server: Invoke-IpamGpoProvisioning -Domain mylab.local -GpoPrefixName MYLAB_IPAM -IpamServerFqdn WS2K19-SRV02.mylab.local -DelegatedGpoUser Administrator@mylab.local


Open Group Policy Management and verify that an IPAM GPO exists for your domain.


Open Command Prompt as Administrator and execute the command gpupdate /force on the domain controller:.


From the Manageability status drop-down menu, select Managed and click OK. Right-click the server and select Edit Server. Right-click it again to refresh and confirm that the access status is updated with Retrieve server access status.


Finally, make sure that the access status is now unblocked to assure that everything went well for the integration with IPAM.


Additionally, to access DNS, DHCP, and other network information from servers that are monitored by IPAM, you'll right-click the server then select Retrieve All Server Data.


And with this you have today's walkthrough now able to manage your IP address infrastructure on your network by using the IPAM console.




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