<div>
Thank you for the response, the root of my problem and confusion was that the IP they told me it would be was not the IP address that had <i>actually</i> been assigned. &nbsp;Go figure! &nbsp;Thank you for the additional information of being certain my router is configured properly for the static IP.
</div>


Thank you for the response, the root of my problem and confusion was that the IP they told me it would be was not the IP address that had actually been assigned.  Go figure!  Thank you for the additional information of being certain my router is configured properly for the static IP.

<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
Good afternoon;<br />
I am configuring a server for a friend of mine and his SOHO. &nbsp;I previously configured ADDS and print/ file sharing. &nbsp;They are now interested in VPN remote access to the domain. &nbsp;They have purchased a static IP address for the server and I am attempting to configure it. &nbsp;When I simply input the IP, gateway, subnet mask and DNS addresses the internet connection is not behaving properly anymore and workstations are no longer connected to the domain. &nbsp;I want to be able to leave their domain alone for the most part as their shares and user/computer settings are how they like. &nbsp;I also want the workstations to be able to continue getting their dynamic IP addresses as they previously have. &nbsp;Do I need to install and configure the DHCP role on the server to provide the 1 IP address to the server? &nbsp;There is only the 1 server I am slightly confused at this point and any help will be greatly appreciated.
</div>
</div>


Good afternoon;
I am configuring a server for a friend of mine and his SOHO.  I previously configured ADDS and print/ file sharing.  They are now interested in VPN remote access to the domain.  They have purchased a static IP address for the server and I am attempting to configure it.  When I simply input the IP, gateway, subnet mask and DNS addresses the internet connection is not behaving properly anymore and workstations are no longer connected to the domain.  I want to be able to leave their domain alone for the most part as their shares and user/computer settings are how they like.  I also want the workstations to be able to continue getting their dynamic IP addresses as they previously have.  Do I need to install and configure the DHCP role on the server to provide the 1 IP address to the server?  There is only the 1 server I am slightly confused at this point and any help will be greatly appreciated.

Server 2012 configuration

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an auto configuration protocol used on IP networks and an extension of the Bootstrap Protocol. DHCP allows for computers to be configured automatically to communicate with each other over an IP network without the need for manual setup by a network administrator. The implementation of DHCP relies on a DHCP server to hand out network configuration information to DHCP-capable clients that request an IP address (and other information required or useful in communicating with other devices on an IP network). In addition to an IP address, common configuration information served over DHCP includes a default gateway, subnet mask and DNS sever(s).

DHCP

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.