Exclude an address from a scope

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, 2008 & 2012.

To exclude an address from a scope

1. Open DHCP.

2. In the console tree, click Address Pool.
Where?
DHCP/applicable DHCP server/applicable superscope (if used)/applicable scope/Address Pool

3. On the Action menu, click New Exclusion Range.

4. In the Add Exclusion dialog box, type the Start IP address that you want to exclude from this
scope.

To exclude a range of more than one IP address, type an End IP address.

5. Click Add.

Notes
To open DHCP, click Start, click Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative
Tools, and then double-click DHCP.
Addresses that are excluded from the scope are not offered by the DHCP server to clients
obtaining leases from this scope.