|  | Remote Installation Services
Using RIS to Automate Installation To use RIS, you will need a PCI network adapter card that supports Pre-Boot eXecution (PXE), or Remote Installation Services boot disks for client computers with network cards that do not support PXE. The boot disk simulates the PXE boot process. Additional Requirements RIS also requires that additional services, listed in the following table, be installed on the network.
|  | Service |  | RIS function |  |
|  | DHCP Service |  | Client computers performing a network boot will receive an IP address from the DHCP Server. |  |
|  | DNS Service |  | Client computers use DNS for locating a server, or domain controller, running Active Directory. |  |
|  | Server running Active Directory |  | Client computers use Active Directory for locating the RIS server. |  |