Completing a Secure Server Certificate Installation

  1. From the application server, click the Start button, click or search for the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager and open it.
  2. In the Connections section, click the server name.
  3. In the center Home menu, double-click the Server Certificates button in the IIS section.

    Figure 2-24 Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager - IIS Section


    This figure shows the IIS Manager, specifically the IIS section.
  4. Click Complete Certificate Request… from the Actions menu.

    Figure 2-25 Actions - Complete Certificate Request Link


    This figure shows the Actions section, specifically the Complete Certificate Request link.
  5. Configure the following in the Complete Certificate Request window:
    1. Browse and select your certificate (in .cer format). This file should be provided to you from the vendor where you purchased your certificate, and in response to your CSR submission.
    2. Enter the Friendly name, if it is not already populated. This is the application server’s fully qualified domain name (FQDN) (for example, www.domain.com or mail.domain.com).

      Figure 2-26 Complete Certificate - Specify Certificate Authority Response


      This figure shows the certificate complete Specify Certificate Authority Response window.
  6. Click OK.

    If a certificate is installed or changed after installing Simphony, you must perform several steps to bind the certificate to the IIS website. See Binding Secure Server Certificates to IIS for instructions.

Parent topic: Requesting and Installing Secure Certificates