Binding Secure Server Certificates to IIS

If a certificate is installed or changed after installing Simphony, you must perform the following steps to bind the secure certificate to the IIS website.

  1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
  2. If you are using Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, click System and Security, and then click Administrative Tools.
  3. In the Administrative Tools window, double-click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
  4. Under Connections, Sites, select the site to be secured with the SSL Certificate.
  5. From the Actions menu (on the right), click Bindings.... The Site Bindings windows opens.
  6. In the Site Bindings window, click Add.... The Edit Site Bindings window opens.
  7. From the Type drop-down list, select https.
  8. Enter the IP address of the site or select All Unassigned.
  9. Enter the port number in the Port field.

    The port over which traffic is secured by SSL is usually 443. The SSL Certificate field should specify the installed certificate.

  10. Click OK.