How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server
1 – Steps to create the CSR in IIS
1. In the Windows start menu, type Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager and click to open it.
2. Then, in the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager, in the Connections menu tree, locate and click on the server name.
![How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server](https://www.esds.co.in/kb/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image.png)
3. On the server name Home page, in the IIS section, double-click Server Certificates.
4. Then, on the Server Certificates page, in the Actions menu, click on the Create Certificate Request… link.
![How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server 1](https://www.esds.co.in/kb/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-1.png)
5. Next, on Request Certificate wizard, there on the Distinguished Name Properties page, fill up the information specified below and then click Next to proceed:
![How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server 2](https://www.esds.co.in/kb/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/5.png)
6. The above-filled details are shown in the below screenshot. Click Next and proceed.
![How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server 3](https://www.esds.co.in/kb/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-2.png)
7. Next, on the Cryptographic Service Provider Properties window, enter the required details mention below and then click Next to proceed.
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9. Entered the above information as shown in the below screenshot.
![How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server 5](https://www.esds.co.in/kb/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-3.png)
10. On the File Name window, under Specify a file name for the certificate request tab, click the dotted (…) box to browse to a location where you want to save your CSR.
![How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server 6](https://www.esds.co.in/kb/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-4.png)
11. Once you are done, click on Finish.
2 – Install SSL Certificate
1. Save the SSL certificate .cer file on the server where you created the CSR.
2. Next, in the Windows start menu, enter Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager, and click to open it.
3. In Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager, you can see the Connections menu tree, locate and click the server name.
![How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server 7](https://www.esds.co.in/kb/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-5.png)
4. Then, on the server name Home window, in the IIS section, double-click Server Certificates.
5. Next, on the Server Certificates window, in the Actions menu, hit a click on the Complete Certificate Request… link.
![How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server 8](https://www.esds.co.in/kb/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-6.png)
6. In the Complete Certificate Request wizard, on the Specify Certificate Authority Response page, add the following details and then click OK:
![How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server 9](https://www.esds.co.in/kb/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/6.png)
7. As per the below screenshot add all the above mention details.
![How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server 10](https://www.esds.co.in/kb/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/123.png)
8. Now that you’ve successfully installed your SSL certificate, you need to assign the certificate to the appropriate site.
And to do so follow the below steps.
3 – Assign SSL Certificate
1. To Assign SSL Certificate, open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager, in the Connections menu tree (on the left pane), then expand the name of the server on which the certificate was installed. Next, expand Sites and click on the site you want to use the SSL certificate to secure.
![How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server 11](https://www.esds.co.in/kb/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-8.png)
2. On the website Home window, in the Actions menu, under the Edit Site tab, click the Bindings… link.
3. Next, in the Site Bindings window, click on Add.
![How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server 12](https://www.esds.co.in/kb/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-9.png)
4. Now, in the Add Site Bindings window, add the below details and then click OK to proceed:
![How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server 13](https://www.esds.co.in/kb/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/4.png)
5. As per the above details, fill up the below fields and proceed further.
![How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server 14](https://www.esds.co.in/kb/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-10.png)
6. Your SSL certificate is now installed, and the website is configured to accept secure connections.
![How to Install and Configure Your SSL Certificate on Windows Server 15](https://www.esds.co.in/kb/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/image-11.png)
Here you go! Your SSL certificate is now successfully installed and binded. Once you have installed your SSL certificate successfully, we urge you to create a backup copy of the certificate and store it in a secure place. So that if a server crashes or needs to be replaced, it is much easier to secure the replacement server.
Hope the above-explained steps are helpful for you. Stay tuned for more informative articles.
Happy Learning!