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Manually install an SSL certificate on my IIS 7 server
Updated Dec 14th, 2020 at 09:13 GMT
Install your SSL certificate
- Click on your Start Menu, then click Run.
- In the prompt, type inetmgr and click OK to launch the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
- Under the Connections panel on the left, click on your Server Name.
- In the main panel under the IIS section, double click on Server Certificates.
- Under the Actions panel on the right, click Complete Certificate Request.
- On the new window, click ... to browse, find your previously uploaded primary certificate file and click Open.
- Add a Friendly name to easily identify this certificate in the future.
- Click OK.
Bind the SSL certificate
- Under the Connections panel on the left, click ▸ to expand the Sites folder.
- Click the Site Name that you plan to install the SSL certificate onto.
- Under the Actions panel on the right, find the Edit Site section and click Bindings.
- On the new window, click Add and fill out the following information:
- Type: select https.
- IP Address: select All Unassigned.
- Port: type in 443.
- Host name: leave this empty.
- SSL Certificate: select your recently installed SSL.
- Click OK to confirm, then Close for the Site Bindings window.
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