Installing and binding a Server Certificate

The Certificate Authority (CA) may provide root certificates and intermediate certificates in addition to the actual server certificate. To install the root and intermediate certificates on the PME server, follow the instructions provided by the CA.

Installing the server certificate

To install a server certificate:

  1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager on the PME server.
  2. In the Connections pane (left pane) select the server.
  3. In the Home pane (middle pane),
    1. Select Features View at the bottom of the window.
    2. In the IIS section, open Server Certificates.
  4. In the Actions pane (right pane) click Complete Certificate Request...
  5. In the Complete Certificate Request dialog, enter
    1. File name: (Select your server certificate.)
    2. Friendly name: (Enter the name under which the certificate will be displayed in Windows menus and UIs, example: Power Monitoring Expert Certificate.)
    3. Certificate store: (Select a certificate store. Choose Personal if in doubt.)
    4. Click OK to close the Certificate wizard.
  6. Close IIS Manager

Editing a HTTPS binding

Web site bindings define the protocols (HTTP or HTTPS) that are used to access the Web sites.

To edit a HTTPS binding for the PME Web sites:

  1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager on the PME server.
  2. In the Connections pane (left pane) expand server name > Sites > Default Web Site. Right-click Default Web Site and select Edit Bindings... from the context menu.
  3. In the Site Bindings dialog, select https.
  4. Click Edit… to edit the binding
  5. In the Edit Site Binding dialog:
    1. Set Host name to the name shown in the "Issued To" property of the security certificate.

      TIP: To find the “Issued To” name of the certificate, click View, after selecting the certificate in the drop down (step b).

    2. Set SSL certificate to the security certificate you want to use with PME.

    3. Click OK to close the Edit Site Binding dialog.
  6. In the Site Bindings dialog remove any existing http binding. Close the dialog.
  7. Select Default Web Site in the Connections pane (left pane).
  8. In the Home pane (middle pane):
    1. Select Features View at the bottom of the window.
    2. In the IIS section open SSL Settings.
  9. In the SSL Settings window (middle pane):
    1. Check the box for Require SSL
    2. Set Client certificates to Ignore
    3. In the Actions pane (right pane) click Apply.
  10. Close IIS Manager.