Topic Last Modified: 2011-01-24

You must use Internet Information Services (IIS) to configure the certificate for the server hosting the Web service. IIS hosts the Web service for the purpose of uploading and downloading files in chat rooms. The Web service is hosted in the default website, which must be enabled for anonymous access.

Additionally, the following features must be installed:

For details about configuring Web service settings in IIS, see Configuring Web Service Settings in IIS for Group Chat Server.

For details about obtaining certificates for Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Group Chat, see Obtaining Certificates for Group Chat Server.

If you deployed Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Standard Edition or Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Enterprise Edition in a consolidated pool configuration, and the internal web farm fully qualified domain name (FQDN) matches the pool FQDN, choose one of the following procedures to assign the certificate with IIS 7 and a Windows Server 2008 operating system, or IIS 6 and a Windows Server 2003 operating system.

Configuring the Web Components Certificate with IIS 7 and Windows Server 2008

Assign the certificate to the server hosting the Web service by using the IIS Manager. You must perform this procedure for computers running Lync Server 2010, Standard Edition or Lync Server 2010, Enterprise Edition in a consolidated pool configuration.

To assign the certificate to the Web service by using IIS Manager with IIS 7 and Windows Server 2008

  1. Log on to the server running the Web service as a member of the Administrators group.

  2. Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

  3. In the Connections pane, expand the Web service.

  4. Expand Sites, and then click Default Web Site.

  5. In the Default Web Site Home pane, under IIS click Authentication.

    Note:
    If your internal web farm FQDN is different from your pool FQDN, you must first request a certificate.

  6. In the Actions pane, click Bindings.

  7. In the Site Bindings dialog box, click Add.

  8. In the Add Site Bindings dialog box, in the Type list, click https.

  9. In the SSL certificate list, click the certificate that you want to use for the Web service.

    Note:
    Verify that IP address is set to its default setting of All Unassigned.

    Verify that Port is set to its default setting of 443.

  10. Click OK.

  11. Click Close.

Configuring the Web Components Certificate with IIS 6 and Windows Server 2003

Assign the certificate to the server hosting the Web service by using the IIS Manager. You must perform this procedure for computers running Lync Server 2010, Standard Edition or Lync Server 2010, Enterprise Edition in a consolidated pool configuration.

To assign the certificate to the Web service by using IIS Manager with IIS 6 and Windows Server 2003

  1. Log on to the server running the Web service as a member of the Administrators group.

  2. Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

  3. Expand the Web Sites node, right-click Default Web Site, and then click Properties.

  4. Click the Directory Security tab.

  5. Under Secure communications, click Server Certificate.

  6. On the Welcome to the Web Server Certificate Wizard page, click Next.

  7. Click Assign an existing certificate, and then click Next.

  8. Select the certificate that you requested by using the Certificates Wizard for your other server roles, and then click Next.

    Note:
    If your internal web farm FQDN is different from your pool FQDN, then you must first request a certificate.

  9. On the SSL Port page, verify that port 443 will be used for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), and then click Next.

  10. Review the certificate details, and then click Next to assign the certificate.

  11. Click Finish.

  12. Click OK.