As explained in Configure Certificates for Office Communications Server, you must use Internet Information Services (IIS) to configure the certificate for the Web Components Server.

If you deployed Standard Edition server or an Enterprise pool in the consolidated 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 6 and Windows Server 2003 operating system or with IIS 7 and Windows Server 2008 operating system.

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

Assign the certificate to the Web Components server by using the IIS Manager. You must perform this procedure for Standard Edition servers or Enterprise Edition servers in a consolidated pool configuration.

To assign the certificate to the Web Components Server using IIS Manager

  1. Log on to the server running the Web Components Server 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 Sitesnode, right-click Default Web Site, and then click Properties.

  4. Click the Directory Securitytab.

  5. Under Secure communications, click Server Certificate.

  6. On the Welcome to the Web Server Certificate Wizardpage, 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 Portpage, verify that port 443 will be used for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), and then click Next.

  10. Review the certificate details, and then click Nextto assign the certificate.

  11. Click Finish.

  12. Click OK.

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

Assign the certificate to the Web Components Server by using the IIS Manager. You must perform this procedure for Standard Edition servers or Enterprise Edition servers in a consolidated pool configuration.

To assign the certificate to the Web Components Server using IIS Manager

  1. Log on to the server running the Web Components Server 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 Connectionspane, expand the Web Components Server.

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

  5. In the Default Web Site Homepane, under IISclick Authentication.

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

  6. In the Actionspane, click Bindings.

  7. In the Site Bindingsdialog box, click Add.

  8. In the Add Site Bindingsdialog box, in the Typedrop-down, click https.

  9. In the SSL certificatedrop-down, click the certificate that you want to use for the Web Components Server.

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

    Verify that Portis set to its default setting of 443.

  10. Click OK.

  11. Click Close.