MicroSoft iis 5.x 6.x Web Servers

     SSL Installation Support Instructions

Manual Root Certificate Installation MicroSoft IIS 5.x 6.x

Installing the Root & Intermediate Certificates Seperatly

Click the Start Button, select Run, type mmc and select OK



Click File and select Add/Remove Snap in



Select Add



Select Certificates from the Add Standalone Snap-in box and click Add



Select Computer Account (NOTE: This step is very important. It must be the computer account and no other account) and click Next



Select Local Computer and select Finish



Close the Add Standalone Snap-in box, click OK in the Add/Remove Snap in

Return to the MMC

To install the your Root Certificate:

      

Right click the Trusted Root Certification Authorities, select All Tasks, then select Import.

      

Click Next.

      

Locate the Root Certificate and click Next.
When the wizard is completed, click Finish.

To install the Intermediate Certificate/Certificates:

      

Right click the Intermediate Certification Authorities, select All Tasks, select Import.
Complete the import wizard again, but this time locating the intermediate Certificate when prompted for the Certificate file.
(note you will need to repeat this step for all the intermediate certificates that are sent to you.)

Ensure that the Root certificate appears under Trusted Root Certification Authorities
Ensure that the intermediate certificate / certificates appears under Intermediate Certification Authorities
Once these are installed you may need to restart the server.