How to install SSL Certificate on Microsoft Exchange Server 2013

Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 SSL Installation Steps

Pre-Installation Steps:

• Buy an SSL Certificate• Generate a CSR• A Certificate Authority Verifies Your Details• CA issues an SSL Certificate & sends SSL Certificate in a .zip file

After finish Pre-Installation steps, follow our Step by Step Guidelines about SSL Certificate Installation on Microsoft Exchange Server 2013.

Step 1: Download Your SSL Certificate Files

Once you complete SSL Certificate purchase process, you will receive your SSL Certificate Zip file (with Primary, Intermediate and Root certificate) from Certificate Authority via an Email. Just Download it & Extract it in your directory where you wish to secure your certificate files.

After finish Pre-Installation steps, follow our Step by Step Guidelines about SSL Certificate Installation on Microsoft Exchange Server 2013.

Step 2: Process to Add Snap-ins in Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

• Click on Start Menu, Type MMC & Enter or in start menu, type run (Windows key + R) then write MMC & enter.

• The Console 1 [Console Root] window appears.• Click on File >> Add or Remove Snap-ins or just click Ctrl +

M from Keyboard.• Select Certificates in Add or Remove Snap-ins screen and click

on Add.• In Certificates Snap-in Window, select a specific computer

account & Click on Finish.• Now, click on OK button in Add or Remove Snap-ins window.

Step 3: Process to Install Intermediate SSL Certificate

• In left side menu, Expand Certificates options under Console Root Folder.

• Right Click on Intermediate Certificate Authorities & go to All Tasks >> Import.

• Click Next in Certificate Import Wizard Screen & Browse your Intermediate Certificate File.

• Click on Next Button, select “Place all certificates in the following store” and click Browse button.

• Select Intermediate Certificate Authorities from Select Certificate Store Screen and click on OK.

• Click Next on Certificate Import Wizard screen, Then Click on Finish & OK button.

• Log in to Exchange Admin Center.• Select Servers & click on Certificates from the left menu.• Select your Certificate file which status has “Pending Request” & click

on Complete.• Enter the certificate file path (like \\server\folder\certexample.crt) for

“File to Import From” and press OK button. Exchange installs your Certificate.

Step: 4 Process to Install an SSL Certificate File

Intermediate Certificate File imported Successfully.

• Select your Certificate again (the status changed to “Valid”) from the Certificates section & click pencil icon forEdit

• Click on Services, choose the services to which the certificates apply like SMTP, IMAP, UM, UM call router, POP, and/or IIS and click on OK button.

• Your Certificate is successfully installed on Exchange 2013.

Important Resource:

• Microsoft Exchange Server Support Center : https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/ph/13965?wa=wsignin1.0

• SSL Installation Checker : https://cheapsslsecurity.com/ssltools/ssl-checker.php• Generate CSR : https://cheapsslsecurity.com/ssltools/csr-generator.php

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