Intermediate Certificate Authority (CA) Installation Instructions for Microsoft IIS and Exchange Print

Step 1 - Download the Intermediate CA file for your SSL product type:

Note: The correct DigiCert Intermediate CA Certificate must be installed in order for the SSL certificate to work and be fully supported in all web browsers.

Step 2 - Create a Certificate Snap-in:

1. From the Web Server, click Start> Run
2. Type in MMCand press Enter
3. Click Ok
4. From the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) menu bar, click File(in IIS 6, IIS 7 & IIS 8) or Console (in IIS 5) > Add/Remove Snap-in
5. Click Add
6. From the list of snap-ins, Select Certificates
7. Click Add
8. Select Computer Account
9. Click Next
10. Select Local Computer(the computer this console is running on)
11. Click Finish
12. In the snap-in list window, click Close
13. In the Add/Remove Snap-in Window, click OK

Step 3 - Install the Intermediate CA:

1. From the left pane, expand the 'Intermediate Certification Authorities' folder
2. Right-Click on the 'Certificates' folder
3. Select All Tasks> Import
4. In the Certificate Import Wizard, click Next
5. Click Browseand navigate to the Intermediate CA Certificate File
6. Click Next
7. Select 'Place all certificates in the following store'
8. If necessary, browse and select 'Intermediate Certification Authorities'
9. Click OK
10. Click Next
11. Click Finish
12. Close the MMC

Note: A restart of IIS is recommended. In some cases a reboot of the server may be necessary in order for the changes to take affect. For IIS 7/7.5, a reboot or re-create of the HTTPS bindings is required in order for the changes to fully propagate.