A certificate request is an encrypted string of text contained within a standard text file that contains most of the information needed for the certificate authority to generate a SSL certificate. You can generate requests using a number of different methods but we will focus on using the Microsoft IIS Manager administrative console.
Note
The instructions in this section will show the request being made from the View Connection Server itself. As mentioned previously, the process is the same even if the request is made using the IIS Manager console on another server.
Open the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager administrative console.
Under the Connections section of the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager administrative console, click on the object that corresponds with the local server name, as shown in the following screenshot:
Under the Home section of the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager administrative console (shown in the following...