Renew SSL Certificate on Exchange 2010 with RapidSSL

This article will show you how to renew/new SSL certificat on Exhcnage 2010 with SSL from RapidSSL.

Check out your server when SSL will expire by goto Exchange server.

• Open Exchange Management Console.
• On side bar select Microsoft Exchange On-Premise > Server Configuration.
• Right hand side, Select "Server Configuration".
• SSL will show you on bottom windows.
  
• Double click on current SSL to check expired date.
  
  
  

Create new exchange certificate on exchange management console.

• On right panel of exchange management console.
  
• Click on "New Exchange Certificate..."
  
• Click next.
  
• Review the list of domains that will added to this certificate (This example is mx.mouawad.com), Set as common name.
  
  
• Enter the name unit location of your organization and request file path.
  
• On Request file path, Chose location and file name(This example, file name is "Certreq2015.req" location on Desktop).
• Click next.
  
• Review configuration summary. If all correct then click "New" to process.
  
• Waiting for process, When process completed. Click "Finish".
  
• File "Certreq2015.req" will show on desktop, Open with notepad to check.
  
  

SSL Registar RapidSSL

Register new/renew ssl at www.rapidssl.com

• Open browser and go to address www.rapidssl.com.
• Click Buy/renew
  
• Select RapidSSL Certificate $49.
  
• It will open new page.
• Select the validity period for your certificate 1, 2 or 3 years
• Competitive Replacement type.
• Click Continue to next pages.
  
• Fill Site Administrator Contact Information.
  
• Copy Certificate Sining Request and place (Certificate Request on server "Certreq2015.req").
  
• Click "Continue".
  
• Verify server URL, Check server detail for correct Request code.
• If corrected click "Continue" to next pages.
  
• Select email address of this domain to receive approval email certificate.
  
• Check on order summary page then "Summit Order"
• Phone Authentication,
• Select Country Code (Ex. THAILAND (+66))
• Enter your phone number (Ex. 89123456)
• Click "Continue"
  
• Verify Phone Number
• Click "Place Call Now", The automated phone system will place the call, When the phone rings. you must say something to activate the automated telephone system. The system will responds;
  
  
  
• After finish you will received email and approve link.
  
• Click on the link to approved.
  
  
  
• You will received payment from sslorders@geotrust.com
  
• And also email and link to get certificate
  

Complete Pending Request(For New Certificate)

To completed process create new certificate on previous step in microsoft exchange management console

• On "Exchange Management Console" Go to "Server Configuration"
• Select server
  
• Select pending certificate on list
• Click "Complete Pending Request" (On right hand side).
  
• Finish

Assign Service to Certificate

Assign associated service to use this certificate, IMAP, POP, SMTP

• Select certificate to assign service
• On the right pane, Click "Assign Services to Certificate"
• Select Servers
  
• Select Services.
  
• Click "Next" to process.
• Review Configuration Summary
  
• Click "Assign" to confirm.
  
  
• Finish
• Check OWA to confirm, New certificate is update.
  

27-July-2015