Create a Self-Signed Certificate with IIS and Complete the Installation

  1. Open the INTERNET INFORMATION SERVICES (IIS) MANAGER (Start Administrative ToolsInternet Information Services (IIS) Manager).

  2. Select ADRMS_SRV (UTIMACO\adrmsadmin) on the left.

  3. Scroll down to IIS in the ADRMS_SRV Home window and double-click SERVER CERTIFICATES.

  4. Click the CREATE SELF-SIGNED CERTIFICATE link on the right.

  5. Type in adrms-srv.utimaco.com as a friendly name and click OK.

  6. Expand SITES in the menu on the left and click DEFAULT WEB SITE.

  7. Click the link BINDINGS on the right.

  8. Select the HTTPS connection in the list and click EDIT or ADD one if it doesn't exist.

  9. Then, you should be able to select the previously created, self-signed certificate as SSL certificate. Click OK and CLOSE.

  10. Finally, right-click DEFAULT WEB SITE and select SET WEB SITE DEFAULTS. Make sure https is set as enabled protocol.

  11. Click RESTART (on the right) to restart the IIS Server.

  12. Log off from the server and then log on again as utimaco\ADRMSADMIN to update the security token of the logged-on user account.

  13. You can start AD RMS now (Start Administrative Tools Active Directory Rights Management Services).

Any user who is logged on after AD RMS server role installation is automatically made a member of the AD RMS Enterprise Administrators local group.