Lync 2013 Server – Installing Certificate Authority (CA) Server

In our last post, we learned “Setting up of a Domain Controller server and joining Systems/Computers to the domain“. In this post, we will learn how to install Certificate Authority role in Domain Controller Server.

Installing Certificate Authority Server:

To install CA or Certificate Authority on a domain controller, login to Domain Controller Server.

1. Launch Server Manager window.
2. Click on Add roles and features.
3. Click on Next.
4. Radio Check “Role-based or feature-based installation” and click on Next
5. Radio Check “Select a server from the server pool” and click on Next
6. Check Box on “Active Directory Certificate Services” and click on “Add Features”
7. Click on Next
8. Click on Next
9. Click on Next
10. Ensure that “Certificate Authority” is checked and click on Next
11. Click on Install
12. Once the installation is completed, click on “Configure Active Directory Certificate Services on the destination server
13. When AD CS Configuration window appears, click on Next
14. Check Box “Certificate Authority” and click on Next
15. Radio Check “Enterprise CA” and click on Next
16. Radio Check “Root CA” and click on Next
17. Radio Check “Create a new private key” and click on Next
18. Cryptography for CA, leave defaults and click on Next
19. Specify the name of the CA, leave defaults and click on Next
    1. Specify the validity period, leave default and click on Next
20. Specify the database locations, leave default and click on Next
21. Confirmation, click on Configure
22. If you see the results window reading as “Configuration Succeeded” that means that CA is configured successfully. Click on Close.
    That’s all, your CA server is ready now.

Hope this helps!