Description

Capture Server Pro Office Add-Ins require that your Apps site (default port 7210) be secured using an SSL certificate. Below are instructions on how to do this for testing with a self-signed certificate, as well as with a full SSL certificate.

Considerations

SSL will require you have the WCF Services HTTP Activation feature installed in Windows Server Manager. This can be done by following these steps:a. On the Dashboard page, click Add roles and features.

1. On the Dashboard page, click Add roles and features.
2. On the Add Roles and Features Wizard window, click Server Selection.
3. On the Select destination server page, select the correct server and then click Next.
4. On the Select server roles page, click Next.
5. On the Select features page, select .NET Framework 4.5 Features > WCF Services > HTTP Activation, and then click Next.
6. On the Confirm installation selections page, click Install.
7. When the feature has installed successfully, click Close.

NOTE: Office Add-Ins require SSL to be configured per Microsoft's requirements to utilize Add-Ins in the App store.

Instructions

Below are instructions on how to configure these certificates in IIS7, IIS8, and IIS10. Self-signed certificates are usually used for testing and we recommend getting a full SSL certificate when utilizing these in production.

Creating a Self-Signed Certificate

These are instructions on how to create your certificate:

1. Open IIS Manager on the Server containing Apps by hitting the Windows Key and Typing IIS
2. Inside of the IIS Manager, select your Server on the left hand navigation pane
3. In the Features View in the center of the page, double click Server Certificates
4. On the right hand side of the Server Certificates page, select Create Self-Signed Certificate...
5. Type a Friendly Name for your certificate and keep the store on Personal
6. Click OK

NOTE: Self-Signed Certificates will throw a warning when logging in. This is expected and will go away upon installation of a full SSL Certificate

Creating an SSL Certificate

NOTE: These instructions assume you have already received a .cer file from your SSL provider.

1. Open IIS Manager on the Server containing Apps by hitting the Windows Key and Typing IIS
2. Inside of the IIS Manager, select your Server on the left hand navigation pane
3. In the Features View in the center of the page, double click Server Certificates
4. On the right hand side of the Server Certificates page, select Complete Certificate Request
5. Point to the .cer file provided by your SSL Provider, type a Friendly Name for your certificate and choose which store you would like the certificate saved under
6. Click OK

Installing your Certificate

Now to apply the certificate to your Apps Site:

1. Back in the IIS Mananger, expand your Sites folder and select Web Applications
2. On the right hand Actions menu, select Bindings...
3. In the Site Bindings popup, Click Add...
4. For type, select https and for SSL certificate, select the friendly name you chose when creating your certificate
5. Click OK and then Close

You should now be able to access your site from https://servername as opposed to http://servername:7210 and have access to install your Office Add-Ins.