Chapter 1Install FactoryTalk VantagePoint
3. In the middle pane, double-click Server Certificates.
4.
In the right pane, under Actions, select Create Certificate Request.
The Request Certificate wizard appears.
5. On the Distinguished Name Properties page, complete all the information, and then select Next.
The Cryptographic Service Provider Properties page appears.
6.
Under Cryptographic service provider, select Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider.
7.
Under Bit length, select 2048, and then select Next.
8. On the File Name page, specify the file name for the certificate request and the location where you want to
save it.
9.
Select Finish.
10.
Submit the certificate request:
a.
Go to http://<servername>/CertSrv.
b. On the Welcome page, select Request a certificate.
c. On the Request a Certificate page, select advanced certificate request.
d.
On the Submit a Certificate Request or Renewal Request page, copy the content of the file saved
before, and then paste it into the Saved Request box.
e.
Select Submit.
The Certificate Pending page appears.
11.
On the Domain Controller’s computer, go to Start > Server Manager.
12.
Under AD CS, right-click the server name, and then select Certification Authority.
13.
On the certsrv window, expand the Certification Authority node and the server name node, and then select
Pending Requests.
14.
Right-click the listed pending request, and then select All Tasks > Issue.
15.
On the certificate applier’s computer, download the issued certificate:
a.
Go to http://<servername>/CertSrv.
b. On the Welcome page, select View the status of a pending certificate request.
c. On the View the Status of a Pending Certificate Request page, select Saved-Request Certificate.
d.
On the Certificate Issued page, select Download certificate, and then save it.
16.
Go back to the Server Certificates feature in the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
17.
Under Actions, select Complete Certificate Request.
The Specify Certificate Authority Response dialog box appears.
18.
Select the certificate saved before, enter a name for it in the Friendly name box, and then select OK.
19.
In the left pane, expand the server name node, and then select Sites > Default Web Site.
20.
In the Actions panel on the right pane, under Edit Site, select Bindings.
21.
In the Site Binding dialog box, select Add.
22.
In the Add Site Binding dialog box, enter the following information.
a.
Under Type, select https.
b. Under SSL certificate, select the certificate that you have requested.
c. Select OK.
23.
Select Close.
Configuring prerequisites for the FactoryTalk Historian utility
If the FactoryTalk VantagePoint server successfully installs, a utility will attempt to locate and register a FactoryTalk
Historian server in the FactoryTalk Directory and create a connector for the Historian server. To run this utility,
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