How to Enable SSL on the Server
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the application protocol for web servers. If you add Secure Socket Layer (SSL) as a service, you have HTTP Secure (HTTPS), which provides a layer of encryption and security to the server. SSL, like many other server applications, is run as a service and can be started and configured from the Control Panel. To enable SSL on a web server, you must first obtain a security certificate which you configure on the server.
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Instructions
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Log onto the server as an administrator. Click "Start" and then "Control Panel." Double-click "Administrative Tools." Double-click "Internet Services Manager."
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Choose the web site from the list and right-click on it, and then choose "Properties."
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Choose the "Directory Security" tab and click "Edit." Click "Require secure-channel (SSL)." Click "Require 128-bit encryption." Click "Ignore client certificates" to let people access the site without providing their own security certificates. Click "OK." You have now enabled SSL on the server.
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Tips & Warnings
You can enable HTTP SSL on a Windows server that isn't running IIS or operating as a web server. Go to "Administrator Tools" as above, click "Services" and scroll down to "HTTP SSL." Right-click on the service and click "Start."
