Install the certificate on the associated computers

To establish encrypted connections to the database, after assigning a certificate to the SQL Server computer, set up the associated computers to trust the certificate's root authority:
  • Alarms and events server
  • HMI server
To install the certificate on the associated computers
  1. Add the snap-in.
    1. On the
      Start
      menu, select
      Run
      , enter
      MMC
      in the
      Open
      box, and then select
      OK
      .
    2. In the Microsoft Management Console, select
      File > Add/Remove Snap-in
      .
    3. In the
      Add or Remove Snap-ins
       dialog box, select
      Certificates
      , and then select
      Add
      .
    4. In the
      Certificates snap-in
      dialog box, select
      Computer account
      , and then select
      Next
      .
    5. In the
      Select Computer
       dialog box, keep the default
      Local computer
       selection, and then select
      Finish
      .
    6. In the
      Add or Remove Snap-ins
       dialog box, select
      OK
      .
  2. Import the certificate.
    1. In the Microsoft Management Console, expand
      Certificates > Trusted Root Certification Authorities
      , right-click
      Certificates
      , and then select
      All Tasks > Import
      .
    2. In the Certificate Import Wizard, specify the certificate file's full path, and then select
      Next
      .
    3. Enter the password, and then select
      Next
      .
    4. Specify the certificate store as
      Trusted Root Certification Authorities
      , and then select
      Next
      .
    5. Select
      Finish
      .
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