NOTE: Wildcard certificates seem to make the process much easier for people, as wild-cards will secure any server that is ...

NOTE: Wildcard certificates seem to make the process much easier for people, as wild-cards will secure any server that is only one level from the root domain. For example, mail.contoso.com, edge.contoso.com, sharept.contoso.com, skype.contoso.com could all be secured by the wildcard for contoso.com. An example that would NOT be secured by the wildcard would be GP.acctng.contoso.com because it is one level too deep. If you do not choose a wildcard, proceed with steps 7-11.