Configuring the First Federation Server in the Farm

By default, when a system restarts after being targeted as a federation server during the AD FS 2.0 software installation, the AD FS 2.0 Federation Server Configuration Wizard automatically starts. The wizard can then be used to configure the first federation server in a farm, using the following procedure:

1. At the Welcome page, verify that Create a New Federation Service is selected, and then click Next.

2. At the Select Stand-Alone or Farm Deployment page, select New Federation Server Farm, and then click Next.

3. At the Specify the Federation Service Name page, verify that the SSL certificate displayed matches the name of the certificate that was previously imported into the Default Web Site in IIS. If the certificate displayed is incorrect, select the appropriate certificate from the SSL certificate list.

4. At the Specify a Service Account page, click Browse. In the Browse dialog box, locate the domain account that will be used as the dedicated service account for the federation server farm, and then click OK. Enter the password for this account, confirm it, and click Next.

5. At the Ready to Apply Settings page, review the details. If the settings appear correct, click Next to begin configuring the AD FS instance with these settings.

6. At the Configuration Results page, review the results. After all the configuration steps have completed, click Close to exit the wizard and complete the configuration.