> ## Documentation Index
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# Microsoft ADCS

> Step-by-step guide for configuring KMES Series 3 with Microsoft ADCS.

This guide describes how to configure the KMES Series 3 with Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) certificate authorities. For other questions about your KMES Series 3 device, see the [KMES Series 3 user guide](https://docs.futurex.com/Legacy_Products/bam/6.3.6.x/product-specific/kmes-series-3/admin-guide).

## About Microsoft ADCS

Microsoft ADCS enables you to manage certificates through a server that acts as a certificate authority (CA). With the Futurex support of ADCS, a network-connected KMES Series 3 can manage certificate authorities in a scalable manner and enable secure storage, encryption, and signing through **FXCL CNG**.

## Integration overview

This guide shows you how to perform the following tasks:

1. Generate a CSR from a certreq policy file.
2. Configure the KMES Series 3.
3. Associate the signed ADCS certificate and key pair.
4. Install and configure the **FXCL CNG**.
5. Install and configure ADCS.

The following sections show you how to perform these tasks.