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title: How to install a wildcard SSL Oon CPANEL
description: "#### Requirements: For this guide you are required to have gone through the following guides. 1. [How to generate a Certificate Signing Request](https://truehost.co.ke/support/knowledge-base/how-to-generate-certificate-signing-request-csr-in-the-cpanel/) on the CPANEL 2. [How to install a premium ssl from the Truehost Client area](https://truehost.co.ke/support/knowledge-base/how-to-install-ssl-from-truehost-client-area/) **Guidelines** 1.…"
url: "https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-install-a-wildcard-ssl-oon-cpanel-2/"
updated: "2024-06-07"
category: SSL
---

# How to install a wildcard SSL Oon CPANEL

#### Requirements:

For this guide you are required to have gone through the following guides.

1. [How to generate a Certificate Signing Request](https://truehost.co.ke/support/knowledge-base/how-to-generate-certificate-signing-request-csr-in-the-cpanel/) on the CPANEL
2. [How to install a premium ssl from the Truehost Client area](https://truehost.co.ke/support/knowledge-base/how-to-install-ssl-from-truehost-client-area/)

**Guidelines**

1. **Generating a CSR**
   When generating your CSR for a wildcard ssl you need to ensure you specify the domain different.
   The domain should have an asterisk (*) just before it, like ***.company.com**.![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/GenCSr.png)
2. **Accessing the ssl upload section on CPANEL**
   Once you have generated your certificate, following the second guideline provided above. Go back to your CPANEL and access the Security section>>> SSL/TLS>>> Certificate(CRT) . Follow the images provided below.![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Securitycpanelsec-1.png)
3. ![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Showcertonsslsec-1.png)
4. **Browser for the certificate you just downloaded from the Truehost client area.**
   It is recommended that you add a comment/description for the certificate while uploading it.![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Uploadcert1.jpg)
5. **Click on *upload certificate* to upload the certificate**
   ![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Uploadcert2.png)
6. **Check and click INSTALL on the SSL you have just uploaded at the top of the page.**
   Go back to the page once the upload is done, there is usually a link for this. Check on the listing of the ssl at the top of the page.![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Listofcerts.png)
7. **Installing the certificate**
   For this step when you click install a choice of the domain and the subdomain is listed on a drop down on the page.
   **Remember the best thing about a wild card ssl is that you can be able to install it on all the subdomains you have for the domain.**
   Therefore on the drop down list, you can choose which will install on the default that appears, then repeat from step 6 over and over till you have installed on every subdomain on the hosting. Refer to the images below for a visual on the same.![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Certificateinstall-1.png)
8. **Click on *install certificate* to install it once you have chosen**
   ![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Installcertsec2.png)