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Modifying the URL used for CRM 2011 after installation can be achieved using the following steps:

• Update the IIS bindings for the CRM 2011 website on the server running CRM to the new value you want to use
• Open IIS Manager
• Select the Microsoft Dynamics CRM website
• Click ‘Bindings’ in the action panel at the right of the screen
• Select the binding to modify
• Click ‘Edit’ and modify the host name and port to the new value.
• Close the dialog and IIS Manager.
• Update the ServerURL registry entry with the new URL you want to use. The registry entry can be found at KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSCRM. Note that the key value should be of the form http(s)://<New URL>:<Port Number>/MSCRMServices
• Modify the global settings for CRM from within the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Deployment Manager*:
• Start the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Deployment Manager
• Right-click on the ‘Microsoft Dynamics CRM’ entry at the top of the left pane of the window shown
• Click ‘Properties’
• Select the ‘Web Address’ tab on the dialog which is shown
• Modify the addresses shown appropriately. Note that if the binding type is modified from HTTP to HTTPS you will need to install the appropriate certificate into IIS as well.
• Click OK to close the dialog and close Microsoft Dynamics CRM Deployment Manager
• Restart the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Asynchronous Processing Service, or restart the server

* Note: This step replaces the use of the Microsoft CRM Deployment Configuration Tool used to make these changes for CRM 4.0.