Create Facebook APP for Hotspot Web Portal

DrayTek Hotspot Web Portal supports social login. By using facebook API, we can give visitors Internet access after they log in with a valid facebook account. This document introduces how to create Facebook APP, and generate the APP ID and APP Secret required for Web Portal setup.

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1. Register as Facebook Developer: Go to https://developers.facebook.com/ and click Log In, then log in with your Facebook account.

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2. Click Get started.

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3. Click Next.

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4. Enter a valid phone number, click Send as Text or Send via Phone Call to get the confirmation code from the text message. Enter the code and click Verify.

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5. Finish the security check. Then, click Submit.

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6. Select a category if you'd like to tell Facebook what you do, or skip it.

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7. Click the Create First APP.

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8. You will be lead to the Create an App page, then choose Build Connected Experiences and click Continue.

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9. Enter App Display Name and App contact Email, then click Create App.

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10. You will be lead to the Add Product page, then choose the Facebook Login and click Set Up.

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11. Click Web on the select the platform page.

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12. Go to Settings >> Basic,

  1. Enter a Privacy Policy URL (e.g https://www.draytek.com/policy)
  2. Select Data Deletion Callback URL and enter a Callback URL (e.g https://www.draytek.com/)
  3. Select Education at Category
  4. Click Save Changes
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13. Go to PRODUCTS>> Facebook Login >> Settings, at Client OAuth Settings, enter https://portal.draytek.com:8043 (this is the URL for the router's portal page) in Valid OAuth Redirect URIs then click Save Changes.

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14. Then click the In development button and click Switch Mode to make this APP switch to Live Mode.

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15. Go to the Settings >> Basic, the App is now active(Live). Click Show to reveal the App Secret.

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16. In the pop-up window, enter the password of your facebook account and click Submit. Then you can get your App Secret.

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17. Copy the App ID and App Secret for the router's Web Portal setup.

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Published On:2020-11-13 

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