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Configuration Guide

For Facebook Portal Authentication

Omada Controller 2.6.0 or above

1910012389 REV2.6.0

March 2018

CONTENTS

1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................1

1.1 Facebook Portal Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................1

1.2 Network Topology for Facebook Portal ..........................................................................................................................2

1.3 Facebook Authentication Process ....................................................................................................................................2

2 Configure Facebook Portal .....................................................................................................................................3

2.1 Upgrade EAPs and Omada Controller .............................................................................................................................3

2.2 Configure Facebook Page ......................................................................................................................................................3

2.3 Adopt EAPs and Create SSID in Omada Controller .................................................................................................5

2.4 Configure Facebook Portal in Omada Controller .......................................................................................................6

3 Test the Configuration Result ................................................................................................................................ 9

Overview

Configuration Guide 1

1 Overview

To help users easily understand and enjoy the Facebook Portal feature, this configuration

guide detailedly introduces what Facebook Portal is and how to configure Facebook Portal.

1.1 Facebook Portal Introduction

In Facebook Portal authentication, when customers connect to your Wi-Fi, they will be

redirected to your Facebook page. To access the internet, customers need to pass the

authentication on the page.

The following introduces the main advantages of Facebook Portal, which may help you

determine whether you should choose Facebook Portal on your network.

Advertising Business

Users connected to your Facebook Wi-Fi will be redirected to your Facebook page

where displays the desired information, such as pictures, videos, announcements

and your phone number for customer feedback. Additionally, users can log in with

their Facebook accounts, check in on your Facebook page and leave a record in the

Timeline, which may help advertise your business.

Simple Network Access Authentication

Some countries and regions require network service providers to authenticate users.

For example, Russia requires all users to be authenticated before accessing the public

Wi-Fi. Facebook Portal is a simple and effective access authentication method. With

Facebook Portal, your customers only need to connect to your SSID and log in to their

Facebook accounts or skip check-in to get authenticated.

Feedback Collection

On your Facebook page, you can collect the customers’ comments, likes and feedback,

which are very helpful for your service quality improvement.

Configuration Guide 2

Overview

1.2 Network Topology for Facebook Portal

The following figure shows the network topology for Facebook Portal.

Switch

PC

EAP

Clients

Facebook Servers

Router

Internet

Omada Controller

1.3 Facebook Authentication Process

The process of accessing the internet via Facebook Portal authentication is as follows:

1) Users connect to the SSID for Facebook Portal and obtain the Facebook authentication

page.

2) On the authentication page, there are two available authentication modes:



•Facebook Login Mode: Users need to log in to their Facebook accounts and check

in on your Facebook page.



•Skip Mode: Users needn’t log in to their Facebook accounts. To get authenticated,

they only need to enter a Wi-Fi code or simply skip the sign link.

3) After authenticated, users will be redirected to the authentication result page. They can

continue to visit your Facebook page.

Configure Facebook Portal

Configuration Guide 3

2 Configure Facebook Portal

This chapter introduces how to configure Facebook Portal. The configuration overview is

as follows:

1) Upgrade EAPs and Omada Controller.

2) Configure Facebook page.

3) Adopt EAPs and create SSID in Omada Controller.

4) Configure Facebook Portal in Omada Controller.

2.1 Upgrade EAPs and Omada Controller

To get the newly developed Facebook Portal feature, make sure that both of your EAPs and

Omada Controller are upgraded to the latest versions:

EAP: The version which supports V2.6.0 or above.

Omada Controller: V2.6.0 or above.

Go to the download center https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/download-center and search

your EAP models and Omada Controller. Then download the latest upgrade files one by

one and upgrade the EAPs and Omada Controller using the proper downloaded files.

2.2 Configure Facebook Page

If you already have a Facebook page, you can skip this section. If not, follow the steps

below to create a Facebook page:

1) Go to the Facebook official website https://www.facebook.com and create a new

account with your email or phone number.

2) Log in with your new account.

3) In the CREATE section at the bottom left corner, click Page.

Configuration Guide 4

Configure Facebook Portal

4) The following window will appear. Choose a type of Facebook page to be created.

5) Enter the required information and click Get Started. Then the Facebook page will be

created.

Configure Facebook Portal

Configuration Guide 5

6) Customize your Facebook page according to your actual needs.

7) Go to the Settings page and make sure that Page Visibility is set as Page published,

so that users can access your Facebook page.

2.3 Adopt EAPs and Create SSID in Omada Controller

Follow the steps below to adopt EAPs and create an SSID for Facebook Portal. For detailed

instructions about how to adopt EAPs and create SSID, refer to the User Guide for Omada

Controller, which can be downloaded on the website https://www.tp-link.com/en/download/

EAP-Controller.html.

1) Go to the Access Point page and adopt the EAPs on your network.

Configuration Guide 6

Configure Facebook Portal

2) Go to Wireless Settings > Basic Wireless Setting and create SSID for Facebook

Portal.

Note:

To ensure the Omada Controller can communicate with the Facebook servers, you need to set correct

default gateway and DNS for your PC that is installed with the Omada Controller.

2.4 Configure Facebook Portal in Omada Controller

Follow the steps below to configure Facebook Portal:

1) Go to Wireless Control > Portal and click Add a New Portal.

2) The following page will pop up. Specify a name for the Portal, select an SSID, and select

the Authentication Type as Facebook. Click the Configuration button and the Omada

Controller will automatically connect to the Facebook server.

Configure Facebook Portal

Configuration Guide 7

3) If you have been logged in to Facebook, you can skip this step and directly refer to the

step 4). If not, the Facebook login page will appear. Enter your account information to

log in.

4) The following page will appear. Configure the required parameters according to the

help information on the page. For example, select Facebook Page as TP-Link B2B, set

Bypass Mode as Require Wi-Fi code, and set Session Length as Five hours. Click

Save Settings.

Configuration Guide 8

Configure Facebook Portal

5) After the Facebook page is successfully got by the Omada Controller, the name of the

Facebook Page will be displayed on the page. Click Apply.

Note:

In the background progress, the free authentication policy will be generated automatically to allow

users to visit the Facebook page before authenticated. So you can use the Facebook Portal feature

normally after the above steps are completed.

Test the Configuration Result

Configuration Guide 9

3 Test the Configuration Result

After all configurations are completed, you can follow the steps below to test whether the

Facebook Portal works normally.

1) Enable the Wi-Fi feature of your mobile phone.

2) Search and connect to the SSID for Facebook Portal.

3) The default web browser on the mobile phone will pop up and the Facebook

authentication page will appear.

Note:

Generally, the web browser pops up automatically. But if the web browser does not pop up, you can

manually launch the web browser and visit any http website. Then the authentication page will appear.

4) To pass the authentication, log in with a Facebook account or choose Use Wi-Fi Code

Instead. For example, you can choose Use Wi-Fi Code Instead.

5) The following page will appear. Enter the Wi-Fi code: 12345678. Click Use Code.

Configuration Guide 10

Test the Configuration Result

6) After authenticated, you will be redirected to the authentication result page, and you

can stay on this page or continue browsing.

If all the steps above are completed, the Facebook Portal feature works normally.

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