LinkedIn Authentication

1. By adding LinkedIn Social Authentication, Captive Portal users can log in using their LinkedIn account credentials.

2. To integrate LinkedIn into the Captive Portal , a LinkedIn APP ID and LinkedIn APP Secret key are required.

3. To add it, Log in to the kloudManage account and navigate to the Settings page, then to ‘Third-party Integrations’ then scroll down and find the Social Authentication Setup.

4. To obtain the credentials, follow the instructions below.

5. Log in to the LinkedIn developer account with company credentials. To access the login page, click on the link provided below.

https://www.linkedin.com/developers/

6. Then go to My Apps.

7. Click on the Create App button from the My App window.

8. Then ‘ Create an app’ window that will open. Fill in all the required fields in this window.

• App Name: The name you’d like to give the app.
• LinkedIn Page: Search for your company’s LinkedIn account and add it.
• App Logo: Upload a logo suitable for your App.

9. Check the acknowledgment checkbox and Click Create App button.

10. Then, on the Test App page that opens, click the Request Access button next to the Sign in with LinkedIn.

11. Check the acknowledgment checkbox that appears and click on the Request Access button.

12. As soon as you get access, you will be able to see the product, ‘Sign in with LinkedIn’ in the ‘Added product’ section.

13. To get application credentials Click on the Auth Tab.

14. Then, from the page that opens, you will obtain the Client ID, and Client Secret. Copy it and paste it into the ‘ Third-party Integrations’ settings and click on the Save Social Settings button.

15. Copy the Captive portal Index page URL and paste it into the authorized redirect URL text box.

16. LinkedIn authentication is done successfully.