Facebook

The Facebook datasource lets you show your Facebook content on screens. Currently the Facebook data source will only work on the cloud service.

Requirements

• Smartsign Cloud Service
• A business Facebook account with admin permissions (Facebook requirement)
• Screens must be able to reach https://social.smartsigncloud.net

Instructions

1. Start with one of our prepared templates for Facebook

2. Click the Datasource tab (click on the grey area outside the template if it's not visible)

3. Facebook is already selected, just click Connect with Facebook

4. Authenticate and select which Facebook pages you want to use with the integration, approve the permissions

   If you experience any issues, make sure to click Edit when connecting and approve all permissions asked.

5. When the connection is completed, select the Facebook page to use in the template
   

6. Save the template

7. The template is now ready for use and can be published to your screens.

Configuration

Setting	Description	Example
Connect with Facebook	Connect to Facebook and authorize access to your data
Data Update Time	Time in seconds between updates	28800
Time for each post	Time in seconds to show each post	10
Number of posts	The maximum number of posts to display	5
Enable emoji	Enable to show emojis in messages	True
Enable video	Enable to allow video (muted only) Posts containing video will have their duration adjusted to to match the length of the video. Requires that the screen supports html video streaming. Performance and stability is dependent on manufacturer implementation. Caution! Videos are streamed directly to screen. This can require a lot of network bandwidth and may incur additional costs on metered connections.	False