PayPal hookup
Requirements
Valid PayPal account.
A RADIUSdesk server with a public IP Address
Some basic understanding of Web technologies as well as the Internet.
A CoovaChilli Captive Portal that makes use of the Dynamic Login Pages.
Getting started - PayPal side
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This website features a Dashboard that allows you to manage sandbox accounts.
Sandbox accounts are dummy accounts used to test with in the PayPal sandbox environment. You will typically create a:
The rest of the document will discuss the hookup to the PayPal sandbox environment. You can use this as a guideline for your own implementation and hookup.
Creating a dummy Merchant account
After you accessed the PayPal Developer site go to the Dashboard → Accounts page.
Click on the Create Account button (top right).
Use the following two screenshots as reference.
Creating a dummy Buyer account
After you accessed the PayPal Developer site go to the Dashboard → Accounts page.
Click on the Create Account button (top right).
Use the following two screenshots as reference.
Now that you have both a willing buyer and a willing seller we can do some (dummy) business.