Google Calendar set up

Room calendar set up using Google Calendar

1. On the room calendar step, choose Google Calendar and press Proceed to continue.

2. Next, choose Use a Google account and press Proceed to continue.

3. A Google authentication browser window appears to verify your google account details. Follow instructions by entering the Google email address and password to complete the authentication.

4. When prompted, allow access to the requested information. This is required to access relevant calendar information for your room calendar.

5. When your Google account has been authenticated, you are returned to the application set up. Under Calendar, select the calendar you wish to use as the shared resource on Launcher and press Connect to finish with your Google Calendar set up.

Room calendar set up using Google API Credentials

Before you start, you need to retrieve your client ID and client secret to set up Google Calendar using API credentials. To retrieve your API credentials, go to the Google Cloud Platform, choose the relevant project, and find your client ID and client secret under Credentials in the side navigation.

1. On the room calendar step, choose Google Calendar and press Proceed to continue.

2. Next, choose Use API credentials and press Proceed to continue.

3. Enter the client ID and client secret for your enabled calendar API using the form. Press Proceed to continue.

4. A Google authentication browser window appears to verify your google account details. Follow instructions by entering the Google email address and password. Press Next to complete the authentication.

5. A known issue with the Google verification process may appear on your screen reading Google hasn't verified this app. If you are viewing this message, please follow these steps to continue:

• Press Advanced to reveal further options.
• Press Proceed to complete the verification.
  

6. When your Google account has been authenticated, you will return to the application set up. Under Calendar, select the calendar you wish to use as the shared resource on Launcher. Press Add calendar to finish with your Google Calendar set up.

If you're setting up the application for the first time, your next step will be to provide room details and set a PIN. You can see steps for the full application setup in a separate article:

• Application setup