How to deploy Sophos Chromebook Security

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Sophos Chromebook Security can be deployed using Sophos Central or Google G Suite. This is an overview of the steps involved.
For further information about Sophos Chromebook Security please the Sophos Mobile admin guide at docs.sophos.com

Deployment via Sophos Central

• Log in to Sophos Central
• Navigate to the Mobile section
• Create a Chrome OS policy and optionally create a Chrome OS Task Bundle
• Navigate to Devices and use the Add device wizard
• Follow the wizard, making sure to select Chrome OS as the device platform and assign a Chrome OS policy or Task Bundle
• An enrolment token is generated at the end of the wizard along with an email to the user
• The user should follow the steps in the email to download the Sophos Chrome Security extension and enter the enrolment token
• The device is now enrolled in Sophos Central

 

Deployment via G Suite

• Log in to Sophos Central
• Navigate to the Mobile section
• Create a Chrome OS policy

• Navigate to Setup> Chrome OS setup
• From the G Suite tab click Generate connection code
• Copy the Connection code to your clipboard and select the desired options from the Owner, Device Group, and Chrome Security policy dropdowns. Click Save.

• Open admin.google.com and log in with your G Suite admin user
• Go to Devices> Chrome

 

• Select Apps & extensions

 

• Click the Add button at the bottom right of the screen and select Add from Chrome Web Store

 

• Search for Sophos Chrome Security and press Select
• Change the Installation policy value to Force Install and enter the Connection code value that you copied earlier into the Policy for extensions field

• Each user that logs in with their G Suite account will now have the Sophos Chrome Security extension installed and enrolled automatically

• The device is now visible in Sophos Central

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[edited by: tom_w at 4:49 PM (GMT -7) on 26 Oct 2020]