Guidance

Setting up Google Chromebooks

How schools can enrol Google Chromebooks on their domain and information about software.

From:
Department for Education
Published
19 April 2020

Applies to England

This guidance is for Chromebooks provided through the Get help with technology programme, as well as new or refurbished devices a school or college receives through donations. Further information on is available from the National Cyber Security Centre.

The person who placed the Chromebook order received an email from deal-fulfillment@google.com, including important information about device setup.

At the time we suggested they forward this email to the technical contact responsible for preparing Chromebooks.

How to enrol Chromebooks

When you ordered your Google Chromebooks we asked you to provide your Google domain, which we use to link to your licences for the Google Admin console.

You need to enrol your Chromebooks so you can manage them remotely.

Before you enrol your devices, ensure that you have the correct number of Chrome licences available in your domain by going to 바카라 사이트˜Devices바카라 사이트™ > 바카라 사이트˜Chrome devices바카라 사이트™ and selecting the 바카라 사이트˜Upgrades바카라 사이트™ button in the top right.

First, create an organisational unit called 바카라 사이트˜DfE Devices바카라 사이트™ in your Google Admin Console, then follow these instructions to enrol your devices:

  1. Unbox multiple devices and turn on.
  2. Connect to WiFi.
  3. On the login screen press 바카라 사이트˜ctrl바카라 사이트™ + 바카라 사이트˜alt바카라 사이트™ + 바카라 사이트˜e바카라 사이트™ (or select 바카라 사이트˜More options바카라 사이트™ > 바카라 사이트˜Enterprise Enrollment바카라 사이트™).
  4. Enter credentials on enrolment screen (use credentials from an account on your domain).
  5. Wait for 바카라 사이트˜Your Chromebook has been successfully enrolled바카라 사이트™ and select 바카라 사이트˜Next바카라 사이트™.

Chromebook settings

Content filtering

Google Chromebooks provided by Get help with technology from October 2021 did not come with web filtering software. You should arrange your own security settings to ensure the devices are safe for children and young people to use.

Chromebooks provided before October 2021 through the Get help with technology programme came with the option of Cisco Umbrella content filtering. Licences for Cisco Umbrella that were provided by DfE are not intended to be a permanent solution. You should remove Cisco Umbrella from Chromebooks and enable alternative security settings as soon as possible. It바카라 사이트™s your responsibility to ensure the online safety of the children and young people you바카라 사이트™re providing devices to.

Software

Chromebooks come with Chrome OS. This manages:

  • encryption
  • anti-malware
  • anti-virus

Chromebooks have the H1 Secure Microcontroller, which is Google바카라 사이트™s version of TPM (Microsoft바카라 사이트™s encrypted processor). This allows patching and OS updates to be installed more quickly, so it바카라 사이트™s easier to keep devices up to date.

Children and young people can also use:

  • Google Docs
  • Google Sheets
  • Google Slides

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