Deploy the Extensions

In order for GoGuardian Director to work correctly, you will need to have deployed a pair of GoGuardian extensions to at least one Organizational Unit containing users for your domain.

This article is intended to show GoGuardian Director users how to re-deploy the GoGuardian Director extensions to their organization’s users after the initial setup process, if necessary.

What you will need:

Administrator-level access to your organization’s G Suite for Education account.
Your GoGuardian extension IDs

1. Locate your GoGuardian Extensions

Every GoGuardian account has a unique pair of Chrome extensions. To find your organization's extensions, sign in to GoGuardian using your Admin credentials and visit https://manage.goguardian.com/products/setup.

Org Management > Products > Quick Install Guide

Keep this window open for the next step!

2. Force-Install the Extensions

Using your Google Admin Credentials, sign in to admin.google.com
Click Devices
Click Chrome Management
Click User & Browser Settings
In User Settings, under Organizations, click the OU on the left that contains the student accounts that you intend to filter and monitor.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you wish to monitor all users in the organization, including teachers and staff, highlight the domain-level (top-level) OU for your organization.
Scroll down and click the link to the apps & extensions page
Hover over the yellow plus sign at the bottom right corner of the screen
Click the second-from-top icon to Add Chrome app or extension by ID
Click the drop-down menu to select From a Custom URL
Refer back to the GoGuardian Quick Install Guide in Org Management for the App IDs and URLs
Copy and paste the first App ID and URL into their respective fields, then click Save.
Note: Both extensions have unique installation URLs.
In the resulting window for the app you've just installed, click the drop-down menu for Installation Policy. Select either Force Install or Force Install + Pin.
Example for the GoGuardian extension:
On the right-hand menu for your newly installed extension, click the drop-down menu for Permissions and URL access and select Allow all permissions.
Repeat steps 8-14 for the second App ID and URL into the respective fields, then click Save.