Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome allow the silent installation of Browser Extensions. This way, the users do not have to manually install the Browser Extension themselves, but rather the IT Admins can roll out the Browser Extension in the background via a MDM solution, such as Microsoft InTune, Enteo NetInstall, or Matrix42 Empirum.
Each browser needs to be set up separately.
This article explains the configuration for Chrome on macOS.
Browser Extensions in Chrome can be installed and configured through Enterprise Policies. Refer to the official documentation of Chrome at https://cloud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterprise/policies/ for more info.
Requirements
- Userlane Customer Success Manager needs to provide companyID and information on region
- IT Admin with access to Browser Installation and Policies
- Userlane Account Admin to set Integrity Token in Userlane Portal
Steps to Complete the Setup
1. Installation and Configuration
ExtensionInstallForceList browser policy
Add the Userlane Extension (ID for Chrome: oaienfpdbimabhlgjlbdpocbogaijnam)
to the ExtensionInstallForceList: https://cloud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterprise/policies/?policy=ExtensionInstallForcelist to install the Userlane Extension from the Google Chrome Store.
Example org.google.Chrome.plist file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>ExtensionInstallForcelist</key>
<array>
<string>oaienfpdbimabhlgjlbdpocbogaijnam</string>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>
Browser Policy Configuration
Chrome Extensions can be configured the same way they are installed.
Example com.google.Chrome.extensions.oaienfpdbimabhlgjlbdpocbogaijnam.plist file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>companyId</key>
<string>abc</string>
<key>companyIntegrity</key>
<string>xyz</string>
<key>region</key>
<string>eu|us</string>
</dict>
</plist>
Verification
Visit the Userlane Browser Extension Settings
- Do a right click on the Browser Extension
- Choose Options
- Navigate to Managed Storage
- Confirm that all values are present
Example of the information is not set up correctly:
If you see this, please go through the installation and configuration steps again.
