Mass Deploying Lenovo NetFilter for Chromebooks

Mass Deploying Lenovo NetFilter for Chromebooks


This guide walks site administrators through the process of deploying the Lenovo NetFilter extension to students using Chromebooks and assigning a filtering policy.

System Requirements 

Administrators  

  • Lenovo NetFilter Site Administrator access 
  • Google Admin Console access to the Google Workspace domain the students are using

Students 

  • Chromebooks running ChromeOS 71 or higher  
  • A managed Google Workspace user account (formerly G Suite)

Procedure 

Log into Lenovo NetFilter

  1. Log into the NetFilter WebAdmin Dashboard as a site administrator. 
  2. From the left navigation menu, select Policies.
  3. Under Policies, select Groups.
  4. Confirm the Group name that you will use to filter student Chromebooks (e.g. students@lenovoacademy.edu).

Sign in to Google Admin 

Sign in to the Google Admin console for your organization's G Suite domain by going to  https://admin.google.com/ . You must login with an administrator account that has permission to manage User & Browser settings and Apps & Extensions policies for the student accounts in your domain. 
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The remaining steps cannot be completed without signing in to the Google Admin console. 
  1. Login to https://admin.google.com/. 
  2. In Google Admin, select the  Devices icon. 
      
      

  3. Under the Devices menu, navigate to  Chrome > Apps & Extensions > Users & Browsers.

     

  4. Select the organizational unit (OU) that contains the student user accounts to which to deploy the Lenovo NetFilter extension for Chromebooks. 

     

Force Install the Lenovo NetFilter Chrome Extension

  1. On the USERS & BROWSERS page, hover over the   Add      icon at the bottom right. 
     
  2. Select the   Add Chrome app or extension by ID       icon.  
     
  3. Enter the unique Extension ID based on your version of NetFilter and your geographic location:

    1. NetFilter
      1. North America:  joiaioaajglikblacdoccnmhmmfiebbp
      2. Europe:  ipfpifojkncienknljodopbagjdjjhaa
    2. NetFilter Plus
      1. PLEASE NOTE:  For NetFilter Plus on Chromebooks, they must be running ChromeOS 64-bit due to memory and processing requirements.
      2. North America:  mgjphhfodaiaedgepinmjnbhhaenengl
      3. Europe:  andkdfohfonkdaibpjipchnidjclinpe

  4. Ensure that From a Custom URL is selected in the list.

  5. Enter the following URL based on your version of NetFilter and your geographic location:

    1. NetFilter
      1. North America:  https://nf-client-public.s3.amazonaws.com/NetFilter/NA/chrome/nsfilter.xml
      2. Europe:  https://nf-client-public.s3.amazonaws.com/NetFilter/EU/chrome/nsfilter.xml
    2. NetFilter Plus
      1. North America:  https://nf-client-public.s3.amazonaws.com/NetFilter_Plus/NA/chrome/nsfilter.xml
      2. Europe:  https://nf-client-public.s3.amazonaws.com/NetFilter_Plus/EU/chrome/nsfilter.xml

  6. Select SAVE.
  7. In the list next to the newly added extension ID, select  Force install as the Installation Policy.  



  8. Select the extension and enter the appropriate JSON configuration in the Policy for extensions field.  NOTE: Replace groupname@orgname with the Group name you verified in the Log into Lenovo NetFilter section (near the top of this article).  Also if you have a specific Client Filter "Brand" replace Lenovo_Default with your brand (brands are created at implementation or with the help of the support team).

    Chromebook JSON Policy for North America:
    
{
    "policyserver": {
        "Value": "https://policy.naea1.netfilter.lenovo.com:3431"
    },
    "makeopts": {
        "Value": "-f 4096 -g groupname@orgname -y Lenovo_Default"
    }
}


    Chromebook JSON Policy for Europe:

    
{
    "policyserver": {
        "Value": "https://policy.euwe1.netfilter.lenovo.com:3431"
    },
    "makeopts": {
        "Value": "-f 4096 -g groupname@orgname -y Lenovo_Default"
    }
}
  9. Set the Update URL to Installation URL

  10. Select SAVE at the top right of the page.

  11. To test the configuration:
    1. Login to a Chromebook as a user that resides in the OU where this policy is applied.
    2. Navigate to chrome://extensions
    3. The "Lenovo NetFilter" or "Lenovo NetFilter Plus" extension should appear as installed
    4. Navigate to chrome://policy
    5. The appropriate JSON configuration policy will be applied


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