To deploy the Novaworks Login Assistant to your entire organization, you must be using a Windows Group Policy. Using this group policy, you can add a new policy to deploy the extension automatically based on the WMI filtering applied to the policy. If you are not using Windows group policies, you may still be able to deploy the extension automatically. Non-Windows deployments are not covered by this article. Refer to the documentation for your operating system for more information.
Before setting any group policies for Google Chrome Extensions, you must first import the administrative templates (ADM/ADMX) for Google Chrome Polices. Download the templates from the Chrome Enterprise and Eduction Help Center. Importing these templates is outside the discussion of this article but generally involves copying the templates to the PolicyDefinitions location for your Windows Active Directory.
To force-install the extension for all computers affected by the group policy:
- Open the group policy editor.
- Go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Google > Google Chrome > Extensions.
- Double-click Configure the list of force-installed apps and extensions.
- Click Enabled.
- Click Show.
- Enter the app ID for the Novaworks Login Assistant, which can be copied below:
Because it is hosted on the Chrome Web Store, the update URL is not required.
The next time the policy is applied to the computer, the extension will automatically added to Chrome. Additional options within the policy templates can be set to control whether users can remove or manage the template on their own, but these actions are outside the scope of this article. For more information, see the Chrome Enterprise and Education Help Center.
