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Device Tracking

The following two steps are optional and are used only if you enable Device Tracking

To maintain a repository for lost and stolen devices, you must set up an organizational unit (OU) specifically for device tracking.

To create an OU for device tracking

  1. Sign in to your Google Admin Console using your Google Admin credentials. Your Google Admin Console appears.

    Google Admin Console - Organizational Units
  2. Click Organizational units. The Manage organizational units screen appears.

    Google Admin Console - Create Organizational Unit
  3. Click the Create organizational unit link. The Create new organizational unit window opens.

    Google Admin Console - Create New Organizational Unit
  4. Type the name of the new OU in the Name of organizational unit* text field. Make this name descriptive. For instance, use Lost Devices in the title of the OU.

  5. Type a description of the OU in the Description text field, if desired.

  6. Accept the default parent OU in the Parent organizational unit* field or click the Edit Icon icon to open the Select parent organizational unit window, as shown below.

    Google Admin Console - Select Parent Organizational Unit Window
  7. Click the arrows to locate the parent OU in which you want to create the new OU.

  8. Select the desired parent OU and click Done. The selected OU appears in the Parent organizational unit* field.

  9. Click CREATE to complete creating the OU.

Blocksi uses a kiosk application to track lost devices. This application is called Blocksi Navigator and it starts automatically when a Chromebook is identified as lost or stolen. Blocksi Navigator simulates a browser and allows the finder or thief to browse the internet. Blocksi Navigator then collects data that is used for the Chromebook’s recovery. This data includes, but is not limited, to camera images, browser screenshots, Gmail signins, and Facebook signins.

A separate organizational unit must be set up for tracking of lost and stolen devices. See Creating an Organizational Unit for Device Tracking.

To install Blocksi Navigator

  1. Sign in to your Google Admin Console using your Google Admin credentials. Your Google Admin Console appears.

    Google Admin Console -­ Select Devices
  2. Click Devices.

    Google Admin Console -­ Select ChromeOS Devices
  3. Click Chrome devices.

    Google Admin Console -­ Select Apps &­ Extensions
  4. Click Apps & extensions from the Main Menu to the left.

    Google Admin Console - Select Kiosks
  5. Click the Kiosks tab. The Kiosks tab opens.

    Google Admin Console - Select Lost Devices
  6. Select and highlight the organizational unit (OU) to which to move the lost and stolen devices.

  7. Click the Yellow Plus Circle Icon icon located in the lower right-hand corner of the screen and click the Waffle Icon icon. The Add Chrome app or extension by ID window opens.

    Google Admin Console -­ Add Chrome App or Extension by ID Window

Getting the Blocksi Navigator ID

  1. Sign in to the Blocksi Admin Dashboard using your Google Admin or Microsoft credentials.

    Google Admin Console - Copy Blocksi Navigator ID Button
  2. Click the Copy Blocksi Navigator ID button on the Action Bar of the Admin Dashboard. This copies the Blocksi Navigator ID to the clipboard.

  3. Return to the Google Admin console and paste the ID into the Extension ID text box.

    Google Admin Console - Add Chrome App or Extension by ID Window
  4. Click Save. The Google Admin console now displays the Blocksi Navigator. By default, the extension is set to IInstalled under its Installation policy settings.

  5. Click the down arrow in the Auto-launch app section above the Blocksi Navigator extension to the right of None and select Blocksi Navigator. The Navigator is now locally applied and set to automatically launch when a device is moved in to the OU you designated as the lost devices OU.

  6. Click SAVE in the upper right-hand corner of the console.