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Chromebook Management?

  • December 11, 2015
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Is anyone using an MDM for Chromebooks? There's the Google Control Panel of course, but the interface is pretty clunky and doesn't have any of our other stuff in it.

I looked briefly at using Merkaki a while back, which might be a nice spot to track all of our Android phones and Chromebooks in one spot, but I don't recall what the licensing model has moved to. I don't think it's completely free anymore.

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  • Honored Contributor
  • December 11, 2015

If you're edu, might want to check out https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/111885171520981887334?cfem=1

I've never heard about MDM for Chromebooks. I've heard of people using Google Enterprise Console, Go Guardian, etc


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  • Contributor
  • December 11, 2015

Google considers their Control Panel the "MDM" for Chromebooks. You then look at additions to enhance their solution like Go Guardia, Hapara, or Promevo. Different add-ons concentrate on different things, eg, managing Google Drive, web filtering, etc. When I looked a few years ago, they all still required the $20 Google License for management since they all integrate with GApps.


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  • Esteemed Contributor
  • December 11, 2015

Still wish Jamf would do a Recon Plugin for Chromebooks

Gabe Shackney
Princeton Public Schools


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  • Contributor
  • January 15, 2016

@gshackney So do I.


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  • Valued Contributor
  • April 19, 2016

@gshackney @bountyman

Same here.. I did find that Air-Watch claims they can manage chromebooks.. but that is yet another solution..

Sigh

http://www.air-watch.com/solutions/chromebooks/

Aaron


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  • April 19, 2016

@FritzsCorner ugh AirWatch..... why is this thing even in the Mac desktop realm?

We have had quite a few chrome books and the google interface was meh, even if it was a low-fi thing like Bushel but with a bit more beef to pair with casper or something would be nice.