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Managed Chromebook

Managed Chromebook

If your organization manages Chromebooks using the Google Admin console, you can centrally configure proxy settings on the Admin console and distribute them to each managed Chromebook.

To configure proxy as a system-wide setting on Google Admin Console:
  1. On the Google Admin console, go to Device > Chrome > Settings > Users & Browsers..
  2. Select the organizational unit in which to apply these settings.
  3. Under User and Browser Settings, filter for the keyword Proxy. The Network section appears.

  4. For Proxy mode, use one of the following options:

    1. Select Always use the proxy auto-config specified below. Enter FortiSASE’s hosted PAC file address. Save.

    2. Select Always use the proxy specified below. Enter the proxy server URL in the format <proxy server address>:<SWG port>. Save.

To verify proxy settings are configured on the managed Chromebook:
  1. Open the Launcher and search for Settings.
  2. Click Network on the left menu. Then select your Wireless Network SSID and click the right arrow to expand.
  3. Scroll to the bottom and expand the proxy settings. The settings pushed from the Google Admin Console appear with an icon and warning that your administrator is enforcing this setting.

Managed Chromebook

If your organization manages Chromebooks using the Google Admin console, you can centrally configure proxy settings on the Admin console and distribute them to each managed Chromebook.

To configure proxy as a system-wide setting on Google Admin Console:
  1. On the Google Admin console, go to Device > Chrome > Settings > Users & Browsers..
  2. Select the organizational unit in which to apply these settings.
  3. Under User and Browser Settings, filter for the keyword Proxy. The Network section appears.

  4. For Proxy mode, use one of the following options:

    1. Select Always use the proxy auto-config specified below. Enter FortiSASE’s hosted PAC file address. Save.

    2. Select Always use the proxy specified below. Enter the proxy server URL in the format <proxy server address>:<SWG port>. Save.

To verify proxy settings are configured on the managed Chromebook:
  1. Open the Launcher and search for Settings.
  2. Click Network on the left menu. Then select your Wireless Network SSID and click the right arrow to expand.
  3. Scroll to the bottom and expand the proxy settings. The settings pushed from the Google Admin Console appear with an icon and warning that your administrator is enforcing this setting.