7.2. How to deploy Printix Chromebook

1. Sign in to the Google Admin console (admin.google.com) using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).
2. On the left-hand menu, select Devices > Chrome > Apps and extensions > Users and browsers.
3. In the Organizational units section, select the organizational unit where you want to deploy Printix.
4. On the right pane under Installation policy, select Force install.
5. Optionally, if you want users to Sign in with Windows, then on the right pane, scroll down to Policy for extensions and select Upload from file . Select the configuration file you have created and select Open.
6. Select Save.

*Chromebooks are not listed in Printix Administrator, only computers running Printix Client.

Configuration file

If you want users to Sign in with Windows a configuration file must be created and uploaded. If no configuration file is uploaded users will still have single sign-on (SSO) to Printix with their Google Workspace account. The configuration file must be in JSON format and should be saved as a .txt file.

{
  "signIn": {
    "Value": {
      "tenant": "acme.printix.net",
      "tenantId": "cbd7e0b5-da2a-4cb6-b7f7-a04ee31cac90",
      "method": "both"
    }
  }
}

Values

• tenant
  The value tenant is your Printix Home. Example: acme.printix.net.

• tenantId
  The value tenantId should be your Printix ID as show on the Software page’s MSI parameter section. Example: cbd7e0b5-da2a-4cb6-b7f7-a04ee31cac90.

• method
  Configures the sign in method. Values:
  • azure
    Users can sign in with their Microsoft work or school account. Requires that you enable Microsoft Entra authentication.
  • azure SSO
    Select this if users’ Microsoft work or school account is used for single sign-on (SSO) to users’ Google Workspace account. Requires that you enable Microsoft Entra authentication.
  • google
    Users can sign in with their Google Workspace account (not @gmail.com). Requires that you enable Google authentication.
  • okta
    Users can sign in with their Okta account. Requires that you enable Okta authentication.
  • onelogin
    Users can sign in with their OneLogin account. Requires that you enable OneLogin authentication.
  • both
    Users can sign in with their Microsoft work or school account, Google Workspace account or their Printix account. Requires that you enable Microsoft Entra authentication and enable Google authentication.

How to control the default and available paper sizes

If you want Letter to be the default then write NA_LETTER first. Google Chrome does the sorting of the paper sizes.

{
 "paperSizes": {
 "Value": ["NA_LETTER", "NA_LEGAL"]
  }
}