Tip 1: Use a usb-to-nic adapter. Connecting to wifi during the enrollment will slow down the process considerbly.
Tip 2: In the Admin Dashboard set up a network policy so that Chromebooks in your desired Org get a device-based SSID.
- Open the Google Admin Dashboard
- Navigate to: Device management => Networks => Wi-Fi
- Select the appropriate Org.
- Add a device based Wifi
Tip 3: Set up an easy to type username / password.
- Place the username into the same Org as you want the devices to go into (See Tip 4);
- The username does not need any special permissions
- Make the name simple to type, like: 121@yourdomain.com
- Make the password easy to type, like: 1234567890
- You can disable the user (or make a more complex password) after the bulk of the enrollment process is done.
Tip 4: Have the devices automatically go into a specific Org when enrolled.
- Open the Google Admin Dashboard
- Navigate to: Device management => Chrome => User Settings
- Select the appropriate Org.
- Scroll down to Enrollment Controls Section
- In device Enrollment select "Place chrome device in user organization"
- If you do any asset tagging, or location tagging, I also suggest enabling the "Asset Identifier During Enrollment"
Are keystroke automation tools worth it?
- Ones I have used: I have played with the USB Rubber Ducky, and heard of Centipede.
- What they do: They basically mimic keystrokes, as soon as you put the usb key into a computer, allowing you to skip the repetitive keying in.
- Are they worth it? For our network they were not worth it; mostly because we enter the asset tag and location during enrollment. We also found that between the Nic-to-USB and the easy to type enrollment user, the process went so quick that the above were not worth it for us.
