[Chromebooks] Limiting access to wifi network choices

[garethEds]

Morning all,

 

Yesterday we took delivery of 150 Chromebooks to add to our 30. They are 14" HP models - really nice and fast. They will be placed in our Sixth Form Centre for open use. Students will be able to take them in and out of the cabinet.

 

Naturally we are worried that they will walk out of the school and into their homes. We have tied them down with the Google Enterprise Console - configuring them now we want.

 

However, I notice that pupils can still connect to random wifi networks if they know the passwords. We have configured them to access our SchoolNET SSID but I cannot find a way of limiting the listing of available wifi networks. This would be an extra security deterrent in my eyes because if they cannot see wifi networks then they cannot take them and connect to their own at home.

 

ANyomne know how to restrict this?

 

Have any other schools/colleges made massive investments into Chromebooks over other devices? I'd love to have a discussion on how you have gone about your project. PLease get in touch.

 

Thank you

 

Gareth

[FN-GM]

I had issues that the students would connect to the open guest network. I restricted it so they can't connect to any other network via the below:

 

Google Admin Console > Device Management > Network (left hand side) > General Settings > Restrict Wifi Networks

 

You do need these though:

 

1. A Chrome Device Management Licence

2. Your WIFI network configured under - Google Admin Console > Device Management > Network (left hand side) > WIFI

[rogerdnixon]

Hi, We are mainly ChromeOS and have deployed ChromeOS devices to most departments and staff. We also have 1:1 with some year groups. As already stated you can restrict them to a specific SSID in the management console - however, if they go home this is not much good (however it does stop staff taking trolley devices home!). We have this set on all of our school based devices. 1:1 and staff devices - so all the ones that go home don't. However, we use Securly for webfiltering - which is independent of the network they connect to - so if they fire up a wifi hotspot it does not matter really.

 

Happy to discuss more if you want.