Install Endpoint Agents for Windows via Group Policy
A shared network drive
Endpoint agent accessible via installed network drive
Ability to create Group Policy Objects in Active Directory
It is recommended to not create a single GPO to join multiple configurations, mainly for user flexibility. You can easily upgrade a GPO geared towards IE without editing Google Chrome GPO, or vice--versa.
This documentation was done under Windows Server 2012
Open up Group Policy Management
Create a group policy with the appropriate name. In this example, we will use “TE-Endpoint-Agent_MSI_Installer”
Right-click the newly created GPO and select Edit
Expand till you reach: Computer Configuration\Policies\Software Settings\Software Installation
Right click the right-pane and select “New > Package”
Navigate to your network share where the installer is available for all users
Double Click the MSI file
On the “Deploy Software” window, leave the selection of “Assigned” and click Ok
If you run into the message “There is no software installation data object in the Active Directory” please verify that your file permissions on the network share are setup properly.
Open up Group Policy Management
Create a group policy with the appropriate name. In this example, we will use “TE-Endpoint-Agent_IE”
Right click the newly created GPO and select Edit
With the object open, navigate to the following: Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Security Features\Add-on Management
Double-click “Add-On List”
Click Enable
Click Show
In the new window, under “Value Name” add the CLSID for the ThousandEyes Endpoint Agent for IE. The current CSLID is: E1F5283B-B591-412E-8E2F-4C65A9C94AF1
The Value number is dependant on how you would like users to be able to interact with the Add-On. The current value options are: 0 - The add-on is disabled and your employees can’t change it. 1 - The add-on is enabled and your employees can’t change it. 2 - The add-on is enabled and your employees can change it.
Click Ok to close the Add-On List window
Click Ok again to close the Configuration for Add-On List window
Assign the GP to a specific OU
Right click the GP under the OU you have assigned it - Click Enabled
Right click the GP again, and click enforced.
Download the ADM/ADMX templates from Google using this link: https://dl.google.com/dl/edgedl/chrome/policy/policy_templates.zip
Open Group Policy Management
Expand Group Policy Objects
Right-click Group Policy Objects and select New
Provide a name for your new Group Policy Object (GPO)
Right-click your newly created GPO and select Edit
Expand Computer Configuration, expand Policies, right-click Administrative Templates and click Add/Remove Templates
Select Add in the new dialog window
Navigate to a network share where the policy template resides, and select the chrome.adm file listed here policy_templates/windows/adm/en-US/chrome.adm1
Click Close
Expand Classic Administrative Templates (ADM), select Google Chrome and subsequently Extensions
Open the Configure the list of force-installed extensions policy and select Enabled
Click Show
Paste the following into value: ddnennmeinlkhkmajmmfaojcnpddnpgb;http://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
Select Ok and close the Group Policy Management Editor
Select the organizational unit that you would like to apply the GPO to. Right-click the OU and select Link an Existing GPO
Right-click the newly created linked GPO and select Enforced
Wait 15 minutes for the group policy objects to sync across servers, or manually sync the Active Directory Servers through Sites and Services
Test end-user machine by running gpupdate.exe