Warning
Enrolling devices requires specific caveats in your school’s configuration. Contact your Linewize Account Manager to check if enrolling devices is viable for your school.
What are enrolled devices?
Enrollment in Linewize Filter refers to registering and associating Windows and macOS devices with the platform. Once enrolled, these devices become linked to the Linewize Filter system, allowing administrators to apply specific configurations. These configurations may include content filtering, access restrictions, and other management settings designed to enhance security and productivity within the school or educational environment.
Enrolled devices benefit from the Linewize Filter's features, such as content filtering beyond school hours and off-campus network access restrictions. It's important to note that ChromeOS and mobile devices follow distinct enrollment procedures tailored to their respective platforms, differing from the process for Windows and macOS devices.
To enroll, the device must have the appropriate Linewize software installed. On macOS, enrollment is handled by the Authentication Agent. On Windows, enrollment is handled by the Connect app. Devices may also be enrolled through the Linewize Filter Hardware-based auto-enrollment process .
The enrollment process depends on what types of devices your students use at your school or district:
- Chromebooks
- Windows
- macOS
- iOS
Enrolling Chromebooks to Linewize Filter
To enroll Chromebooks, you must turn on Google integration in Linewize Filter and deploy the Linewize Connect Extension to student devices.
Turning on Google Authentication
- Follow the instructions for configuring Google integration
- Inside Linewize Filter > Configuration > Authentication > Google, ensure Use FZ Auth API and Allow Chrome Extension Authentication is selected.
Chromebook-only Deployments
If your school uses other devices besides Chromebooks and you only want to enroll Chromebooks:
- Go to Debugging > Device Options.
- Scroll down to Agent > Select Enable Browser Extension for Chromebooks Only.
Installing and Deploying the Connect for Chrome Extension
Linewize Filter relies on the Connect extension to enroll Chromebooks. You must install the Connect extension on the students' devices to enroll them in Linewize Filter.
Google Workspace for Education schools can configure and deploy the Connect extension using the Google Admin console . The school’s Google Admin must select the student group or OU and deploy the Connect extension using the appropriate extension ID.
Follow our guide on how to deploy the Connect extension .
Enrolling Windows devices to Linewize Filter
There are two steps to enrolling Windows devices:
- Turn on mobile agent filtering in Linewize Filter.
- Install Connect for Windows on student devices.
Enrolling macOS devices to Linewize Filter
There are three steps to enrolling macOS devices:
- Turn on mobile agent filtering in Linewize Filter.
- Install Connect for macOS on student devices.
- Install the Authentication Agent on student devices (customized by Linewize).
Turn on Mobile Agent
- Sign in to Linewize Filter.
- Go to Configuration > Mobile Agent.
- Under Off Linewize Filter Network, select Filtering Enabled. Turning on this option will filter students off campus, including at home.
- Select Default Filtering Mode. The default mode is WEB.
| Filtering mode | Functionality |
|---|---|
| DNS | The Connect agent configures the device to use a DNS server on a loop-back address (127.0.0.1). This DNS server intercepts DNS requests and forwards them to the Linewize cloud DNS filter server, which applies user policy (resolves the request or returns a block page). |
| WEB | The Connect agent uses a packet filter to intercept traffic on the device and apply user policy. It will intercept traffic on Ports 53, 80, and 443. |
| FULL | The Connect agent uses a packet filter to intercept traffic on the device and apply user policy. It will intercept traffic on all ports. |
- Select the groups you wish to filter under the appropriate Filtering Group. If you wish to filter everyone, leave this blank.
- Select MITM Enabled if you wish to turn on inspection of keywords in Google Search, Bing, and content on YouTube.
- Select Classroom Enabled if you wish to use Classwize.
- Select Save.
Installing Linewize Connect
Linewize Filter relies on the Connect agent to complete the enrollment on macOS and Windows devices. See our guides for steps on how to deploy the Connect Agent .
Installing the Authentication Agent
Warning
If you’re attempting this step during your school’s Deployment phase, contact your Linewize Deployment Engineer to receive the installation file for the Authentication Agent. Contact Linewize Support for your Authentication Agent installation file if your school is changing to Enrolled devices.
You must install the Authentication Agent after installing Connect on any macOS device. The Authentication Agent is a small application that runs on the student’s device and tells Linewize Filter who uses it based on their Mac account. Linewize Filter uses the information to determine what filtering rules should apply to the student’s device.
- Install the Authentication Agent .pkg file provided by Linewize. The Authentication Agent can be deployed through a Mobile Device Management (MDM) platform.
- Connect should automatically detect the signed-in student and the Linewize Filter Device ID if you correctly install the Connect and Authentication agents.
Note
After installing the Authentication agent, you may need to restart the device if Connect does not associate with a Linewize Filter Device ID.
After you install the Authentication Agent, the Connect agent will show the Linewize Filter ID and the user’s ID (student’s username inside Linewize Filter).
Enrolling iOS Devices to Linewize Filter
Enrolling iOS devices in Linewize Filter requires deploying the Connect app using MDM.
Follow our guide on deploying Linewize Connect for iOS Devices .