Google Chromebooks

To connect your Chromebook to Wi-Fi follow the steps below:

1. At the Welcome screen, click the Let's Go button.

2. In the Connect to network menu, click detnsw.

3. In the Join Wi-Fi network pop-up, enter the following settings:

EAP method: PEAP
Phase 2 authentication: automatic
Server CA certificate: Do not check
Identity: Your DoE account name in the form username@det.nsw.edu.au
Password: Your account password

Note: If you know it, you can use your school's Wi-Fi service account credentials here instead. Set other fields as shown above.

4. When done, click Connect.

5. After the Wi-Fi network has been successfully joined, the Terms and Conditions screen appears. But before you take the next step complete steps 6 to 9 below.

6. Look towards the bottom-right of the screen near the time display and click the Wi-Fi icon. The detnsw Wi-Fi should say Connected.

7. Click the Gear icon at the top-right on the Network window and select the detnsw network.

8. In the proxy section, choose Web proxy auto-discovery.

9. Click the X at the top-right of the window to close the pop-up.

After connecting your device to the internet you now need to enrol it in the department's domain. Note: Only devices purchased through EdBuy or received as part of the T4L Device Rollout.

Staff and student BYOD Chromebooks should not be enrolled in the department's Google domain. This process can be completed by any staff member that is based at the school.

NOTE: Only Chromebooks that were purchased via EdBuy should be enrolled in the NSW DoE Google domain. Only these Chromebooks are supplied with a Google Education Upgrade (also known as a Chromebook Management Licence). For more information about enrolling non-Contract Chromebooks, please read this fact sheet.

1. Once you have read the terms and conditions and are happy to proceed click Accept and continue.

2. At the Sign in to your Chromebook prompt press CTRL+ALT+E on your keyboard. This should change the screen title from "Sign in to your Chromebook" to "Enterprise Enrolment". If not, click on More options and select Enterprise enrolment.

3. Type your account name (e.g. username@education.nsw.gov.au) then click Next.

4. At the DoE sign-on screen, Input your normal account name (username).

5. Click Finished on the Successful Enrolment screen.

Once the device is enrolled, any student or staff member can log on. The portal logon screen will appear on startup. Just enter your department account name (first.last) and password and you'll be logged on.

When you start the Chrome browser the first time, the usual department proxy pop-up will appear. The username format for staff is username@det.nsw.edu.au and for students, it is username@detnsw with your usual DoE password. 

Press Enter or click Log in when done.

If you encounter any problems throughout the processes listed above here are some tips:

Further advice on user logon and sharing Chromebooks can be found in this separate factsheet.

Jump in to the active support group in the department’s Viva Engage community. 

If you have purchased non-contract Chromebooks you should also purchase a Google Education Upgrade Licence (or Chromebook Management Licence) that has been registered to the department’s education.nsw.gov.au domain from your supplier if you wish to enrol them. You can also view a factsheet about non-contract Chromebooks.

If this does not solve your problem or you have additional enquiries log a call with EDConnect.

Enrolled Chromebooks that are shared by many students may find their available storage space is fully consumed by each student’s local user profile. Google Chrome manages local profiles automatically, by deleting the oldest profiles when new users try to logon, when there is limited space available.  If there is limited space and a user attempts to launch one of the locked down browser options from the Apps menu, you may see an Error message – “Kiosk application could not be installed”.

The easiest way to resolve this issue is to Powerwash the Chromebook. Follow the steps below:

1. Turn on the Chromebook, but don’t log on
2. At the logon screen, press SHIFT-CTRL-ALT-R
3. At the Reset this Chromebook screen, click 'Powerwash' then click 'Continue' when prompted
4. The Powerwash will commence and after a short while, you’ll see the Welcome screen
5. Follow the steps in the first rollup above, called 'Connecting to Wi-Fi'
6. On the Google Terms of Service screen, untick the Optional box at the bottom, then click 'Accept and Continue'
7. The Chromebook will then automatically re-enrol. Once complete, click 'Done'.

The Chromebook is now powerwashed and the Lock down browser should work again.

All NSW Public Schools can now nominate someone to take on the role of Google Delegated Admin (GDA). The principal can assign this access via Manage Staff Access.

Previously, administration of the department's Google Workspace service was only available by logging an EdConnect call. Each school now has its own container, or organisational unit (OU), in the Google Admin Console, with all staff and student accounts, and all of the school's Chromebooks. This allows for local management.

So what can a school's GDA do?

• Apply local settings for their staff and students
• Restore deleted files from a user's GDrive
• Deploy Chrome extensions, configure printing and other settings for your DoE-enrolled Chromebooks

Accessing the Google Admin Console is not for everyone. Schools will need a reason to want to do it and many smaller schools won’t need it at all. But for schools wanting more control over their Google Workspace and managed Chromebook settings, it’s well worth finding out more about Google Delegated Admin to understand better if it’s what you need. Any school that chooses to NOT take up GDA functions, will continue to have the same Google Workspace and Chromebook services as before.

Are you looking for some professional learning  to help with getting started with Google Delegated Admin in less than one hour? Watch this PL you can follow along with your own device.

Finally, with regard to locally managing your Chromebooks, one initial step is required. It is possible that some of your school’s Chromebooks were not identified correctly and are not in your container. The school’s GDA should check that all of your school’s Chromebooks are in your container. This can be done by:

• Checking the count of devices in your school’s container and comparing it against actual enrolled devices at your school. If there is a discrepancy, you’ll need to identify which serial numbers are missing
• Contact EdConnect on ph 1300 32 32 32 and raise a ticket to advise that Chromebooks are missing from your school’s Google Admin Console container.
• You’ll then be contacted by the team to request your list of missing serial numbers.

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