This article explains how to create a new GPO policy, link the policy to an OU (organizational unit), and deploy the Dashlane extension to any domain-joined computer inside the OU. The Dashlane extension will be added to any Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Mozilla Firefox browser installed on an OU computer.
Step 1: Create a new group policy and link to an OU
- On a domain-joined server, open Group Policy Management, right-click and select Run as administrator.
- Open all folders within Group Policy Management until you see the "Group Policy Objects" folder. Right-click that folder and select New.
- In the New GPO pop-up, enter "DashlaneGPO" for the Name and then select OK.
- Right-click your OU from the "Group Policy Management" folder and select Link an Existing GPO. For example, if the domain is "dashlanenyc.com" and the OU is "Dashlane-Client", the target computers are in the "Dashlane-Client" folder.
- In the Select GPO pop-up, select the "Dashlane-GPO" you created and select OK.
Step 2: Download the template for your browser and configure the extension GPO
Select the browser you're using.
Download the template and configure the extension GPO in Chrome
- Download the “policy_templates.zip” template file
- Right-click the "policy_templates.zip" file in Explorer, select Rename, and rename it "chrome_policy_templates".
- Select the "chrome_policy_templates" file that you just renamed and then select Extract all.
- In the Select a Destination and Extract Files pop-up, select Browse, select your "Downloads" folder, and select Extract.
- In the "Downloads" folder, open the "chrome_policy_templates" folder that you just extracted, and open the "windows" folder inside it.
- In the "windows" folder, open the "admx" folder.
- Select the two files named "chrome.admx" and "google.admx", right-click the two files, and select Copy.
- Open "C:/Windows" in a new Explorer window, right-click on the "Policy Definitions" folder, and select Paste.
- Return to the "admx" folder again, open the "en-US" folder inside that, select the two files named "chrome.adml" and "google.adml", right-click the two files, and select Copy.
- Return to the "Policy Definitions" folder again, right-click the "en-US" folder, and select Paste.
- Right-click your OU from the "Group Policy Management" folder, as you did at the beginning of this article, and select Edit.
- In the Group Policy Management Editor, open "Computer Configuration", "Policies", "Administrative Templates: Policy definitions (ADMX files) retrieved from the local computer, "Google", "Google Chrome", and "Extensions". Then right-click "Configure the list of force-installed apps and extensions" and select Edit.
- In the Configure the list of force-installed apps and extensions pop-up, select Enabled, and select Show. In the Show Contents pop-up, paste "fdjamakpfbbddfjaooikfcpapjohcfmg;https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", and select OK.
Download the template and configure the extension GPO in Edge
- Download Windows 64-bit Policy
- In the Download Microsoft Edge Policy File pop-up, select Accept and download.
- Open the "MicrosoftEdgePolicyTemplates" file you just downloaded in Explorer and save it to your "Downloads" folder.
- Select "MicrosoftEdgePolicyTemplates" file in your "Downloads" folder and then select Extract all.
- In the Select a Destination and Extract Files pop-up, select Browse, select your "Downloads" folder, and select Extract.
- In the "Downloads" folder, open the "MicrosoftEdgePolicyTemplates" folder that you just extracted, and open the "windows" folder inside it.
- In the "windows" folder, open the "admx" folder.
- Select the three files named "msedge.admx", "msedgeupdate.admx", and "msdegewebview2.admx", right-click the three files, and select Copy.
- Open "C:/Windows" in a new Explorer window, right-click on the "Policy Definitions" folder, and select Paste.
- Return to the "admx" folder again, open the "en-US" folder inside that, select the three files named "msedge.admx", "msedgeupdate.admx", and "msdegewebview2.admx", right-click the three files, and select Copy.
- Return to the "Policy Definitions" folder again, right-click the "en-US" folder, and select Paste.
- Right-click your OU from the "Group Policy Management" folder, as you did at the beginning of this article, and select Edit.
- In the Group Policy Management Editor, open "Computer Configuration", "Policies", "Administrative Templates: Policy definitions (ADMX files) retrieved from the local computer, "Microsoft Edge", and "Extensions". Then right-click "Control which extensions are installed silently" and select Edit.
- In the Configure the list of force-installed apps and extensions pop-up, select Enabled, and select Show. In the Show Contents pop-up, paste "gehmmocbbkpblljhkekmfhjpfbkclbph", and select OK.
Download the template and configure the extension GPO in Firefox
- Download the Mozilla policy template from Github to your "Downloads" folder. Select Code and then select Download ZIP.
- Right-click the "policy_templates.zip" file in Explorer, select Rename, and rename it "firefox_policy_templates".
- Select the "firefox_policy_templates" file that you just renamed and then select Extract all.
- In the Select a Destination and Extract Files pop-up, select Browse, select your "Downloads" folder, and select Extract.
- In the "Downloads" folder, open the "firefox_policy_templates" folder that you just extracted, and open the "policy-templates-master" folder inside it.
- In the "policy-templates-master" folder, open the "windows" folder.
- Select the two files named "firefox.admx" and "mozilla.admx", right-click the two files, and select Copy.
- Open "C:/Windows" in a new Explorer window, right-click on the "Policy Definitions" folder, and select Paste.
- Return to the "policy-templates-master" folder again, open the "windows" folder inside that, select the two files named "firefox.adml" and "mozilla.adml", right-click the two files, and select Copy.
- Return to the "Policy Definitions" folder again, right-click the "en-US" folder, and select Paste.
- Right-click your OU from the "Group Policy Management" folder, as you did at the beginning of this article, and select Edit.
- In the Group Policy Management Editor, open "Computer Configuration", "Policies", "Administrative Templates: Policy definitions (ADMX files) retrieved from the local computer, "Mozilla", "Firefox", and "Extensions". Then right-click "Extensions to install" and select Edit.
- In the Configure the list of force-installed apps and extensions pop-up, select Enabled, and select Show. In the Show Contents pop-up, paste "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/dashlane/latest.xpi", and select OK.
(Optional) Step 3: Pin the extension to browser toolbars with GPO
Select the browser you want to pin the extension to with GPO.
Chrome
- Right-click your OU from the "Group Policy Management" folder, as you did at the beginning of this article, and select Edit.
- In the Group Policy Management Editor, open "Computer Configuration", "Policies", "Administrative Templates: Policy definitions (ADMX files) retrieved from the local computer, "Google", "Google Chrome", "Extensions", and then “Configure extension management settings”.
- Select Enable, and paste the following code for “Configure extension management settings”:
{“fdjamakpfbbddfjaooikfcpapjohcfmg”:{“toolbar_pin”:”force_pinned”}}
Select OK and Apply. - Run gprupdate on the server and the client computer.
- Check the client computer. The Dashlane D will appear pinned in the browser toolbar.
Microsoft Edge
- Right-click your OU from the "Group Policy Management" folder, as you did at the beginning of this article, and select Edit.
- In the Group Policy Management Editor, open "Computer Configuration", "Policies", "Administrative Templates: Policy definitions (ADMX files) retrieved from the local computer, “Microsoft Edge”, “Extensions”, and then “Configure extension management settings”.
- Select Enable, and paste the following code for “Configure extension management settings”:
{“gehmmocbbkpblljhkekmfhjpfbkclbph”:{“toolbar_state”:”force_shown”}}
Select OK and Apply. - Run gprupdate on the server and the client computer.
- Check the client computer. The Dashlane D will appear pinned in the browser toolbar.
After the deployment is complete, the Dashlane extension is automatically installed when members log in.