Managing Chromebook Work Settings
Work Settings enable Chromebooks in your system to use different settings depending on whether they are at work/school or at home.
• The conditions Chromebooks use to determine whether they are at work or at home are the same for all devices.
• The home and work settings vary by user; each user OU can be assigned a different work group and home group.
• This means that if you have two Chromebooks at the same location at the same time, they will both be using either their work settings or home settings. However the work settings for one user may be very different from the other.
Configuring Work Settings is a four-step process:
2. Optionally define a range of IP addresses that activate work settings. See Defining Work IP Ranges, below.
4. For each user OU, assign a Work Group and Home Group. These groups determine what settings will be active while the device is at work and at home. See Managing Assigned Work Groups and Assigned Home Groups, below.
Enabling Work Settings
The Work Settings feature must be enabled before it will take effect.
1. Go to MDM > Settings.
2. Click the Chromebook icon.
3. Enable the Enable Work IP Range and Work Schedule option.
4. Click Save.
Defining Work IP Ranges
You can define a range of IP addresses for work settings. If a Chromebook has an external IP address within this range, it uses its work settings. Otherwise, it uses its home settings.
If both an IP range and schedule are enabled, meeting the conditions of either criteria will enable work settings.
1. Go to MDM > Settings.
2. Click the Chromebook icon.
3. Use the Work IP Range section to define IP ranges as required:
> To define the range, enter the minimum and maximum IP values in the left and right fields, respectively.
> To add another range, click the Add icon 
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. > To delete a range, click the associated Delete icon 
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. 4. Enable ranges by clicking the checkboxes to the left of the range values. Only enabled ranges are used to determine if a Chromebook should use work settings. You can enable as many ranges as needed.
5. Click Save.
Defining a Work Schedule
You can define a weekly schedule for work settings. During the scheduled times, Chromebooks use their work settings. Outside of the schedule, home settings are used.
If both an IP range and schedule are enabled, meeting the conditions of either criteria will enable work settings.
1. Go to MDM > Settings.
2. Click the Chromebook icon.
3. Use the Work Schedule section to define the schedule. For each day, define a start time and end time in the left and right field, respectively.
4. Enable days by clicking the checkboxes to the left. The schedule will only take effect on enabled days.
5. Click Save.
Managing Assigned Work Groups and Assigned Home Groups
Once you have configured when work group and home group settings are applied, you need to assign work groups and home groups to OUs. When a user belonging to a given OU logs in, the appropriate group’s settings are applied.
1. Go to MDM > Groups.
2. Click the Chromebook icon.
3. Click the OU Assignments tab.
4. Optionally click Sync with G Suite to ensure Deep Freeze MDM displays the most current information from your G Suite account.
5. In the list of OUs, locate the OU you want to assign groups to. Click the associated Edit icon 
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.6. Select an Assigned Work Group. This group’s settings are active while the device is at work/at school.
7. Select an Assigned Home Group for the OU. This group’s settings are active while the user’s device is not at work/at school.
If you do not define an Assigned Home Group, the Assigned Work Group is applied at all times.
8. Click the Save icon 
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