Google Chrome Enterprise connector

This is a cloud connector.

The Google Chrome Enterprise connector gathers data from Google about devices running Chrome OS.

To use a Google Chrome Enterprise connector, use an organization on the Google Cloud Platform that has the Admin SDK API enabled. For more information on setting up an organization, see: Creating and Managing Organizations in the Google help.

You also need a service account with administrator access and domain-wide authority. The service account must also have the following scopes:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.user

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/admin.directory.device.chromeos

For information on creating the service account with domain-wide authority, see the Google Identity help.

  • Device manufacturer and model
  • Location
  • Asset ID
  • Serial number
  • MAC address
  • IP address
  • OS name and version
  • Platform and firmware version
  • Device user type, org unit, and email address
  • Asset notes
  • Last sync and last enrollment timestamps
  • Last hardware scan date
  • Device status
  • MEID and Chrome OS ID
  • Total and available RAM
  • Total and available disk storage
  • Auto-update expiration
  • Boot mode
  • Support end date
  • TPM information, including family, firmware version, manufacturer, model and spec level
  • If the device will auto-renew

A Google Chrome connector has the following options:

  • Connector name: A name for the connector.
  • Connector server name: For cloud connectors, this server is the Cloud option on the Connector Servers page. If you already added the connector to the Cloud option, this field will be populated for you. Otherwise, select Cloud from the list.
  • Customer ID. The customer ID associated with your Google Workspace or Cloud Identity. For information on finding your Customer ID, see the Google Workspace Admin help.
  • Admin email and Private key. The credentials must be for a service account with administrator access and domain-wide authority.
  • Device threshold: To limit the amount of data that is gathered for Neurons, set a threshold for a specific number of days. The connector will not include records unless the device has checked in or otherwise changed during that time.
  • Repeats: How often the connector should gather data.
  • Start time: The time of day the connector should start running. To minimize the impact on your network and applications, we recommend that connectors generally run at night or on weekends.
  • Active: Whether the connector is active or not. While the connector is active, it runs according to the schedule you create. If you clear the check box, the connector is inactive and will not gather data until the check box is enabled again and the connector is saved.

For details on configuring or using connectors, see Setting up connectors.