Description

Deploy the ConcealBrowse extension to Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Brave browser on Windows 10+ endpoints seamlessly with N-Sight RMM and PowerShell.

This process results in automatic device registration to the conceal.io platform.

Applies to

• N-Able N-Sight RMM
• Microsoft PowerShell
• Google Chrome version 101 and newer
• Microsoft Edge version 77 and newer
  • Windows must be joined to Active Directory or Azure Active Directory
• Brave browser
• Microsoft Windows 10+

Procedure

1. You may download the Install-ConcealBrowse.ps1 PowerShell script from this article: Current ConcealBrowse PowerShell Script
   1. The script contains detailed documentation and examples for your review.
2. Open your ConcealBrowse dashboard (https://dashboard.conceal.io) and navigate to the tab labelled Devices on the left side menu.
   
3. On the Devices page, click Register New Device in the upper right hand corner.
4. Once you click on Register a New Device, you will see two variables generated for the Company ID and Site ID. These will be used as arguments when executing the PowerShell script.

N-Sight Steps

1. Log in to N-Sight RMM
   

2. On the left navigation, verify Assets is selected
   

3. Click Settings > Script Manager
   
   

4. Click New
   
   

5. Fill out the required fields as shown below:
   1. Name: Windows-Install ConcealBrowse Extension
   2. Description: we recommend linking to this article
   3. Type: Automated Task
   4. OS: Windows
   5. File Upload: Locate the Install-ConcealBrowse.ps1 script you downloaded earlier, upload that here.
      

6. Click Save in the bottom right

7. Close the Script Manager window

Step 2: Configure the deployment task

1. Select a client, site, or device(s) to enable the edit task context menu
2. In the submenu toward the top, click Edit > Task > Add
   
   

3. Search for and select the script created earlier (eg Windows-Install ConcealBrowse Extension). It should fall under the User Defined section. Click Next.
   
   

4. When asked “Select which device type you want to add the task to:”, make sure Workstations is selected, this is required. You may also choose Servers, but it is not required. Click Next.
   
   

5. Filled out the fields as described:

   1. Descriptive Name: Ex: Install Task

   2. Command Line:
      
      1. You may open the script and review the documentation at the top to see options you can use to customize your deployment. At a minimum you must specify the following.
      2. Use the following format and enter your CompanyID and SiteID:

         -CompanyId <CompanyID from dashboard.conceal.io> -SiteID <SiteID from dashboard.conceal.io>

      3. Example:

         -CompanyId 12345678-9012-3456-7890-123456789012 -SiteID abcdefgh-ijkl-mnop-qrst-uvwxyzabcdef

         

6. Click Next >

7. For “Select Frequency Method” select Manual for now, then click Next
   
   

8. For “Set maximum permitted execution time”, 5 minutes seems to be sufficient, click Next.
   
   

9. Select the test devices you wish to deploy to, click Add Task.
   
   

Step 3: Test the deployment task

1. Select a client, site, or device(s) to enable the edit task context menu
2. In the submenu toward the top, click Edit > Task > Run
   
   

1. Choose either the task and, then click Next.

   1. Task example: “Windows-Install CocnealBrowse Extension - Install Task”
      
      

2. Verify the desired deployment target(s) are selected, and click Run Task
   
   

3. Progress may be monitored by selecting a device, then clicking the Tasks tab
   1. We've found a successful installation looks like the screenshot below
      

4. Browsers will load the extension after one or more of the following occur:

   1. Browser is restarted

   2. Approximately every hour, browsers will check for new settings

Step 4: Scale up

1. When ready, a larger target group may be selected for deployment. Use the steps above to repeat this process.

References

• N-Sight: Add an Automated Task - Multiple Devices
• Chrome Enterprise Policy List & Management
• Google Chrome Current Windows Security Technical Implementation Guide