The information in this article applies to admins on Dropbox Dash teams.
Note: There are many ways to install software, and organizations use a wide range of products to manage devices company-wide. This guide doesn’t cover all possible methods. Instead, it highlights key steps, helps you gather essential details, and provide links to important guides for common solutions like Intune and Jamf.
Admins can use the Microsoft Installer (MSI) package to deploy Dash for Windows through a device management platform. This MSI package supports standard command line options to suppress dialogs and allow standard logging. Dash installations via MSI packages are installed at the user level and must be installed for all users of the device. Learn more about adding MSI installers as Apps in Intune.
Notes:
To install the MSI Installer package:
Command line installation
If you prefer to use a command line to install the MSI packages, you can use a command line like the following. Learn more about Msiexec.
msiexec /package "Dropbox Dash .msi" /norestart /log
IT administrators can install the Dash for macOS package (PKG) company-wide through a device management platform. This package supports suppressing dialogs and standard logging.
Here are some important things to keep in mind when installing the package device-wide on shared devices:
To install the macOS package:
The Google Chrome browser extension allows users to easily access Dash from any web page. Learn more about browser policy and how to bulk-install extensions for users in your organization.
Note: If you don’t assign a Dash license to your team members before they install the Dash web extension, they’ll receive an error message from Dash once it’s installed.
Learn how to automatically install apps and extensions in the Google Admin console or set Chrome app and extension policies (macOS).
To locate the latest browser extension:
Follow these instructions to add the Dropbox Dash chrome extension in Google Workspace.
Follow these instructions to add browser extensions using Google Groups.
Note: You need to have a Google Group created for use here. Ensure you have already created and set up a Security Group, like “Dropbox Dash extension”. Add the Dash users to that group.
To add browser extensions using Google Groups:
Follow these steps to deploy browser extensions using Organizational Units (OUs).
To add browser extensions using OUs:
Example config within ‘ExtensionSettings’
[Enter Dash app ID here] installation_mode force_installed update_url https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
The Microsoft Edge browser extension allows users to easily access Dash from any web page. Learn more about browser policy and how to bulk-install extensions for users in your organization.
Follow the steps from Microsoft based on your operating system:
To find the Dash browser extension app ID:
Note: You should aim to:
Refer to Microsoft’s instructions on how to Use group policies to manage Microsoft Edge extensions. Specifically, review the section Force-install an Edge extension via Windows Group Policy.
Review these resources from Microsoft to deploy the Dash browser extension for Microsoft Edge on macOS:
To force install the Dash browser extension on Microsoft Edge, follow the steps in this Microsoft guide: Browser policy reference.
Note: Use the preference domain com.microsoft.Edge. Use the preference key name ExtensionInstallForceList, then enter the app ID and URL you saved earlier, in the section “How to find the Dash browser extension app ID”.
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