Microsoft Edge is based on Chromium, and as such it supports Chrome extensions. You can deploy our Chrome web filter to Microsoft Edge by following this guide.
You may have to make slight adjustments to the instructions to successfully deploy the Chrome extension to Edge within your environment.
Get Started
Log in to your dashboard from a Bark Super Admin account.
Click the drop-down menu > Web Filtering > Settings.
Select Create new Chrome filter.
You will now see setup instructions and settings for blocking categories of apps and sites and for blocking specific exceptions. To continue, choose your preferred implementation method:
User / Group Policy method
Intune MDM Profile method
User / Group Policy Method
Make sure that you've deployed Microsoft Edge 77 or later to your students, if you haven't already.
Follow these instructions to set up extensions on Edge: How to Deploy Extensions to Edge.
When prompted, enter the extension ID and extension URL from the Bark for Schools web filter settings page.
💡 Pro tip: Disable Incognito / InPrivate browsing and "Guest Mode" on their web browsers within the O365 Admin Console.
Intune MDM Method
In a new tab, log in to the 365 Device Management Portal.
Select Devices – Windows.
On the Configuration Profiles tab click Create profile.
Give the configuration profile a Name.
Enter a Description (optional).
Choose Windows 10/11 as Platform.
Choose Administrative Templates as Profile type.
Click Create.
Open the Settings tab.
Select Edge version 77 and later from the dropdown menu.
Search for Extensions (this gives an overview of all extension-related settings).
Click on Control which extensions are installed silently.
Select Enabled.
Add the Bark extension ID followed by the extension URL separated by a semi colon. Remember, you can find the extension ID and URL in your Bark for Schools Chrome Web Filter page.
For example, you'd type in:abfmmnnkkojjfgajfjjodllhmkcpfkam;https://bark-for-schools-chrome-filter-production.s3.amazonaws.com/thisisexample/BarkForSchoolsChromeFilter.xmlOnce you've entered in the extension ID and URL, click OK.
Assign the profile to a security group.
💡 Pro tip: Disable Incognito / InPrivate browsing and "Guest Mode" on their web browsers within the O365 Admin Console.
Exceptions
The Exceptions section allows for the input of any domain (ie. site) you would like to blacklist or whitelist. These sites will be on a report within the dashboard for ease of visibility. You can update these settings at any time.
Bark also supports the use of wildcards at the front (*.youtube.com), middle (sites.google.com/*game*), or end (*.youtube.com/playlist=1234*) of a domain to fit your use-case.
How to add an exception to your list:
Enter the domain/site into the exception box.
Adjust to allowed or blocked depending on your needs and click Add.
Note: The exceptions field does not support IP addresses. You'll need to enter the actual domain into the exception box instead.
Categories
The Categories section will allow the whitelisting / blacklisting of whole categories. This is pulled from our database that houses countless sites that are associated to these categories and is updated regularly.
Bark groups websites into the categories shown below. Toggle each category to the appropriate setting for your use-case.
How do I know it's working?
When the filter starts processing web browsing activity for your students, it will display the activity on the web filter reports on the super admin's dashboard:
Students may also notice there is a Bark dog on the top right of their browser, and when they click into their browser settings, it will say it is "Managed by your organization."
How to remove the extension
Check out Microsoft's guide: Use group policies to manage Edge extensions