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 either method below:
Get Started
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Log in to your dashboard from a Bark Super Admin account.
- Click the top right drop-down menu and select Settings under the Web Filtering section.
- Under the Chrome category, select Create new Chrome filter.
This will open a web page that provides you with the instructions to set up your filter, allows you to set up exceptions to category rules, and provides you with the ability to allow/block categories of websites.
Installation
Method A: User / Group Policy
- 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.
Method B: Intune MDM
- In a new tab, log in to the O365 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.
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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.xml
- Once you've entered in the extension ID and URL, click OK.
- Assign the profile to a security group.
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 name of the domain/site into the exception box
- Toggle the drop down to allowed or blocked depending on your needs
- Click Add
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 on Edge for your students, it will display the activity on the web filter reports on the super admin's Bark dashboard, as seen below and described in this article.
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."
Need help?
Check out our troubleshooting guide. If still no luck, please reach out to us!
