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title: How to Install GAT Shield Extension
description: "## How to Install GAT Shield Extension In this document, we will cover the steps to install the [**GAT Shield extension**](https://gatlabs.com/products/gat-shield/). It’s an audit, reporting, and security Chrome Extension for your [Google Workspace](https://workspace.google.com/) environment. GAT Shield is a Chrome extension that…"
url: "https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/how-to-install-gat-shield-extension/"
updated: "2026-05-15"
category: Getting Started
tags:
  - GAT Shield
---

# How to Install GAT Shield Extension

## How to Install GAT Shield Extension

In this document, we will cover the steps to install the [**GAT Shield extension**](https://gatlabs.com/products/gat-shield/). It’s an audit, reporting, and security Chrome Extension for your [Google Workspace](https://workspace.google.com/) environment.

GAT Shield is a Chrome extension that the Super Admin of the domain must install via the Google Admin console.

Below, we will cover how to deploy the GAT Shield extension to your users.

### Step 1.

First, navigate to the [Google Admin console.](https://admin.google.com/)

In the Admin console, from the menu on the left, click on **Devices > Chrome > Apps and extensions**.

![Google Admin console > Devices > Chrome > Apps and extensions](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-08-14_48_51-App-Management_-Admin-Console.png)

From the top menu, select**Users and browsers**.

A new page will be displayed with all the Chrome extensions deployed to the domain.

### Step 2.

To **install the GAT Shield extension.**

- Pick the the root **Org Unit** (1) or a **sub-OU where you want to deploy Shield**(2).
- Click on the **+ (yellow button)**

![Adding the Chrome app or extension by ID](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-08-14_53_37-App-Management_-Admin-Console.png)

- Pop up menu will be displayed
- Select **Add the Chrome app or extension by ID (3)**.

### Step 3.

- In the Add the Chrome app or extension by ID
- Select the **From a custom URL **option (1).

![Adding the Chrome app or extension by ID - details](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-08-15_19_22-App-Management_-Admin-Console.png)

### View the Shield extension details

![Navigate to GAT Shield > Configuration > Extension deployment
Select the data you need, copy the extension ID and URL 
Copy the data and paste in the Google Admin console - From a custom URL option above.](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2026-05-15-19_28_00-Downloads-File-Explorer.png)

- Navigate to **GAT Shield > Configuration > Extension deployment**
- Select the data you need,**copy the extension ID** and **URL **
- Copy the data and paste in the Google Admin console - **From a custom URL option** above.
- Click on the **Save** button.

The **Shield Extension is now installed.**

### Step 4 - Installation policy

- Click on the newly installed extension.
  - You will see a pop-up window on the side.
- In the **Installation policy**
- **Click** and select **Force install**.

![Clicking "Force install"](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-08-15_22_13-App-Management_-Admin-Console.png)

**Scroll down on the same window** to the bottom of the page to find the **Policy for extensions**.

![Policy for extensions](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-08-15_26_01-App-Management_-Admin-Console.png)

### View the Shield extension details for Policy for extensions

- Navigate to **GAT Shield > Configuration > Extension deployment**
- Select the data you need, copy the**Policy for extension **details
- Select the your domain
- Paste the "Policy for extension" data (secretKey) in the field (1)

#### Permissions and URL access

Under the **Permissions and URL access** field, click on and select **Allow all permissions (2).**

![Selecting Allow all permissions](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-03-08-15_32_34-App-Management_-Admin-Console.png)

After doing all the changes, click the **Save** button on the top right.

#### Sentential One

Sentential One users see [Note 1](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/how-to-install-gat-shield-extension/#8-toc-title)

### Result

When the Shield extension is deployed, the end-users must be logged into the Google Chrome browser with their domain accounts.

The extension will appear under their Google extensions.

![Open the Chrome Extrensions tab on your browser and view the Shield extension avaliable ](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2025-06-11-16_10_23-Window.png)

The browsing activity will then be reported to the GAT Shield console for the Admins to manage.

### Note 1

Note that SentinelOne Antivirus blocks access to the GAT Shield plugin. To solve the problem related to that, uncheck the box - visible in Deep visibility, in the SentinelOne console:

![](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SentinelOne.png)

## Related Posts

- [How to Remove GAT Shield Extension](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/how-to-remove-gat-shield/)
- [GAT Shield Extension – How to Deploy](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/how-to-deploy-gat-shield/)
- [How to Install GAT+](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/how-to-install-gat/)