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Install via sensor

Install the sensor once per device and the extension deploys to Chrome, Edge, and Firefox automatically.

Step 1: Download the sensor​

In the Admin Console, go to Administration > Sensor & Principal and download the sensor installer for your operating system.

Administration > Sensor & Principal showing the sensor download options

You can also download directly:

Step 2: Install on Windows​

  1. Extract the downloaded .zip file.
  2. Open the acium-sensor-setup folder and double-click AciumSensorSetup.exe.
  3. Select I agree to the license terms and conditions and then select Install.
Windows sensor installer with license agreement
  1. After the installation finishes, select Close.

Step 3: Install on macOS​

  1. Double-click the downloaded .pkg file.
  2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
  3. Enter your administrator password if prompted.
  4. After the installation finishes, select Close.

Step 4: Verify the extension was deployed​

After the sensor installs, open Chrome, Edge, or Firefox on the same device. The extension appears automatically in the browser toolbar — the sensor detected the installed browsers and pushed the extension to each one.

Browser toolbar showing the extension after automatic deployment

Authentication

The extension tries two silent authentication methods, in order, before falling back to a manual sign-in prompt:

  1. Sensor-based authentication — succeeds when all of the following are true:
    • The device has completed the attestation process.
    • The signed-in user is a domain user (not a local account).
    • The organization has silent authentication enabled.
  2. Browser profile authentication — succeeds when the active browser profile is already signed in with the user's corporate account.

If both methods fail, the extension prompts the user to sign in manually:

Extension prompting for manual sign-in when silent authentication conditions are not met
Note

The sensor requires administrator privileges on the target device. For large-scale deployments across multiple devices, see Deployment with an RMM or contact the support team for MDM/GPO deployment guidance.