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We're excited to introduce the Fugo Chromebox, the newest addition to our digital signage player family, joining the ranks alongside our popular Fugo NUC.

The Fugo Chromebox brings the power and simplicity of ChromeOS to your digital signage setup. With ChromeOS, you get a sleek, user-friendly interface, automatic updates to keep your system secure and up-to-date, and a platform known for its stability and performance. This means less hassle and more time focusing on what matters most—creating and displaying stunning content.

And it includes advanced device management features accessible through the Google Admin Console. This enables you to easily manage and control multiple devices, ensuring a smooth and efficient operation across your network.

Ready to get started? In the steps below, we'll walk you through the simple setup process to ensure you're up and running quickly.

Let's dive in!

Chrome devices include those that run on ChromeOS: Chromebits, Chromeboxes, Chromebooks, Chromebases, and - of course - the Fugo Chromebox.

When running your digital signage on your Chromebox, we recommend using Fugo in kiosk mode.

Kiosk mode allows you to run a single app on your Chrome device and lock it to keep anyone from interfering with it. Also, if there's a power failure or the app crashes, the device will auto-reboot the app again.

All Chrome devices require a Chrome license (a license you buy for device management) to run Fugo in kiosk mode. This license ties your Chrome device to your G Suite domain.

You can read this article for an in-depth explanation of the service and subscription options for Chrome devices, but the short version is that a Chrome Enterprise annual license will cost you $25 annually per device.

Your Chrome licenses give you access to Chrome Enterprise, a suite of device management features for Chrome devices in the Google Admin console that lets you manage the Chrome devices you have licenses for. Google Admin is included with G Suite. So in order to use Chrome Enterprise in Google Admin, you’ll need to set up G Suite.

You can find pricing plans for G Suite here, but the short version is that a basic plan will run you $6 per user a month, while a business plan will run you $12 per user month.

Confused? No problem. There’s a lot to absorb.

1. Your Fugo Chromebox, priced at $260, £200, and €240 respectively.

2. A GSuite account for using Google Admin, with at least 1 user account for admin purposes. You’ll need a G Suite domain and either a basic account ($6 per user a month) or a Business account ($12 per user per month.)

3. Chrome licenses for each of your Chromeboxes to get access to Chrome Enterprise features in Google Admin. A Chrome Enterprise annual license is $25 annually per device.

4. A Fugo subscription, starting at $20 per screen per month.

This guide will cover 5 parts. If you’ve already set up G Suite and have your Chrome license/s you can skip forward to Part 2: Set up Fugo as a kiosk app in Chrome device management below.

1.1 Set up G Suite with at least 1 user account for admin purposes

Like we said above, you’ll need your own domain to connect to your G Suite account. When setting up G Suite, you’ll have to set up at least one user account to be an administrator. For an in-depth guide for setting up G Suite, go here.

1.2 Purchase Chrome Enterprise licenses

You can purchase Chrome licenses manually from the Google admin console OR through a Google partner (the recommended way.) You can read in-depth about how to do it either way in this guide. You'll need one license per Chromebox.

Alright, so you’ve set up G Suite, accessed the Google Admin console, and have purchased licenses for your Chromebox/es. Now you need to go to the Chrome device management section of Google Admin console and add Fugo as a kiosk app for the Chromebox you want to enroll.

By doing this the Fugo player app will automatically be installed on your box and set to automatically launch and run in kiosk mode whenever you turn them on.

2.1 Login to the Google Admin Console.

2.2 Click on Devices.

2.3 On the next page, click on Chrome in the menu panel to the left.

2.4 In the drop down menu click on Apps & extensions, then Kiosks.

2.5 On the next page, hover and then click on the yellow Add by URL icon in the bottom right corner.

2.6 Then enter the Fugo player URL into the space provided - https://player.fugo.ai - and click Save

2.7 A pop-up window will appear asking you to authorize Google to grant permissions to the Fugo web app. Click Agree.

​​2.8 Back on the Kiosks page you should now see an option Auto-launch app above the Fugo Player app. Directly next to that on the right, click on the drop-down icon under Installation policy and select Fugo Player - Modern Digital Signage. This will set the Fugo app to autostart.

2.9 Now that you’re done, click Save in the top right corner of the window

With Fugo set as a kiosk app for your Chromeboxes, you can enroll them.

3.1 Turn on your Chromebox and follow the instructions on the screen until you get to the sign-in screen. Don’t sign in just yet. If you see the enrollment screen instead of the sign-in screen, go to step 3.3.

3.2 Before signing in to your device, press Ctrl+Alt+E or click Device Enrollment at the bottom left.

3.3 Enter the username and password from your Google admin welcome letter or for a Google Account that has eligibility to enroll. Don't press Enter to sign in. Instead, click Enroll kiosk or signage device.
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3.4 If everything has been set up correctly, you will see a menu asking you to confirm your choice. Click Confirm.

3.5 Once this is all done your Chrome device may reboot and launch Fugo as a kiosk app.

4.1 Log in or sign up to Fugo at www.fugo.ai/app.

4.2 After successfully logging in, click Create, then, Screen on the Welcome page.

Alternatively, you can navigate to the Screens page in the top navigation bar and click either of the Create Screen buttons.

4.3 Enter the PIN displayed on the TV screen into the space provided.

4.4 To finish the pairing process, give your screen a name and add a location, if you want to be able to see it in Map View.

4.4 Your screen will now be listed on your Screens page:

You can access its settings any time by clicking on it from the Screens page, which will open its dashboard.

Congratulations, you’ve added your screen! Here, have this cake 🍰 to celebrate! Now you’re ready to start publishing content. We’ll cover that in the next section.

With your player all set up, you’re ready to give it something to play!

Fugo allows you to display several types of content:

You can use our Design Studio to create screen-ready content like digital posters & menu boards without having to leave Fugo for a 3rd party tool - learn how here.

When your content is ready to go on screen, you can use our friendly playlist builder to publish your content - learn more about your publishing & scheduling options in our Playlists collection.

The Fugo Chromebox is priced at $260, £200, €240 respectively. For bulk orders, please speak to your Customer Success Manager or reach out to sales@fugo.ai.

The best way to buy a Fugo Chromebox is to directly purchase it from our website here.

For Windows & Microsoft based teams we offer a Fugo NUC as well. You can learn more about that player, pricing, and purchasing on our website here.
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Alternatively, you can reach out to your Customer Success Manager who will help you every step of the way or answer any questions you may have.

If you're not a Fugo customer and don't have a Customer Success Manager, you can send us an email at sales@fugo.ai.
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Reach out to support@fugo.ai or send us a message in the handy chatbot inside Fugo CMS.

Happy publishing!