Configure Enterprise Control

With the Backblaze Computer Backup Backblaze web UI, you can enable and configure Enterprise Control. 

For more information about configuring and managing Groups, click here.

Enable Enterprise Control

1. Sign in to your Backblaze account.
2. In the left navigation menu under Business Groups, select Group Management.
3. Click Create a New Group.
4. Enter a name for the Group, and select any of the following services:
   • Backblaze Online Backup
   • 1-Year Version History
   • B2 Cloud Storage
5. Select Managed as the administration level, and click Create Group.
6. Enter payment details, or click Skip Payment & Try for Free.
7. Invite members to the group and click Invite and Next, or click I'll Invite Later.
8. Click Close.
9. On the Group Management page, locate the Group that you just created and click Upgrade in the Administrative Level field.
10. In the dialog box, follow the prompt to contact your Sales Representative or Backblaze Support to gain Enterprise Control access.
    The Configure option appears next to the Administrative Level for your Group when access is granted.

Configure Group Settings

1. Sign in to your Backblaze account.
2. In the left navigation menu under Business Groups, select Group Management.
3. After access is granted, locate the Group that you created and click Configure in the Administrative Level field.
   The Configure Group Administration wizard appears.
4. Select Enterprise Control as the Administration Level, and click Next.
5. Under File Management, select the following settings as desired:
   • Allow all Admins to delete Group Member backups
   • Allow all users to delete their own backups
   • Allow Admins to restore files on behalf of Group Members.
     Note

     You cannot change file management settings after you configure your Group.
6. Click Next.
7. Under Advanced Settings, select the following settings as desired:
   • Lock Group Membership
   • Members cannot purchase hard drive restores
   • Members cannot purchase B2 snapshots
   • Members cannot backup the Backblaze backup application through the desktop application
   • Hide the Backblaze menu bar in the tray (Win)/menu (Mac)
     
     Note

     You can change these settings at any time on the Group Management page.
8. Click Submit.
   The desired settings are applied to your group. To view the Enterprise Control Settings after configuration, click View Details.

Enable OpenID SSO for a Group

For more information about enabling SSO, click here.

1. In the left navigation menu under Business Groups, select Group Management.
2. On the Group Management page, locate the group that you want to edit and click Edit Group.
3. Under Group Single Sign-On, select OpenID Connect as the Provider.
4. Enter the URL of the OpenID Connect issuer or the metadata document.
5. Click Auto-discover Endpoints.
6. Click Authenticate.
7. Under Domains, enter your organization's domain and click Add Domain.
   Repeat this step for all of your organization's domains.
8. Click Update Group.