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A Beacon deployment connects Beacon to a set of Organizational Units (OUs) in your Google domain. Each deployment has its own Escalation List, settings, and alert history. Create deployments based on which staff should be notified for each set of OUs.
Beacon does not automatically include child sub-OUs of a parent OU. Each sub-OU you want Beacon to cover must be selected individually.
Each OU can be part of only one deployment. There is no limit to the number of OUs in a single deployment. Update deployment configurations any time your OU structure changes.

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Create a Deployment

Before creating a deployment, sync your OUs using the sync icon in the top-right corner of Org Management.
  1. As a SuperUser, go to manage.goguardian.com.
  2. Click Products in the main navigation.
  3. Select Beacon from the left sidebar.
  4. Click Create Deployment.
  5. Enter a name (required) and an optional description for the deployment.
  6. Click the OUs search field in the Available OUs tile. Filter and select the OUs you want to include in this deployment.
  7. Click Add OU to move each selected OU into the Deployment OUs tile. Repeat for all OUs you want to include.
  8. Click Create Deployment. Newly added OUs may take up to 30 minutes to surface alerts.
The Create Beacon Deployment interface in the Beacon section of GoGuardian Org Management
  1. After creation, an empty escalation list notification will appear. Click the Resolve in Beacon link to go to the Deployment settings page and configure the Escalation List.
A deployment is not active until at least one user is added to the Escalation List. Alerts will not be sent until the Escalation List is configured.
The Beacon Deployments tab highlighting the "empty escalation list" notification with a link to the Beacon…

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Resources

Initial Setup Checklist

Complete the full Beacon Starter setup in the recommended order.

Beacon Glossary

Definitions for deployments, escalation lists, roles, and alert phases.

Install GoGuardian Extensions

Install the GoGuardian Extensions before creating your first deployment.

About GoGuardian Beacon

Overview of Beacon and how it supports student safety programs.
Last modified on July 15, 2026