FileWave Early Access Program

Please review the details about the EA program prior to installing anything in this EA section. 

What is the Early Access Program?

The articles in the FileWave Early Access Program pertain to FileWave releases that have successfully passed our internal Quality Assurance (QA) process but are not yet available as a general release to all customers. These articles and resources are published here to provide you with early access to important updates and features, allowing your organization to evaluate, test, and prepare for broader adoption. Once a release becomes generally available, these articles will be relocated to their standard locations in the Knowledge Base (KB), and normal release notifications will be distributed.

Fully Supported Builds & Early Access Benefits

All builds referenced here are fully supported by FileWave. Early Access releases are ideal for customers who want to:

Minimal risk: Early Access builds have passed full QA and are fully supported. As an early participant, you benefit from more immediate support attention, minimizing potential disruptions.

Hosted Customers

If you are a Hosted Customer and wish to have your server included in the Early Access program, simply open a Technical Support case and request to be added. You will be added to the Early Access upgrade schedule and, for each release cycle, you will receive communication from our Operations team with details about your earlier upgrade date.

Building Custom Clients During Early Access

During the Early Access period, you can use the following links to build custom clients:

Note: Custom client builds may not be available immediately for every version during the Early Access window. Please ignore any unsupported status messages shown by the beta build system; these builds are fully supported for Early Access testing. Ensure you select the correct client version to match your intended deployment.

Support

If you encounter any issues or require assistance, please contact Customer Technical Support through your standard channels. We welcome your feedback during Early Access, as your input helps improve the FileWave experience for all customers.