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FileWave Version 14.10.2

FileWave Management Suite

The FileWave endpoint management suite allows you to manage your devices wherever they are, wherever you are, whatever they are, and all in one platform!

For anyone upgrading, there are 2 essential elements to be aware of before upgrading:

   * If you are upgrading from less than version 14.8, expect longer than normal upgrade times (one time process)
   * A new port (TCP 20124) for notifications has been added in 14.10.2 and others had been added in prior releases. You may need to add new firewall rules. (read more)
   * FileWave has completed the migration to TeamViewer and "Observe Client" is fully removed

Additionally, there are several deprecation and decommission notices currently active, which you will find within the "Features and Updates in this Release" section.  

Your existing FileWave Server must be version 13.3.1 or higher before you can upgrade to FileWave 14.7.2 and then from 14.7.2 you can upgrade to 15.0.1.  The minimum memory requirement for FileWave 14+ is 8GB.

Supported Versions

Supported Versions

FileWave Official Version Support

FileWave development teams officially support two major versions at any time, N and N-1. For example, If we assume that the most recent version of FileWave is 14.9.x, then we will officially support versions 14.9.x and 14.8.x. Releases for major versions of FileWave occur roughly every quarter.

What does "officially support" mean? Officially supporting these versions means that we will investigate bug reports in these versions and patch issues that are significant. We will not produce patches for earlier versions than N-1, as this means allocating development resources to problems that are already potentially resolved instead of investing those resources into furthering the product. In short, if an issue is found in a version earlier than the officially supported versions, then remediation for the issue will be in the form of an application upgrade, or a patch to that more recent version.

This does not mean that you can't contact our support teams about an earlier version. They will, to the best of their ability, help you with older versions of the software but they will stop short of escalating tickets to our development teams and will likely recommend an upgrade so that you are getting the latest features and bug fixes.

Compatibility

A Note on Compatibility

A note on the Compatibility charts:  There are several states of compatibility for FileWave clients:  

  • "Compatible" (the first table) indicates that we have run QA regression tests against these operating system versions, and they are fully supported
  • Not being on the Compatibility chart (such as macOS 11) does not mean that platform is not supported...it just means we did not actively test against it, but we do expect it to function
    • Support of any issues experienced specifically on these platforms would be considered on a case-by-case basis (but these cases are exceedingly rare)
  • "Legacy" versions mean that we don't test, but we do provide a retro-version of a client so that the device can still report in  
    • There is NO support for these platforms beyond the availability of the older client, and in almost all cases these are for OSes that are no longer supported by the developer in question
  • Lastly, items do fall out of support, such as Windows XP and probably soon the older Android APK client as examples, but we always include these items in our release notes

An additional note on third-party software inclusion, such as TeamViewer:

  • Partnerships we have with third party providers have their own set of system requirements for those released applications.  We test against their most recent versions, and support of those applications is limited to third-party vendor specifications. 
FileWave Server Platform Support

fwserver-icon.pngFully Tested by QA

  • macOS 12, 13 (Intel and Apple Silicon)
  • Linux CentOS 7.9 x86_64

Expected to work

  • macOS 10.15, 11 (Intel and Apple Silicon)
FileWave Clients Platform Support

fwclients-icon.pngFully Tested by QA

  • macOS 12, 13 (Intel and Apple Silicon)
  • Windows 10 (Ent/Pro 21H1 and above), 11 (Ent/Pro 21H2 and above)

Expected to work

  • macOS 10.15, 11 (Intel and Apple Silicon)

Legacy

FileWave Mobile Clients Platform Support

fwmobile-icon.pngFully Tested by QA

  • iOS 15, 16.116
  • iPadOS 15, 16
  • tvOS 15, 16
  • Android 12, 13 (EMM Client)
  • Chromebook

Expected to work

  • iOS 13, 14
  • Android 8 to 11 (APK/EMM)

Legacy

FileWave Central (Native) Platform Support

fwmobile-icon.pngFully Tested by QA

  • macOS 12, 13 (Intel and Apple Silicon)
  • Windows 10 (Ent/Pro 21H1 and above), 11 (Ent/Pro 21H2 and above)

Expected to work

  • macOS 10.15, 11 (Intel and Apple Silicon)
FileWave Booster Platform Support

fwbooster-icon.pngFully Tested by QA

  • macOS 12, 13 (Intel and Apple Silicon)
  • Windows 10 (Ent/Pro 21H1 and above), 11 (Ent/Pro 21H2 and above)
  • Linux CentOS 7.9 x86_64
FileWave Imaging Virtual Server Platform Support

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The FileWave Imaging Virtual Server (IVS) is a special appliance that provides imaging support for Windows 10 and 11 UEFI and non-UEFI devices.

The IVS appliance is CentOS 7.9 based and can be run on:

  • VMWare VSphere ESX installations
  • VMWare Fusion
  • VMWare Player and Workstation
  • Virtual Box

Historically the imaging appliance also supported macOS imaging, but the process for imaging Macs has changed from macOS 10.13.  If you are interested in imaging macOS devices, please read the Imaging in the age of High Sierra article for macOS 10.13 (and beyond) support.

Features and Updates in this Release

FileWaveNew Central & FileWave AnywhereFeatures

FileWave Anywhere14.10.2 is nowa consideredsecurity fullyand implemented!bug fix release:

  • ForApache the power-admin, FileWave Anywhere is a great companion toolupgraded to use while you are on-the-go, but FileWave Central will still likely be your primary tool2.4.56
  • ForFixed theIssues field-engineerrelated whoto primarily:Model Update
  • Fixed issues related to Wallpaper Overlay
FileWave Management Suite
  • works with individual devices
  • is super-mobile
  • manages groups and assigns content
  • FileWave Anywhere will likely become your everyday tool of choice!

Deployments in FileWave Central!Central: 

  • We are thrilled to announce that Deployments can now be fully managed from both FileWave Central and FileWave Anywhere. read more

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      deployments.

Exclusions (revised):

  • The meaning and the impact of exclusions in deployments have been revisited to be clearer and more predictable. granular details here
  • In general terms, exclusions have been updated so that they more properly exclude devices from the singular deployment only, and not content from the device more globally (as could sometimes be the case before)
  • Effectively with this change, devices are just "ignored" now in a deployment when they are set to be excluded

Context menu on inventory query result:

  • Warning!Force Game-changing, awesome enhancement follows!
  • When an inventory query returns device information, it is now possible to directly perform actions on devices in the report, without the extra "Reveal Client" step!

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Default tracking state:

  • There is a new option in Preferences to define what is the default tracking state for devices
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  • This change allows you to set the device to "Tracked" for instance before it even enrolls.  Then, when enrolled it will automatically be set.

Duplicate profile filesets:

  • Warning! Game-changing, awesome enhancement follows!
  • Profile filesets (Apple, Google, Windows and FileWave Policy) can new be duplicated both from FileWave Central and FileWave Anywhere admin consoles

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    Notes:

    • New UUIDs are re-generated for Apple Profiles to ensure unicity of duplicated profiles
    • As changing UUIDs would break profile signature, signed profiles can't be duplicated

Windows Imaging associations can be managed in FileWave Anywhere

  • Windows images (once created) can now be assigned to devices from FileWave Anywhere

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Updated Dashboard Content (FileWave Anywhere)

  • A new dashboard for NATS has been added to the FileWave dashboard in FileWave Anywhere
  • The NATS notification system, introduced with FileWave 14.8.0, is a critical system component: notifications are used to synchronize all admin consoles, and by all other components to quickly interact.
  • Monitoring how the NATS sub-system is utilized/working is useful for maintaining your overall FileWave installation health
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Updated Translations (FileWave Central & FileWave Anywhere)

  • Each new release of FileWave automatically includes updated translations
  • Version 15 additionally has had some housekeeping done for German translations based on feedback from customers
Apple-Specific Changes

FileWave 15 brings official support for the Apple 2023 Spring release, and more 

  • More detail for VPP License Usage (FileWave Central):
    • License report shows more details related to Apple VPP license consumption. This is a significant improvement over earlier versions of this detailed report.
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  • Profile changes:
    • Content Caching Payload has a new ListenWIthPeersAndParents setting
    • Proxy Payload has new FallBackAllowed and ProxyCaptiveLoginAllowed settings
    • eMail Payload has a new allowMailDrop setting
    • Security And Privacy Payload  Firewall setting is not limited to currently installed apps and now allows to enter any bundle id
    • Web Content Filter payload has new filtering options
  • Shared iPad
    • There is a new setting (added to Command Policy Profile) to skip language and locale setup for new users
  • DEPreboot:
    • There is a new option for reboot for a Fileset to skipforcibly "Safety" setting panel ;restart the optionclient is2 alsominutes availableafter inthe SetupFileset Assistanthas payloadbeen forinstalled. upgradeThis setupshould be used only when required because open documents may not be saved.

  • DeviceHelp informationMenus:
    • DevicesIn areAnywhere and Central, the Help menus now reportinginclude links to the followingKB, data:Foundry, Discord, and Alliance Forums.
  • Quality/Stability:
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    • HasBatterydeal (macOS)
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    • ModelNumberextra (iOS/iPadOS)
    • effort
    • RecommendationsCadencewas forplaced SoftwareUpdatethis (iOS/iPadOS)
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    • SupplementalBuildVersionon correcting some long standing bugs and SupplementalOSVersionExtra
    • defects
    • SkipLanguageAndLocaleSetupForNewUsersthat (Sharedwe iPads)
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    been able to get to prior. 
Apple-Specific Changes
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    • ThereIt is anow new settingpossible to enable Tap To Pay Screen Lock foradd a specifictext overlay on top of iOS application/ iPadOS wallpaper; the text can be parameterized with any inventory variable. ( https://fwkb.atlassian.net/wiki/x/ER5C )

  • Force reboot as mentioned in the FileWave Management Suite section.
  • Login and Background Items settings has been added to Login Items Profile.

 

Microsoft
  • Force reboot as mentioned in the FileWave Management Suite section.
FileWave Imaging (IVS)
  • FileWave Networking Imaging 14.10.x brings compatibility with FileWave 15.0.14.10.x.
  • PXE Kernel: 6.2.65.19.9
  • Buildroot:Grub: 2023.02
  • FileWave Windows Imaging is now supported in FileWave Anywhere, as mentioned above2.06
DecommissionedDeprecated Features

The following features haveare beendeprecated removed fromin FileWave 15.0.1:14.10.2 and will be removed in a future version:

  • Device Discovery (Network Scanning) function of FileWave Boosters
    • Reason: This tool was never effective in production environments, has hardly ever been used, and is easily replaced by any off-the-shelf network scanning tool
  • ZMQ based features for clients running 14.7 or older
    • Reason: ZMQ has been replaced by NATs,NATS, so older client devices must be updated to use the new notification framework 

Some features relying on notifications require the same notification library. This means that the following features will stop working for devices running FileWave 14.7 or earlier versions:

Clients:

  • CRL update handling
  • TeamViewer sessions
  • Reboot command (Windows devices)
  • Personal Recovery Key updates (macOS)
  • Verify Command from FileWave Anywhere
  • Client Monitor from FileWave Anywhere


Boosters:

  • CRL update handling
  • Handle server certificate renewal
  • Automatic Upgrade from FileWave Central
  • Discovery Scan from FileWave Central (Discovery is anyway decommissioned)

Other device management and inventory report features are not impacted by ZMQ removal.

Deprecated Features

The following features are deprecated in FileWave 15.0.1 and will be removed in a future version:

  • Android device management prior to Android EMM (using APKs, etc)
    • Reason: Android EMM is the replacement for the much older method of managing Android devices

Deprecated features are still functional in a current release, but will no longer be updated and in future will be removed.

Changes and Fixes in 15.0.114.10.2

Changes and Fixes in 15.0.114.10.2
  • FWRD-2273092 Fixed an issue where fixingsetting enrollmentempty conflicttext would causein FileWave Central would still lead to incorrectlytext removeoverlay "(root") item from the screen, requiring admin restartprocessing
  • FWRD-3799 Improved the error messaging when selecting a device without an Imaging MAC address.
  • FWRD-38823112 Fixed an issue where ModelWallpaper Update could fail when updating "Excluded" Status for devices excluded via SmartGroup in multiple deployments

 

  • Qt has been upgraded to 5.15.14
  • OpenSSL has been upgraded to 3.0.9
  • Apache has been upgraded to 2.4.57

Changes and Fixes in 15.0.0

Changes and Fixes in 15.0.0
  • FW-17271 Fixed a potential issue where changing Imaging associationcommand would not be properlysent appliedto newly re-enrolled device
  • FW-20764 Fixed aissues potentialwhich issuecould wherelead filesetto propertiesModel dialogUpdate "takebeing control" would not work properlystuck

Fixes in 14.10.1:

  • FW-20771FWRD-2848 Fixed an issue where text overlay on iPad WallPaper would be removed after a failedverify
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Fixes in 14.10.0:

  • CBD-600 Fixed an issue where "check_connections" management command could not report issues with Apple APN service
  • FWRD-274 A bug regarding the TeamViewer integration has been fixed.
  • FWRD-275 Fixed an issue where unattended TeamViewer access did not work in case the TeamViewer ID of the client had changed
  • FWRD-336 Addressed an label issue in profile editor
  • FWRD-337 A bug has been fixed, where the script wouldeditor in "Payload Contents" was closed after a file upload.
  • FWRD-339 A bug has been fixed, where "No Data" was shown in the background
  • FWRD-340 A bug has been fixed, where configuration policy could be duplicated
  • FWRD-341 A bug has been fixed, where default columns ID in devices view could not be executed again after modifying itchecked
  • FWRD-73362 AnFixed an visual issue, where double scrollbars where shown
  • FWRD-495 A bug has been fixed, where pinned columns where not removed correctly
  • FWRD-498 Fixed an issue where certificate could not be uploaded for Apple profiles
  • FWRD-595 A bug has been fixed in payload view, where priority column was not displayed correctly.
  • FWRD-596 A bug has been fixed, where multiple clients with the same Device Name could not be added in DEP Clients
  • FWRD-647 Fixed an issue related to sort order of "Status" column for Fileset report
  • FWRD-653 Improved consistency of enrollment process
  • FWRD-729 Deployment visibility now consistent with permissions
  • FWRD-731 A bug has been fixed, where setup grafana and prometheus could fail
  • FWRD-778 A critical bug has been fixed, where a admin with read only permission could edit smart groups
  • FWRD-783 A critical bug has been fixed, where custom prometheus scrape targets stop working
  • FWRD-801 Fixed an issue where loading Deployment view in FileWave AnyWhere could be very slow
  • FWRD-821 A bug has been fixed concerning discard modal behavior
  • FWRD-975 A bug has been fixed, where the status of verify command was shown incorrectly.
  • FWRD-1118 A bug has been fixed where grafana updates cause issues
  • FWRD-1139 Adressed an issue in patch detail view
  • FWRD-1140 A security issues has been adressed
  • FWRD-2761141 AThe securityfunction issue"Copy regardingin TeamViewerthe Same Group" has been fixedimproved.
  • FWRD-3021144 A critical bug has been fixed in profiledevices editor,view, where SCEP"no certificatesactions" where not shown independing truston tabadmin permissions
  • FWRD-3031148 TheImproved searcherror functionmessage when creating a payload, while another admin blocks it.
  • FWRD-1150 A bug has been fixed, where conditions could not be added in a new workflow
  • FWRD-1152 A bug has been fixed, where columns where unchecked in reports view
  • FWRD-1157 A bug has been adressed, where web admin selected a verification mode for filesets.
  • FWRD-1159 A bug has been fixed, where a confirmation modal when switching "Kiosk Self-Service" to "Direct Installation" was not shown.
  • FWRD-1165 A bug has been fixed, where an admin without any permission could start Importing CSV files
  • FWRD-1166 A bug has been fixed in reports, where changing the main component while editing lead to a wrong result
  • FWRD-1169 Performance improvements in Payloads
  • FWRD-1171 Fixed serveral issues with the restart device modal in device view.
  • FWRD-1172 A bug has been fixed, where an admin could not see "Payload actions" and "Priority" in Payload Info
  • FWRD-1173 Adressed an issue for long titles in software updates
  • FWRD-1174 Improved save button behavior in payload configuration
  • FWRD-1176 A bug has been fixed, where the app threw an error during creating of an report or workflow.
  • FWRD-1177 A bug has been fixed, where a smart group with an empty condition was broken.
  • FWRD-1179 A bug has been fixed, where 0 was not a valid value in geofencing payloads.
  • FWRD-1180 A bug has been fixed, where a DEP Profile could not be saved.
  • FWRD-1181 Addressed an label issue in deployments
  • FWRD-1190 if you have no rights to perform device actions, the device actions drop down will be hidden now.
  • FWRD-1198 A bug has been fixed where the FileWave client did not allow users to modify files in the All Users folder on Windows
  • FWRD-1199 An inconsistency issue between headline sizes has been addressed.
  • FWRD-1200 A bug has been fixed, where the smart group preview displayed only the name of devices in Anywhere
  • FWRD-1230 Improved Notification descriptions in Profile Editor has been optimised.
  • FWRD-3071231 Fixed an issue where Command History sort order would change automatically
  • FWRD-1232 Fixed an issue where macOS MDM enrolled would not show MDM details in Client Info until native admin is restarted
  • FWRD-1237 Added a default value in LDAP payloads for Account Description
  • FWRD-1238 A bug has been fixed in profile editor, where the add buttonvalue in trusted certificates did not act correct.
  • FWRD-588 Fixed internal issue when creating webclip profile in FileWave Central
  • FWRD-675 New filewave logos have been implemented
  • FWRD-719 A bug has been fixed, while converting  associations to the existing deployment, the user has not been warned about possible issues.
  • FWRD-957 we now show a warning, that you might overwrite data in case you save an empty value
  • FWRD-1017 A bug has been fixed, where Software Update Permissions are not honored.
  • FWRD-1283 Command history search function has been improved.
  • FWRD-1297 Extension of Profile Editor Items - you can now for example Allow Air Drop
  • FWRD-1300 A bug has been fixed, where DEP profile where not validated.
  • FWRD-1314 Fixed several issues in Per-App VPN profile in FileWave Central
  • FWRD-1318 Fixed and issue where we can't distinguish different SCEP profiles for reference in FileWave Central
  • FWRD-1319 Fixed the list of available settings for Per-App-VPN profile in FileWave Central
  • FWRD-1321 Fixed an issue related Airplay Mirroring Profile
  • FWRD-1378 An security issues has been addressed
  • FWRD-1393 Fixed an issue where FileWave Central would report an un-informative error "-1" when importing incorrect fileset
  • FWRD-1408 Fixed an issue where FileWave Central would crash when moving Inventory Queries
  • FWRD-1411 Fixed an issue where size and position of Fileset Report Window would not be restored in FileWave Central
  • FWRD-1414 Fixed an issue where Serial Number field could be edited for real devices in FileWave Central
  • FWRD-1419 Fixed an issue where "Reveal Client" would not work in Imaging section in FileWave Central
  • FWRD-1426 Fixed an issue where Filesets could not be visible in Fileset view of Association section in FileWave Central
  • FWRD-1427 Fixed an issue where it would be possible to edit serial number for Groups in FileWave Central
  • FWRD-1433 Fixed internal issue where FileWave Central would check too frequently if EMM is enabled, which could lead to server load increase
  • FWRD-1434 Fixed incorrect error when re-ordering queries in FileWave Central
  • FWRD-1444 Fixed an issue where Synchronize EMM would be possible even if EMM is disabled in FileWave Central
  • FWRD-1445 Fixed an issue where it would be possible for an admin to modify EMM Enterprise setup without Configure Enterprise permission
  • FWRD-1562 Fixed an issue where IVS rpm would not include kernel changes, forcing upgrading kernel separately
  • FWRD-1710 A bug in Single Sign-On Extensions, where the "Value" field in "Custom Configuration" table is not shown after saving the profile has been fixed. 
  • FWRD-1731 Fixed an issue related to Command Policy profile validation for Wallpaper
  • FWRD-1738 You can not add multiple times the samesubject field during editcreation devicesof anymore.
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  • FWRD-1742 A bug has been fixed, where the internal nameSCEP was missing in different areas
  • FWRD-1757 A bug has been fixed, where locking modus for Smart Groups and Deployments where not workingsaved correctly.
  • FWRD-17581239 A bug has been fixed, where a clone of a group could be moved in its own group.
  • FWRD-1760 A bug has been fixed in profile editor, where errorexchange messageand behaviournetwork wasprofiles misleadingcould be saved at the same time
  • FWRD-17961240 A critical bug has been fixed, where software updates where displayed correctly
  • FWRD-1241 Addressed a label issue in DNS Proxy
  • FWRD-1242 Fixed an issue where Provider type would be incorrect in Per-App-VPN profile (Native admin console)
  • FWRD-1243 A critical bug has been fixed in profile editor (Home screen layout), where entries where not shown at all or where not resolved correctly (object Object)
  • FWRD-1244 A critical bug has been fixed in profile editor, after uploading a fingerprint file, the hex string was not shown.
  • FWRD-1245 Improved Time Machine Ui
  • FWRD-1246 A bug has been fixed, where switching between Exchange ActiveSync (iOS only) and Exchange Web Services (macOS only) was not recognized correctly
  • FWRD-1247 Ports and other small Ui issues in macOS Server Accounts has been fixed.
  • FWRD-1248 A bug has been fixed, where PayloadOrganization had an initial value
  • FWRD-1273 An other bug has been fixed, where DEP profiles where not visible
  • FWRD-1278 A bug has been fixed, where DEP profiles where not visible
  • FWRD-1383 Fixed an issue where "Root" entry in flat client view could be updated with not-yet enrolled devices data in FileWave Central Admin
  • FWRD-1431 Fixed an issue where FileWave Central couldwould crashbe whenpartially movingtranslated filesin betweenenvironments filesetslike French where only Desktop Kiosk is translated
  • FWRD-18091470 A bug has been fixed, where workflows could be saved without any changes
  • FWRD-1476 A bug has been fixed, where DEP profiles could not be opened or assigned to workflows
  • FWRD-1498 A bug has been fixed, where the Webadmin is crashing during the creation of an Apple Profile, when using the search function
  • FWRD-1500 A bug has been fixed, where authenticated restart was not shown.
  • FWRD-1700 A visual bug has been fixed in Profile Editor
  • FWRD-1781 FileWave Client 14.8.0 crashes on Windows
  • FWRD-1811 A bug has been fixed, where the handling of special characters has been improved
  • FWRD-1821 A bug has been fixed, where the wrong DEP Profile was pointed to in workflows table.
  • FWRD-1974 Fixed an issue where itmacOS Requirements would be possibleimproperly todisplayed importwhen Central Admin is translated in German
  • FWRD-1976 Fixed an issue where any type of file could be uploaded as Windows Client for Windows Client PackageMDM in FileWave Central
  • FWRD-19821980 RenamedA Clientbug packagehas uploadbeen permissionfixed, toTeamViewer clarifypage itdoes coversnot bothopen macOSin anda default browser in Windows 11 22h2
  • FWRD-19832295 Fixed various cosmetic issues in FileWave Central Apple Profile Editor
  • FWRD-1997 Implemented auto-refresh feature for Command History of Apple MDM devices in Anywhere Admin, ensuring up-to-date information.
  • FWRD-2023 Help links have been updated.
  • FWRD-2044 Added validation for mac addresses in Imaging.
  • FWRD-2097 Fixed an issue where Filesetediting Report in Client Infodeployments would incorrectlynot filterbe resultspossible whenafter switchinga betweenrevert devicesmodel
  • FWRD-22962348 [booster] upgrade from 14.8.0 to 14.8.1+ will not clean the wrong NATS configuration
  • FWRD-2373 Fixed an issue where FRPsystem Emailfile templatedialog could behave modifiedincorrect withoutfilters correspondingwhen permission
  • Central
  • FWRD-2434admin Fixedis an ordering issuetranslated in the "Choose Dependency" dialog
  • FWRD-2598 Optimized payload loading performance in Anywhere for specific clients, resulting in faster load times.
  • FWRD-2616 Fixed an issue where upload progress bar would not be displayed properly if uploaded file is larger than 2GB
  • FWRD-2666 Fixed an issue where notification component of desktop clients (NATs) would not reconnect to booster if it ever has to connect directly to the server
  • FWRD-2711 Fixed an issue in Inventory Extension for Chromebooks where additional windows would appear when retrieving geolocation.
  • FWRD-2777 Fixed an issue where scheduler internal data would not be properly purged after restart
  • FWRD-2841 Fixed an issue where multiple admins could run model update concurrently
  • FWRD-2862 Fixed an issue where script would be considered as modified without changing any option
  • FWRD-2900 Fixed an issue where imaging-control increase harddrive command would fail due to incorrect partition name
  • FWRD-2927 Ensured reboot deadline is properly displayed in Anywhere when "Force reboot" is set in Payloads revisions.
  • FWRD-2997 Fixed an issue where model update could be blocked due to concurrent smart group evaluation
  • FWRD-3104 Fixed an issue where Model Update could be blocked due to auto-enrolled devices management
  • FWRD-3288 Fixed an issue where external links would not be opened in default browser by iOS Native App Portal
  • FWRD-3320 Fixed issues related to status filtering for Software Updates
  • FWRD-3350 Fix: Resolved 500 error by correctly sending Smart Group criteria values as integers instead of strings.
  • FWRD-3405 In Grafana, user profiles (e.g., "fwadmin" on Chrome and "rudi" on Safari) display non-unique values when logging out and back in.
  • FWRD-3408 Fixed an issue where Traditional Chinese translations would not load (FileWave Central)German

Included Open Source Software

Click here for the extensive list of Open Source Software included in the FileWave products.

Upgrading Your Environment

macOS Downloads

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macOS Upgrade Fileset (md5: 3a4e2bb5b0c181680d6d5489ea41f328)3df1a645dec67bcd0ea7c2fc0a18ccfd)
macOS Admin (md5: 950e3dab63b71a7a146d66e2da4772d7)bc4de1f80d3cf77753663f4157fc41f2)
macOS Booster (md5: 50793509311d8379371bcba7f7808a4c)6d47fe11e774c684bbe1218ba682fd2d)
macOS Server (md5: b62c7ba9de4f3bb988de5be4fcfe98f5)ddc5a361df45de3b79f5739037e7d61d)
macOS Client (md5: 5d0c1e28c72f345bd446d997310169ca)1e5bfe9567bfede795bccee6d1647f8e)

Windows Downloads

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Windows Upgrade Fileset v14.10.3 (md5: 88c9c061a8614815c22d95b1720a5bae)74e005a73b0255fb84747f113d8b6ed2)
Windows Admin (md5: 8f67bc30f7eaf851123dd4a0eadaae5e)51491c672d24d9229eb6426bee627936)
Windows Booster (md5: 4aa51881beddcaab602b1df6ddf0efa6)8a77b2a5ff0d978843e1e6f893003364)
Windows Client v14.10.3 (md5: 0b6f8dbce16be7ed34be47c7e50a287c)2cdbcbe8f28e31cf843ededd9f89abae)


NOTE: v14.10.2 had a bug that prevented Windows OS updates from being detected and applied. Use 14.10.3 above.

Windows Upgrade Fileset v14.10.2 (md5: b7bc07fbee70cb42add03cbc662fa9c1)
Windows Client v14.10.2 (md5: 06d681f89150e46b0a541afdbf60ec06)

iOS Downloads

ios.pngThis is a native app version of the traditional Web Clip kiosk/app portal that is sent to devices; it provides for a better end-user experience and is required for location information.

iOS 12+ : FileWave Enterprise.ipa (md5: 4c0fde7dcf915bdaed61ebc7e86a595c)69b100eb59075381596507df5a26929e)
Static CDN URL :

https://fwdl.filewave.com/15.0.1/14.10.2/filewave/App%20Portal%2015.0.1.App Portal 14.10.2.ipa

Chrome Extension

Chrome-Logo.pngThe FileWave Inventory extension for Chromebook has to be installed via the Google Admin Console for your domain. Please see Quickstart Guide for Chromebooks for detailed instructions

Skeleton for Chromebook white-boxing (md5: 09973507a90f57c15c416aaff8dfaecf)c6f1be708b54feab33e4a1753a81bd45)

Linux Downloads

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Linux Installers (md5: e979b2a2ac3d877eafe233f901876674)
Linux Server (md5: c9ff1ca5fbf439ac80e2637c71c16b07)
Linux Booster (md5: 320ade4c12f74540b919fc79eda392e6)

Note: Use the following command to download offline installers:

wget https://fwdl.filewave.com/14.10.2/FileWave_Linux_14.10.2.zip
unzip FileWave_Linux_14.10.2.zip

Upgrading the FileWave Server
To install or upgrade the FileWave Server, use the following :

# login via ssh / root
$ yum update -y 
$ yum install -y --nogpgcheck https://fwdl.filewave.com/15.0.1/14.10.2/fwxserver-15.0.1-14.10.2-1.0.x86_64.rpm
$ /usr/local/filewave/python/bin/python /usr/local/filewave/django/manage.pyc flush_scheduler
$ reboot

 


Upgrading a Booster
To install or upgrade the FileWave Booster, use the following :

 

# login via ssh / root
$ yum update -y
$ yum install -y --nogpgcheck https://fwdl.filewave.com/15.0.1/14.10.2/fwbooster-15.0.1-14.10.2-1.0.x86_64.rpm
$ reboot

Note that you can upgrade boosters centrally using the Auto-Upgrade feature within the admin console. You can find out how to do that at this KB article.


Upgrading an Existing IVS

Most likely, your IVS is already at CentOS 7, and you can run the following to easily upgrade your existing IVS appliance:

# login via ssh / root
$ yum update -y
$ yum update -y filewave-IVS
$ reboot

If you get a response to the above command that "no packages are marked for update", then you'll need to run the below just one time on this IVS:

# login via ssh / root
$ yum update -y
$ yum install -y filewave-IVS
$ reboot

If the version of your IVS is still running on CentOS 6, the upgrade path requires replacing your current appliance as CentOS 6 is End of Life. Upgrade instructions are detailed here for this scenario : IVS Upgrade/Migration Options.

Virtual Appliance Downloads

virtual-appliance.pngVMware and VirtualBox (OVA) Server Appliance (md5: 30805c06862ad6d6b938d04db18d3739)980963f14722f6055d297d8278f6af84)
VMware and VirtualBox (OVA) Booster Appliance (md5: 309b5b492cc826108c56bcf544b97416)8c9c023f1d33ea044e16f3e5f1661416)
VMware and VirtualBox (OVA) Imaging Appliance (md5: 9d60a7d7416468f45cecc985e70b30c2)70fe2f04bb0116b8ef3cab1f353de209)

For more information about importing the appliances please see: Importing FileWave Appliances

Hyper-V Appliance Downloads

hyper-v_logo.pngHyper-V (VHD) Server Appliance (md5: 6afb21d54373c84a94c2cc395342c211)abc4485c52620afff2c0af4f298c10d2)
Hyper-V (VHD) Booster Appliance (md5: 867bd0b6cefcd20b06b19cdc758a111d)d4019985118fca34db69c835ff8e6359)
Hyper-V (VHD) Imaging Appliance (md5: f8bf72b3fce277c254d67001190ff9e1)18b765c0d09a7dc0395504d2282c03c0)