OS Software Updates

Stay Patched with FileWave

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Keeping your Windows, macOS, iOS, and tvOS device's operating systems updated is one of the most important steps to ensuring device security. FileWave sync with the default Microsoft and Apple Software Update catalogs allowing you to bring in all updates, test them, and then automatically deploy the requested Software Updates to machines.

Automatic Software Update deployment

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Using FileWave to automatically deploy Software Updates to requesting machines is the easiest and recommended method of deploying updates to your various devices. After "Approving" a Software Update, FileWave will determine if the update is eligible for your devices and automatically deploy it on your behalf.

1. Open FileWave AdminCentral and navigate to "Assistants > Find Software Updates" on the left.
2. Select the desired Operating System from the drop-down menu. As you can see in the below image, Windows is selected. Also notice that Requested Only is checked so as to limit the view to only updates devices believe that they need. Note also that No fileset is selected which further limits what is being shown so that my list of actionable updates is very short.
3. VerifyNow thatyou can select one or all of hte updates and right-click to pick Create Filesets... and then pick where you want these updates to appear as far as what Fileset Group they are stored in. It makes a lot of sense to have a Fileset Group in the "RequestedFilesets only"area checkboxspecifically isfor checked.Windows
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6. After tested, check the "Approved" check box.
7. Check the "Automatically deploy to requesting clients" box.
8. Close the Software Updates window and "Update Model" to save the changes.

Manually deploy Software Updates with Scheduling

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FileWave can also deploy Software Updates just like any other Fileset and allow you to schedule the deployment of the Software Update Fileset.

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   1. This will only show you Software Updates actively being requested from device's enrolled in FileWave.
4. Select a Software Update and click "Create Fileset".
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9. "Update Model" to save the changes.