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FileWave Client

Enrolling Devices

Articles about the process to enroll devices in to FileWave.

FileWave Client Configuration Settings

FileWave Client Configuration Settings Configuration Settings are found in the Windows registry ...

Filewave Firewall Scripts for Windows

Summary FileWave Installers by default leave Windows Firewall settings untouched. This article p...

Creating a Superprefs Fileset

Description A Superprefs Fileset will allow you to configure your FileWave Clients in mass. You ...

Placeholders

Placeholders Placeholders for computers and mobile devices are useful in many situations where y...

Locking Devices

What is it? What are device locks? What is the difference between "Lock" and "Lock Devices" The...

Location Tracking

How the FileWave Client Communicates

Enrollment At this point you have either installed the FileWave client onto a computer, or the c...

Executing a Client-Side Script-Based Verification

What The "verify" option of the fwGUI client application allows you to run a "verify" from the c...

Inventory-only Clients

Management Mode A new flag has been added to computer Clients. It has two values: Managed (norma...

Retiring a device from FileWave

In some cases, you may find yourself in a position where retiring a device is the wisest thing to...

Uninstall the FileWave Client on Windows

Description The below Fileset can be used to uninstall the FileWave client on Windows machines. ...

Uninstall the FileWave Client on macOS

Description The below methods can be used to uninstall the FileWave client on macOS machines.  ...

Troubleshooting