Retiring a device from FileWave

InWhether someselling cases,or youremoving devices that no longer function or are beyond use, it may findbe yourselfnecessary to remove them from FileWave.  The following steps should assist with this process.

The basics are:

Ensure all enrolment configuration is removed from device or device is wiped Delete the device from within FileWave

Apple Business or School Manager Specific

Where devices are MDM enrolled through a Business or School Manager account, if the devices are no longer going to belong to the organisation, they should be released from Apple.  Please see Apple's documentation to action this process:

Release devices in Apple Business Manager Release devices in Apple School Manager

After releasing a positiondevice, a subsequent synchronisation with DEP should remove the device from the DEP Associations Management view.

If devices are not released, after being wiped, they will force the user to re-enrol the device, if there is still an associated DEP Enrolment Profile

Pre-Deletion

There are two choices:

Wipe devices Remove enrolment, e.g. selling devices to users, allowing them to keep data.

Wipe

Either locally trigger devices to be wiped or where retiringpossible, FileWave Central Admin App may send a command to wipe devices.  Update Model after actioning a Wipe command.

Not Wiping

If devices are not to be wiped, enrolment should be removed from the devices.

Device Type Apple MDM Enrolled FileWave Client Enrolled Apple Mobile Remove Enrolment Profile*
- Apple Computer Uninstall FileWave Client
Windows -

* Apple Enrolment Profile may be removable from Settings.

 If Apple devices are enrolled with a setting to prevent the MDM Enrolment Profile from being removed through Settings, Archiving a device issends a command to remove the wisestEnrolment thingProfile to do. Here are some steps to assist you in that process based onfrom the operatingdevice.

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To Archive a devicedevice, is running.

iOS

Log into ASM

Search for the device by serial number under Devices on the right-hand side of the screen

Click on the device to highlight it

Click Edit Device Management 

Choose Unassign

Continue

OK

Go to FileWave Admin

Assistants

DEP Associations Mangement

Hold down Option 

Click Full DEP Sync

Search for the device in 

DEP Associations Mangement

Note that it should no longer appear here

Wipe the device

Search for the device in FileWave Admin > Clients

Single-click on the device

Click Delete at the top of the window

Update Model

macOS

Log into ASM

Search for the device by serial number under Devices on the right-hand side of the screen

Click on the device to highlight it

Click Edit Device Management 

Choose Unassign

Continue

OK

Go to FileWave Admin

Assistants

DEP Associations Mangement

Hold down Option 

Click Full DEP Sync

Search for the device in 

DEP Associations Mangement

Note that it should no longer appear here

You can wipe the device if you would like, however, we have a KB article with a fileset that removesopen the FileWave Client:Central Admin App, select device, right click and choose Client State > Archive, followed by an Update Model.

Uninstalling FileWave Client

macOS

Please follow the instructions on removing the FileWave Client

Uninstall the FileWave Client on macOS

Noe that the MDM Profile will still be on the device. It can be removed depending on the OS version. Starting in Catalina, if a profile is deployed via MDM it can only be removed via MDM. In those cases, we recommend wiping the device. Leaving it in place won't harm or change anything. 

Search for the device in FileWave Admin > Clients

Single-click on the device

Click Delete at the top of the window

Update Model

Windows

1. Click on the Start Menu button

2. Type remove in the search bar

3. Choose Add/Remove Programs

4. Scroll down to find the FileWave Client

5. Click Remove

6. Allow the FileWave Client to uninstall

Deletion

Once devices have been wiped or any enrolment has been removed, the devices may then be deleted from FileWave.

Search forOpen the deviceFileWave in FileWaveCentral Admin > ClientsApp

Single-clickSelect ondevice(s) from the deviceClients view

Right

Click Delete at the top of the window

click Choose

Delete

Update Model

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