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FileWave Version 15.5.0

Downloads

The FileWave endpoint management suite allows you to manage your devices wherever they are, where...

Updated 15 hours ago by Josh Levitsky

FileWave Known Issues

Downloads

Here you will find known issues in FileWave along with workarounds. FileWave v15.5.x Known Iss...

Updated 22 hours ago by Josh Levitsky

Let's Encrypt Setup for FileWave Server (Debian)

Certificates

What This Knowledge Base (KB) article discusses the use of a shell script to automate the proces...

Updated 5 days ago by Josh Levitsky

FileWave Automation Scripts

FileWave General Info Troubleshooting

This article contains the scripts used by the Downloads page. The scripts are here for documentat...

Updated 6 days ago by Josh Levitsky

Executing a Client-Side Script-Based Verification

FileWave Client

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

Updated 6 days ago by Sean Holden

Inventory-only Clients

FileWave Client

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

Updated 6 days ago by Josh Levitsky

Filewave Firewall Scripts for Windows

FileWave Client

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

Updated 6 days ago by Josh Levitsky

Placeholders

FileWave Client

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

Updated 6 days ago by Josh Levitsky

Locking Devices

FileWave Client

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

Updated 6 days ago by Josh Levitsky

How the FileWave Client Communicates

FileWave Client

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

Updated 6 days ago by Sean Holden

Superprefs Fileset

FileWave Client FileWave Client Configuration

Description When creating a Custom Client installer, client preferences are packaged inside the ...

Updated 6 days ago by Sean Holden

FileWave Custom Installer

FileWave Client FileWave Client Configuration

Why When installing the FileWave client on computers, it is necessary for the client to know cer...

Updated 6 days ago by Sean Holden

FileWave Client Configuration Settings

FileWave Client FileWave Client Configuration

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

Updated 6 days ago by Sean Holden

What are "Server Messages" and why do I want them?

Boosters Troubleshooting

What Perhaps you have seen the option in Superprefs Editor or in Client Monitor about "Route ser...

Updated 6 days ago by Sean Holden

Configuring Inventory preferences

FileWave Central / Anywhere Settings

With version 6 and higher, FileWave integrated Inventory into the main FileWave server. With vers...

Updated 6 days ago by Sean Holden

FileWave Client Rename Behavior

FileWave Client Troubleshooting

Renaming a desktop client in the admin console will now change the Client Name inventory field to...

Updated 6 days ago by Sean Holden

FileWave Windows Network Sweeper

FileWave Client Troubleshooting

What Occasionally FileWave clients (Windows devices) can have an issue that prevents them from c...

Updated 6 days ago by Sean Holden

Booster Monitor and Configuration Settings

Boosters Booster Setup

Booster Monitor When you first launch Booster Monitor, it will attempt to connect to the Boost...

Updated 6 days ago by Sean Holden

Allow External Devices to Connect to the FileWave Server and Boosters

FileWave General Info

Now that most Organizations are supporting E-Learn and/or remote work environments, you may want ...

Updated 6 days ago by Sean Holden

Location Tracking Setup

FileWave Client Location Tracking

FileWave Location Tracking The location reporting feature in FileWave is disabled by default. It...

Updated 6 days ago by Sean Holden