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Kiosk Package Updates Category (macOS PKG)

Kiosk

Description Kiosk can show Package Updates for associated PKG Filesets when an older version of t...

Updated 3 weeks ago by Josh Levitsky

1.3 FileWave Provided Dashboards

Dashboard (Grafana) 1.0 Dashboard Basics

What FileWave includes several default dashboards. Some are useful for day-to-day admin checks, w...

Updated 3 weeks ago by Josh Levitsky

Imaging Issue After Upgrading FileWave and Using Self-Signed SSL Certificate

Network Imaging / IVS Troubleshooting Imaging

What After upgrading FileWave Server, IVS, and clients, imaging may fail when the environment use...

Updated 4 weeks ago by Josh Levitsky

2.1 Creating Your Own Dashboard

Dashboard (Grafana) 2.0 Custom Dashboards for Beginners

What FileWave dashboards can be customized. You can start with the included dashboards, then buil...

Updated 4 weeks ago by Josh Levitsky

Could not create the /Volumes/XYZ directory error when opening client info

FileWave Central / Anywhere Troubleshooting

Problem Client Info may show a "Could not create the directory" error when its last Export Curren...

Updated 4 weeks ago by Josh Levitsky

Edit Device Fields

FileWave Anywhere Help Menus Device Actions

What A device record can include both built-in inventory fields and custom fields. When/Why Use t...

Updated 4 weeks ago by Josh Levitsky

Update your apps to the latest Firebase Cloud Messaging APIs and SDKs

Google General Info

What Google notified Firebase customers in December 2023 that legacy Firebase Cloud Messaging (FC...

Updated 4 weeks ago by Josh Levitsky

Chrome OS: FileWave Inventory Extension Behavior (FAQ)

ChromeOS

What The FileWave Chromebook Inventory extension collects Chromebook inventory details that are n...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Viewing Reports

FileWave Anywhere Help Menus View - Reports

What Opening a report lets you view the report results. When/Why Use this view when you need to i...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

FileWave Knowledge Base AI Assistant

Community Engagement

Who is Dave? Dave is the FileWave KB AI assistant powered by Wonderchat. It uses FileWave KB cont...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Kiosk with macOS in a VM: Enabling Metal support

Kiosk Troubleshooting

Description The FileWave Kiosk requires Metal support when it runs in macOS. VMware does not enab...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Adding Devices

FileWave Anywhere Help Menus View - Devices

What This page shows devices awaiting enrollment and lets you create placeholders. You can also s...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Importing Computer Clients from a File

FileWave Client Enrolling Devices

You can import a "tab-delimited" text file (not a CSV file). See Placeholders for more workflow i...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Moving the App Portal Web Clip using the Home Screen Layout Payload

Profiles (Apple)

FileWave no longer deploys a Web Clip version of the FileWave App Portal.  The new version 2 Kios...

Updated 1 month ago by Joshua Heinz

Chromebook Enrollment

Evaluation Guide 3. Client Enrollment

How to enroll Chromebooks into FileWave Before enrolling Chromebooks, review Platform Integratio...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Hardware Encryption Capabilities for Apple Hardware

Apple General Info

What Apple devices can report hardware encryption details through MDM. These values help confirm ...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

OS Software Updates - Automation Rules

FileWave Central / Anywhere Filesets

What OS update management often means tracking frequent Apple and Microsoft updates, creating Fil...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Uninstall Filesets

Top Tips Desktop A-Game

What When software is no longer needed, the removal method depends on how it was originally deplo...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Enrolling Mobile Devices into FileWave

FileWave Client Enrolling Devices

Before FileWave 11.1, iOS devices needed to enroll in MDM before they could be imported into File...

Updated 1 month ago by Sean Holden

Enrolling Computer Clients into FileWave

FileWave Client Enrolling Devices

Click the New Client toolbar icon to open the Create New Client window. Click Desktop clients to ...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky