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Migrating your On-Premise FileWave Server to new Hardware

FileWave Server

Migration Process When looking at migrating your FileWave server we recommend contacting our File...

Updated 1 day ago by Josh Levitsky

Managing FileWave Administrators

FileWave Central / Anywhere Settings

FileWave supports tiered administration so you can create additional administrators in order to s...

Updated 1 day ago by Josh Levitsky

Retiring a device from FileWave

FileWave Client Offboarding Clients

Use this article as the starting point when a device is leaving FileWave management, being reassi...

Updated 1 day ago by Josh Levitsky

Root Trusted SSL Certificate (Using and Renewing)

Certificates

Description To communicate with devices, a certificate is required.  Our recommendation is for a ...

Updated 1 day ago by Josh Levitsky

Uninstall the FileWave Client on macOS

FileWave Client Offboarding Clients

Use these uninstallers when you need to remove the FileWave Client from macOS computers before ar...

Updated 2 days ago by Josh Levitsky

Uninstall the FileWave Client on Windows

FileWave Client Offboarding Clients

Use this Fileset when you need to uninstall the FileWave Client from Windows computers before arc...

Updated 2 days ago by Josh Levitsky

Removing ChromeOS / Chromebook devices

FileWave Client Offboarding Clients

Use this page when a Chromebook should be reassigned, retired, sold, disposed of, or removed from...

Updated 2 days ago by Josh Levitsky

Disable Chrome OS in FileWave

ChromeOS

Use this workflow when you need to remove the Google OAuth token from FileWave and stop ChromeOS ...

Updated 2 days ago by Josh Levitsky

Removing Android Devices

FileWave Client Offboarding Clients

Use this page when an Android Enterprise device should be wiped, reassigned, retired, or removed ...

Updated 2 days ago by Josh Levitsky

Archiving Clients

FileWave Client Offboarding Clients

Archive a client when you want to stop active management while keeping the device record and hist...

Updated 2 days ago by Josh Levitsky

Powerwash / Wipe Users on ChromeOS (15.3+)

ChromeOS

What Powerwash and Wipe Users are ChromeOS reset actions you can send from FileWave. Powerwash re...

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Forcing wiped ChromeOS devices to re-enroll (15.3+)

ChromeOS

What By default, wiped ChromeOS devices automatically re-enroll into your account without users h...

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Chromebook Management

ChromeOS

FileWave syncs Chromebook data from Google Admin Console so you can view Chromebook inventory alo...

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Part 3: Setting up the Portal App

Microsoft Windows MDM Microsoft Windows MDM Setup

What Your Windows MDM integration uses an application that you create in the Microsoft Entra admi...

Updated 2 days ago by Josh Levitsky

BitLocker Management for Windows 10 and 11

Compliance Packs (Windows)

Description This Compliance Pack helps you report on BitLocker status and, when assigned, enable ...

Updated 2 days ago by Josh Levitsky

Applications Preventing Reboot (macOS/Windows)

Kiosk

Description When a Fileset requires a reboot, the FileWave client can warn the user to "Quit All ...

Updated 2 days ago by Josh Levitsky

Custom Fields

Evaluation Guide 5. Inventory Reporting

Extend Inventory even more? Check. Custom Fields let you add organization-specific inventory data...

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Apple VPP/ADE Volume Content Terms

Apple School & Business Manager

What happens when Apple updates Volume Content Terms? Apple periodically updates terms for Apple ...

Updated 2 days ago by Josh Levitsky

Adobe Air (Windows EXE)

Software Deployment Recipes (Microsoft)

Description Use this recipe when you need to deploy the Adobe AIR runtime to Windows devices with...

Updated 2 days ago by Josh Levitsky

Deploying iOS Applications to macOS Devices Using FileWave

macOS

What FileWave can associate iOS app Filesets with compatible macOS devices. If Apple allows the a...

Updated 2 days ago by Josh Levitsky