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LDAP Preferences
FileWave supports connecting an LDAP directory, such as Active Directory, Open Directory, or eDir...
Creating a New Revision
What Create a new Fileset revision when you need to update an existing Fileset without losing the...
1.2 Default Dashboard
What When you open the dashboard, FileWave shows the default system dashboard: When/Why The defa...
Export .p12 SSL Certificate from Windows
When managing mobile devices, install a trusted SSL certificate on the FileWave Server. The serve...
1.4 Switching Between Dashboards
What Use dashboards to move between FileWave data views after you log in. When/Why Different dash...
FileWave Version 16.0.2 (Unsupported)
These downloads are provided for the purposes of migrations and should not continue to be used in...
FileWave Server upgrade paths and PostgreSQL migrations
This article explains how to plan FileWave Server upgrades when the upgrade includes a PostgreSQL...
What are Sample Reports?
Admins often ask where the old Sample Queries went and how to get the sample report examples in c...
Custom Fields in Client View
Current FileWave versions let you add inventory fields, including custom fields, to Client View. ...
Execute macOS scripts as Defined User
Description By default, FileWave Client runs scripts and tasks as root on macOS. Use this pattern...
Deploy Folder with Icons (macOS)
Description This article shows how to deploy macOS folders or applications with custom icons. App...
Windows Wallpaper via CSP Personalization
Description This article explains how to enforce and remove a desktop and/or lock screen wallpape...
Securly Classroom macOS Agent (Beta)
Overview Securly Classroom now supports macOS devices, allowing educators to monitor student scr...
Force a Reboot After Installing a Fileset (macOS/Windows)
What The Force reboot option lets a Fileset reboot macOS or Windows after the Fileset installs. U...
Control Await Configuration state (ADE enrolled devices)
What When Apple devices are enrolled via the Device Enrollment Program (DEP)—now known as Automat...
Open Source Software included in FW v16.3.1
FileWave is a device management solution that uses a variety of open source libraries and softwar...
Adding non macOS devices to business.apple.com (ABM) and Apple School Manager (ASM) using Apple Configurator 2.5+
What With iOS 11 and Apple Configurator 2.5+, it is possible to add non macOS devices to ASM and ...
Importing a FileWave Appliance into Scale Computing (OVA → QCOW2)
Overview This article explains how to deploy a FileWave Server appliance (OVA) on a Scale Computi...
Imaging Association Deletion, Enable and Disable
What Existing imaging associations can be deleted, enabled, or disabled, depending on their curre...
Inventory-only Clients
Management Mode Management Mode controls whether a computer client is fully managed or inventory ...