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Google Chrome Configuration recipe (macOS)

Software Deployment Recipes (macOS) Google Chrome (macOS)

Description After installing Chrome, some configuration may be desirable, examples may include: ...

Updated 10 months ago by Josh Levitsky

Alternate Browser Configuration on iOS/iPadOS

Profiles (Apple)

What It can be desirable to use browsers, other than Safari.  Apple now provide two such methods...

Updated 10 months ago by Sean Holden

Managing Web Clips on iOS / iPadOS

Profiles (Apple)

Description It can be desirable to manage Apps, e.g Home Screen Layout, Restrict App Usage, but ...

Updated 10 months ago by Sean Holden

macOS Software and Profiles

Evaluation Guide 4. Fileset Creation and Deployment

macOS Filesets FileWave allows you to deploy any file, native installer, scripts, or Profiles ...

Updated 10 months ago by Josh Levitsky

DDM Configuration - Restricting Math Results in Other Apps with FileWave

DDM (Apple)

Restricting Math Results in Other Apps with FileWave With iOS 18 and macOS 15, Apple introduce...

Updated 10 months ago by Josh Levitsky

Imaging Speed Test for IVS Performance Verification

Network Imaging / IVS Troubleshooting Imaging

What When imaging Windows devices from a FileWave Image Virtualization Server (IVS), it’s import...

Updated 10 months ago by Josh Levitsky

Opening FileWave Central / Anywhere in a Specific Language (Windows)

FileWave Central / Anywhere Troubleshooting

What When you install FileWave Admin, it will automatically use the language you have set on you...

Updated 11 months ago by Josh Levitsky

Uninstalling Filesets

Filesets / Payloads

Uninstalling Filesets Creating installation Filesets is one of the key aspects to FileWave devic...

Updated 1 year ago by Sean Holden

Changing the IP Address of your IVS (Static)

Network Imaging / IVS Getting started with the Imaging Virtua...

The following guide is tailored for Debian servers using the interfaces file, but you could also ...

Updated 1 year ago by Emma Ainsworth

First FileWave Client 15.1.0+ Upgrade Requires Reboot on macOS 14+

FileWave Client Troubleshooting

What This article explains why, on macOS 14.0 or higher, a FileWave Client upgrade from a versio...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

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 1 year ago by Sean Holden

New Inventory Item -- Enrollment Type

iOS / iPadOS iOS/iPadOS BYOD User Enrollment

What There are now several methods of enrolling devices into FileWave and a new inventory field ...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Bulk Update the Enrollment User (auth_username) using API

Application Programming Interface (API) API Sample Code

What This problem and solution came from a customer who had many devices in FileWave, yet did no...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Why is FileWave Support referring me to Apple Enterprise?

Apple General Info

What In some FileWave support cases, we identify that part of the issue involves components spec...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Renew FileWave Server Self-signed Certificate

Certificates Self-signed SSL Certificates

Description For simplicity, we should recommend Renewing with an Official SSL certificate or Let...

Updated 1 year ago by Emma Ainsworth

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 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

FileWave Hosted Servers and IVS Setup

Network Imaging / IVS Getting started with the Imaging Virtua...

Using IVS imaging for Windows for Hosted customers is supported but is different than an on-pre...

Updated 1 year ago by Emma Ainsworth

Microsoft Specific Considerations

Playbook: Device Refresh / Back to School Manufacturer Specific Considerations

FileWave may love Apple, but we also love Microsoft Windows.  (In the same way that you don't hav...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Mass Deploy Windows FileWave Client

FileWave Client Enrolling Devices

Summary One of the most irritating bumps in the road towards the administrative freedom of FileW...

Updated 1 year ago by Josh Levitsky

Open Source Software included in FW v16.0.2

Downloads Open Source Software used in FileWave

FileWave is a device management solution that uses a variety of open source libraries and softwar...

Updated 1 year ago by Pierre-Nicolas Rigal