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Troubleshooting (PSImage)

PSImage - Alternative Windows Imaging

PSImage is not supported by FileWave Support. Do not open Support tickets for PSImage troubleshoo...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

Editing Fileset Revisions

Filesets / Payloads Fileset Revisions

What A Fileset revision has two editable properties: its name and its description. When/Why Use t...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

Details of Allowing / Disallowing Collection of Personal data on a License Level

FileWave Server Privacy

Collection of Personal Data Use this article when you need personal data collection disabled at t...

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FileWave Anywhere Payload Script Editor

FileWave Anywhere Help Menus View - Payloads

What The FileWave Anywhere script editor lets you edit scripts inside payloads that support scrip...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

FileWave Firewall Scripts for Windows

FileWave Client

Summary FileWave installers leave Windows Firewall settings untouched by default. This historical...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

View - Reports Overview

FileWave Anywhere Help Menus View - Reports

What Reports and Smart Groups both use conditions to identify devices. Use a Smart Group when the...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

Self-Service Kiosk Overview

Kiosk

FileWave Kiosk lets users install approved apps and content themselves while admins keep control ...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

ADE Troubleshooting

Apple School & Business Manager Automated Device Enrollment (ADE)

Apple Automated Device Enrollment (ADE), formerly known as DEP, lets organizations assign iPhone,...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

Deleting Old FileWave Client or Server Log Data

FileWave Server Privacy

Description FileWave stores many different types of logs.  Many of these logs are designed to rol...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

M1 Silicon macOS and Recovery

macOS Troubleshooting

Description Apple silicon Mac computers use a different Recovery startup flow than Intel Mac comp...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

Automated Booster Configuration for Dynamic Network Environments

Boosters

Description Automated Booster configuration is useful when macOS or Windows devices move between ...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

Updating 3rd Party Software

Top Tips Desktop A-Game

What Third-party software needs a clear update plan.  Decide which apps FileWave should update di...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

Hide local macOS admin users

macOS

Description Use a FileWave Fileset script to hide local macOS admin accounts from the login windo...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

Script Best Practices

FileWave General Info Scripting

Description Tips and tricks for running Filesets with scripts Don't put passwords in scripts The ...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

Running Built-in PowerShell Commands with Custom Fields

Custom Fields

Current FileWave Windows clients are 64-bit, and Windows client-script Custom Fields can run in a...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

FileWave Anywhere API (v2)

Application Programming Interface (API)

What FileWave Anywhere (formerly WebAdmin) talks to FileWave Server through API calls. You can us...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

Report Conditions

FileWave Anywhere Help Menus View - Reports

What Report conditions define which devices, users, or other inventory items appear in a FileWave...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

Setting Timezones on Apple Devices

Profiles (Apple)

What Use a Command Policy profile when you need FileWave to set the time zone on supervised iPhon...

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Last Changed Inventory Field

Application Programming Interface (API)

What The “Last Changed” inventory field records when a device’s inventory data changed or when th...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky

Creating Licenses from Filesets

FileWave Central / Anywhere License Reporting

Use license tracking from a Fileset when you want FileWave to count where a deployed application ...

Updated 1 week ago by Josh Levitsky