https://kb.filewave.com Most recently updated articles in the FileWave KB Sat, 13 Jun 2026 22:53:58 +0000 https://kb.filewave.com/books/filewave-server/page/filewave-server-pre-upgrade-backup What FileWave 14 and later create an automatic pre-upgrade backup of the database and key configu... Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:53:58 +0000 page#117 https://kb.filewave.com/books/filewave-client/page/filewave-client-status-check-how-to-ask-the-client-what-it-is-doing-on-macos-and-windows What Use fwcld -s to ask the FileWave Client what it is currently doing on macOS or Windows. Thi... Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:52:47 +0000 page#241 https://kb.filewave.com/books/identity-provider-idp-integration/page/adding-idp-groups-for-filewave-authentication What After you configure an IdP as an authentication source, you can allow members of selected di... Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:52:45 +0000 page#210 https://kb.filewave.com/books/top-tips/page/apple-profiles-dependencies Description FileWave dependencies are useful when one Fileset must install before another. Apple ... Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:52:43 +0000 page#943 https://kb.filewave.com/books/windows-scripting/page/installing-windows-fonts Description Installing a Windows font requires more than copying the font file into C:\Windows\F... Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:52:42 +0000 page#469 https://kb.filewave.com/books/filewave-central-anywhere/page/brute-force-protection-and-login-lockouts Quick answer FileWave 16.3.0 introduced login lockout behavior through brute force protection for... Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:28:40 +0000 page#1133 https://kb.filewave.com/books/downloads/page/filewave-version-1632 The FileWave endpoint management suite enables you to manage your devices wherever they are, wher... Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:22:48 +0000 page#1149 https://kb.filewave.com/books/downloads/page/filewave-version-1631-unsupported These downloads are provided for the purposes of migrations and should not continue to be used in... Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:22:48 +0000 page#1136 https://kb.filewave.com/books/downloads/page/filewave-version-1630-unsupported These downloads are provided for the purposes of migrations and should not continue to be used in... Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:22:48 +0000 page#1102 https://kb.filewave.com/books/downloads/page/filewave-release-history FileWave issues major releases on a roughly quarterly basis.  You'll find the history of features... Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:22:48 +0000 page#739 https://kb.filewave.com/books/filewave-server/page/securing-filewave-server-on-the-internet-for-remote-device-management What This article provides guidance on securely exposing and managing your FileWave server on the... Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:22:48 +0000 page#320 https://kb.filewave.com/books/software-deployment-recipes-macos/page/app-auto-patch-for-3rd-party-patching-macos What App-Auto-Patch for macOS is a streamlined solution from an Open Source project designed to e... Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:09:20 +0000 page#1049 https://kb.filewave.com/books/filewave-central-anywhere/page/exporting-importing-inventory-reports Description FileWave can export and import Reports (formerly Queries) definitions, which makes it... Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:32:09 +0000 page#913 https://kb.filewave.com/books/filewave-server/page/how-to-set-filewave-server-components-to-debug-mode For troubleshooting, you can temporarily increase FileWave Server logging. Debug logging can help... Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:52:28 +0000 page#116 https://kb.filewave.com/books/filesets-payloads/page/custom-msi-installer-parameters What FileWave can add custom parameters to MSI Filesets. This applies to Filesets created from MS... Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:52:27 +0000 page#769 https://kb.filewave.com/books/content-packs/page/filewave-powerbattery-reporting Description Content packs give you ready-made FileWave examples that combine the pieces needed fo... Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:52:26 +0000 page#975 https://kb.filewave.com/books/filewave-server/page/upgrading-to-filewave-13-from-older-versions-on-systems-where-port-443-is-used Description FileWave 13 introduced the Web Admin interface, which uses port 443 by default. If an... Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:52:25 +0000 page#276 https://kb.filewave.com/books/filewave-server/page/filewave-server-backup-and-restore Summary Backing up your FileWave server is always a good idea. Back in '97, a friend of mine spil... Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:14:55 +0000 page#2 https://kb.filewave.com/books/filewave-client/page/psexec-as-a-helper-in-troubleshooting What Microsoft PsTools includes PsExec, a remote command-line tool that can help troubleshoot a W... Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:51:10 +0000 page#899 https://kb.filewave.com/books/evaluation-guide/page/fileset-creation-and-deployment Section Details Use the platform sections below to create the Filesets or profiles you need. Afte... Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:51:08 +0000 page#102 https://kb.filewave.com/books/certificates/page/self-signed-certificate-error-during-ios-ota-enrollment This article shows how to resolve the certificate-trust error that can appear when you manually e... Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:51:07 +0000 page#423 https://kb.filewave.com/books/teamviewer/page/teamviewer-assigning-licenses What TeamViewer access in FileWave depends on the administrator's FileWave permissions and on the... Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:51:05 +0000 page#18 https://kb.filewave.com/books/filewave-anywhere-help-menus/page/deployment-drafts What When you create a deployment in FileWave Anywhere, an unfinished deployment may appear as a ... Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:51:04 +0000 page#352 https://kb.filewave.com/books/filesets-payloads/page/fileset-status-meanings What Fileset status values show where a Fileset is in the client deployment workflow. Use this re... Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:51:26 +0000 page#750 https://kb.filewave.com/books/software-deployment-recipes-microsoft/page/google-chrome-extension-management-windows Description Chrome extensions can be managed with FileWave on multiple device types. If Chrome is... Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:16:20 +0000 page#442