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Block OS Updates and Installers
Whist iOS/iPadOS may only be updated using Settings, macOS can alternatively be updated using the macOS Installer. The following articles demonstrate blocking both methods.
Apple ADE Enrollment
Benefits of ADE Enrollment iOS, tvOS, and macOS can all take advantage of Apple ADE enrollment. ADE enrollments will force a specific set of preferences on the device and force enrollment to FileWave any time the device is Factory Reset. Another huge benefi...
Apple Manual Enrollment
Not able to use DEP? Apple's Device Enrollment Program is great but you may find that all or some of your devices aren't showing in Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager. Devices are usually excluded because they were not purchased directly from Ap...
Chromebook Enrollment
How to enroll Chromebooks into FileWave If you haven't already, please consult the Platform Integrations > Chromebooks section to learn how to sync Google Admin Console with FileWave. Once this sync has completed, all of your "Provisioned" Chromebooks will ...
Windows Enrollment
How to enroll Windows Clients into FileWave If you haven't already, please consult the Platform Integrations > Windows section for guidance on how to install the Windows FileWave client. If your organization uses Microsoft Entra ID and your users authentica...
Fileset Creation and Deployment
Section Details Please review the sub-sections in this "Fileset Creation and Deployment" guide for your managed OS platforms. Once you have you have at least one Fileset created, please review this page to see how to Associate your Filesets. Windows Soft...
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Windows Software
Windows Filesets FileWave allows you to deploy any file, native installer, or script to a Windows machine. FileWave has no file-type or file-size restrictions and all scripts and installers will be launched with elevated privileges by default. After creati...
Starter Packs
Starter Packs are for getting started with FileWave. They include things like examples of group structure for devices. They are meant to be used when first getting started with FileWave to give you a starting point.
iOS Software and Profiles
iOS Filesets FileWave can deploy just about everything supported on iOS device including Profiles, VPP applications, .IPA applications, iBooks, and PDFs using Filesets. After creating a Fileset, please make sure to review the Fileset Creation and Deploymen...
Compliance Packs
Compliance Packs are for meeting security and regulatory requirements. They include things like deploying and reporting on the status of Microsoft Defender. They are meant to be used at any time to add to enhancing your security posture.
macOS Software and Profiles
macOS Filesets FileWave allows you to deploy any file, native installer, scripts, or Profiles to a macOS machine. FileWave has no file-type or file-size restrictions and all scripts and installers will be launched with elevated privileges by default. After...
Android Software and Policies
Android Filesets Deploying Google Play Apps Deploying Google Play Web Apps Android Policies Android EMM Policies and Permissions ...
Performance Packs
Performance Packs are for optimizing how you use and report on FileWave. Performance packs include content like how to deploy and configure TeamViewer or a Dashboard to report on the state of your environment. They are meant to be used at any time to improve h...
Windows Imaging - Capture Image
One image to rule them all Well, at least that's the plan. Since FileWave recommends using a thin image that has been Sysprep'd with "/generalize" and "/oobe", your Master Image will not be specific to any make/model of computer and will go through the defa...
Software & Misc Packs
Software Packs are for various non-security software related things. They include things like installing XYZ. They are meant to be used at any time when you find that you need something from this type of pack.
Windows Imaging - Deploy Image
Start your imagin' ! Now that we have captured our Master Image, let's deploy it out to some Windows machines. Associate an image to machines You can associate a Windows image to a previously enrolled FileWave Client or to a "bare-metal" machine using a...
OS Software Updates
Stay Patched with FileWave Keeping your Windows, macOS, iOS, and tvOS device's operating systems updated is one of the most important steps to ensuring device security. FileWave sync with the default Microsoft and Apple Software Update catalogs allowing you...
Windows Imaging - Setup
FileWave Imaging Virtual Server (IVS) FileWave's ability to image is done by leveraging an on-premise server that we refer to as the "IVS". This server must be virtualized in either Hyper-V or VMWare environments. The IVS uses PXE Boot to network boot your ...
What is Compatibility Mode?
FileWave 13.1 introduced new security options and a mode to allow older clients to connect. Compatibility Mode was removed in FileWave 15.4.0 in favor of only using secure connections. Problem I don't know what compatibility mode is and what enable and disa...