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Keep in mind that Shared iPad and Classroom are independent; they use the same configuration system (education profile), but they can be used separately. Enable Shared iPad Devices have to be in an ASM DEP account; check also hardware requirements - they a...

To have Classroom working, you need: All devices enrolled in FileWave Teacher devices identified, with Classroom app installed on them 1:1 devices identified (with identified Student) Cart Groups for shared devices Classes information (teachers, student...

Carts are always associated to a whole Class. There is no way to indicate to FileWave that this cart is for the 10 first students while the second cart is for the last 10 students. Passcode options - we can't get the passcode type from ASM for a...

Apple IDs has always been the central piece of Apple ecosystem - linked to an iTunes account, it was the only way to get software licenses until VPP device based licenses have been added. It was becoming more and more complicated for Education Organization to ...

Do you want student images to show up in Apple's Classroom tool? You have come to the right place. Overview Images Large and small format of each student's image Properly named %user_identifier% = SIS/Student ID %size% = large or small Web serve...

FileWave is a combination of tools and services integrated through a common administrative application front end. Since the FileWave Admin application is multi-platform, using Apple's macOS and Microsoft Windows, a systems administrator is not limited to a sin...

In this section, we will describe the key FileWave components: FileWave Server The FileWave Server is the central repository hosting every file to be delivered to Clients. It consists of five processes and a web server. The first process interacts with logge...

FileWave has support for Chromebook management with the data that syncs from the Google Admin Console. Though this is not a total replacement for the Google Admin, FileWave does arm you with helpful tools and assets guaranteed to help your Chromebook deploymen...

FileWave SSL Certificates Using self-signed certificates should be avoided as much as possible in production environments; while it may make sense in some closed environments, using Globally trusted CAs is our recommended approach. The FileWave Server and ot...

The FileWave Anywhere interface is an Inventory tool designed to help with quick FileWave inventory references for specific clients in your server. Within the Web console you will be able to view all devices currently enrolled, their Filesets, installed applic...

The Mobile preferences are designed around Mobile Device Management for Apple's iOS/macOS and Google's Android/Chromebooks. This section discusses setting up the basic components in FileWave Central/Preferences.  Configure MDM Server MDM Server Address - E...

FileWave supports connecting your LDAP network directory – Active Directory, Open Directory, or eDirectory – to your FileWave Server. This capability provides access to directory information for use in Smart Groups and parameterized profiles. You can also use ...

FileWave supports both Apple's Volume Purchase Program (VPP) and Device Enrollment Program (DEP). In order to get these working within FileWave, you will need to configure certain preferences. This section just discusses the settings required in the Preference...

FileWave supports tiered administration so you can create additional administrators in order to spread the workload, you are not limited to the amount of admins you can have in FileWave. How to log into FileWave Admin When you log into the FileWave Admin to ...

In the FileWave Admin application, there are several other settings and menu items that come into play as you manage and configure your devices. They appear in two menu sets (Server & Assistants) as shown: Some of these items have already been covered, and ot...

Description Windows font installation is not as simple as adding files to a folder.  As well as copying files, the registry requires editing.  The following Fileset will add Fonts to Windows systems. TTFThe Fileset has been tested with TTF on Windows Pro 10,...

Summary One of the most irritating bumps in the road towards the administrative freedom of FileWave is installing the FileWave Client on your computers for the first time. Now that we've started using MSI-based installers, you can easily deploy the FileWave W...

Description This Fileset will automatically rename the Windows Hostname of your Clients whenever you rename a Client via the FileWave Admin. With this Fileset associated, the FileWave Client Name will have the utmost precedence. For example, if the Windows H...

Description The below Fileset can be used to uninstall the FileWave client on Windows machines.  Ingredients FW Admin FileWave Client uninstall Fileset Directions Download the attached Fileset from the recipe. Drag and drop the unzipped Fileset in...

Description Although Software Updates are available as standard catalogue, Feature Updates are not.  The following method may be used to update Windows devices using Feature Updates, e.g. 1909, 21H1.  Last tested upgrading 20H2 to 21H1 Ingredients Latest ...