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Active Directory Join (Windows)
Description This Fileset is designed to bind Windows computers to a Directory structure. By associating this Fileset the binding process can be automated. Ingredients Active Directory domain Windows 10 or 11 filewave client FileWave Admin Directions ...
Firefox Configuration Recipe (Windows)
Description After installing Firefox, some configuration may be desirable, examples may include: Block auto updates Set home page Disable Mozilla First Run Pages Firefox DocumentationThe details of the Fileset are based upon: Firefox ConfigurationThis...
Firefox Configuration Recipe (macOS)
Description After installing Firefox, some configuration may be desirable, examples may include: Block auto updates Set home page Disable Mozilla First Run Pages Firefox DocumentationThe details of the Fileset are based upon: Firefox ConfigurationThis...
Detecting the Display Model using a Custom Field
Use a FileWave Custom Field to store the model of display connected to a Mac or Windows system. Adding the Custom Field Download the following Custom Field export - Display Model Custom Field.customfields Import the downloaded file into "FileWave Admin>A...
Deploy Folder with Icons (macOS)
Description The following demonstrates how to successfully deploy folders with custom icons. There have been changes by Apple which means previous methods may fail to present the icon. Information This process will involve: Creating a fileset that inclu...
DeepFreeze (macOS/Windows)
Description DeepFreeze is a common pieces of software used by Administrators, many people have asked us how the two interact. Simply putting the two on one computer would cause the software to conflict, as FileWave would deploy software and DeepFreeze would r...
M1 Silicon macOS and Recovery
Description Apple M1 devices require an alternate method for Recovery Mode and other considerations may need to actioned. FileWave has seen instances where M1 macOS devices are no longer accessible after the first reboot following DEP enrolment. It is belie...
Message to macOS User
Description This Fileset recipe shows you how to send a Message via a dialog box to a User currently logged on to a Mac, using a fileset. This Fileset will make the FileWave Client wait with further deployments until the end user has acknowledged the dialog ...
Login Window Banner (Agreement Policy) for macOS
Description Having your users accept a policy at the login window before they log in is easy. Ingredients FW Admin macOS computer A text editor application Directions Creating the text file Open a text editor Apple's TextEdit will work perfe...
Could not create the /Volumes/XYZ directory error when opening client info
Problem Error when opening client info for a client machine that it "Could not create the directory". The error is caused when you select "Export Current Tab" in Client info and save the file to a directory that is now no longer on the machine. This is most c...
How to Setup a LAMP Server on a Ubuntu Linux system
The purpose of this brief guide is to take you through the process of setting up a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) server on a local Ubuntu Linux machine or virtual machine. This will allow you to develop using PHP and MySQL (with phpMyAdmin). This is a comm...
Upgrading or Updating MariaDB on AlmaLinux 9
What This article provides a step-by-step guide to upgrading or updating MariaDB on AlmaLinux 9. MariaDB is a popular open-source database management system. Updating to the latest version will ensure optimal performance, security, and compatibility. When/Wh...
Mount macOS & Windows shares on Debian
Mount macOS & Windows shares on Debian e.g. in case you need to save backups on a network share. Step-by-Step Guide for Debian Mounting Windows Shares Install CIFS Utilities: Open a terminal and install the CIFS utilities package if it's not already ins...
Cloudflare WARP integration with FileWave (macOS/iOS/Windows/Android)
Description Cloudflare WARP is a popular choice of software to deploy to devices. This process can be simplified with FileWave. Third Party SoftwareSlack is a third party application. The details provided are for example only and are unsupported by FileWave...
Invgate integration with FileWave
A common need of an IT admin is to see computer and mobile assets from within a Help Desk system. FileWave can send asset information, keyed by the FileWave "Last Logged in User" to the Invgate ITSM solution. Third Party SoftwareSlack is a third party applic...
Using AutoPkgr with FileWave for Advanced macOS Software Deployment
Description AutoPkg is an automation framework for macOS software packaging and distribution, oriented toward the tasks one would normally perform manually to prepare third-party software for mass deployment to managed clients. An important use in conjunction...
Autopkg(r) FAIL_RECIPES_WITHOUT_TRUST_INFO
AutoPkg(r) FAIL_RECIPES_WITHOUT_TRUST_INFO Description Autopkg provides security through trust relationship. Each recipe is set to trust any parents. If those parents change, the trust will be broken until the recipe is informed to trust these updated pare...
ServiceNow integration with FileWave
ServiceNow can be provided with device inventory information from FileWave to make the ServiceNow experience much more accurate and rewarding. Previously, a ServiceNow portal app was required to supply this FileWave data, but as of version Orlando of ServiceN...
Slack integration with FileWave
Description In some instances it is desirable to receive automated notifications from devices, perhaps based upon time or hardware conditions changing. The following is a practical example using Slack and is provided as an idea of how IT teams can retrieve i...
Hello-IT integration with FileWave (macOS)
Description Hello-IT is a 3rd party tool for macOS designed as a Menu Item to launch scripts as a Self Service tool. The below is an example of how FileWave can deliver and integrate with the tool. Hello-IT has multiple options for the Menu Item list, inclu...