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FileWave location reporting FileWave location reporting is disabled by default. Before enabling it, confirm that the workflow follows your organization's privacy policy, acceptable use policy, and local requirements. Notify users in advance and test the permis...

Which IP address should you use in a FileWave Inventory Report? Choose the field based on whether you need the address seen by the server or the addresses reported by the FileWave Client. Two IP address fields FileWave provides two distinct IP inventory entrie...

Description Enrolling Apple devices involves the installation of an MDM Enrolment Profile.     Installation may be initiated by either the user or the device.  This same distinction also applies to the linking of the enrolment. Who starts enrollment? Apple enr...

What With the release of FileWave 15.5, significant changes have been made to enhance security and performance on Windows platforms. FileWave now relies on updated open-source components, notably Qt 6, which supports only 64-bit operating systems. This shift m...

Use Microsoft PsExec to restart the FileWaveWinClient service on a remote Windows device when the Client is not responding through normal FileWave commands. Common cases include a stopped or stuck service, a manual restart required during troubleshooting, or ...

What this legacy recipe does This recipe writes the legacy numbered inventory fields with fwcld -custom_write. For new inventory requirements, use Custom Fields, which offer more flexible definitions and reporting. Keep this method where an existing script, r...

Renaming a desktop client in FileWave Central updates its Client Name inventory field and turns off Sync Computer Name in the client preferences. This keeps the operating system's computer name from immediately replacing the FileWave name. The Device Name inve...