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FileWave Compatibility Mode - EOL
What Compatibility Mode will be phased out with FileWave 15.4.0 in the first half of 2024. When/Why Communication between FileWave components is encrypted and relies on TLS certificates for several years now. Back in the day, to facilitate the transition, a...
FileWave Server on CentOS - EOL
As FileWave continues to develop our industry-leading multi-platform solution, our primary goal is to make it as simple, stable, and scalable as possible. With the End of Life of CentOS on June 30th, 2024, beginning with 15.2.0, the FileWave Server will be shi...
FileWave Version 15.3.1 (Unsupported)
These downloads are provided for the purposes of migrations and should not continue to be used in production. You should upgrade to either the most recent release or the one prior. They can always be found here: Supported FileWave Versions The FileWave endpoi...
FileWave Version 15.3.0 (Unsupported)
These downloads are provided for the purposes of migrations and should not continue to be used in production. You should upgrade to either the most recent release or the one prior. They can always be found here: Supported FileWave Versions The FileWave endpoi...
Manual Trigger of FileWave Kiosk for macOS and Windows (15.3+)
What By default, the Kiosk icon is only shown when one or more assignments between Filesets and Devices are created; set as Kiosk installation. It may be desirable to view the Kiosk even where Kiosk assignments do not exist, since the Kiosk also shows othe...
Removing pre-15.3 Kiosk Customizations (macOS/Windows)
Prior to FileWave 15.3 you had a method of customizing the Kiosk that is not used in 15.3 and beyond. Some of the customizations will be ignored with 15.3, but there are things you'll want to potentially remove and you may want to stop pushing out customizatio...
FileWave Kiosk for iOS/iPadOS overview (15.3+)
What The Self-Service Kiosk is FileWave's self-service experience for iOS and iPadOS devices. It lets users browse Kiosk-associated applications, profiles, books, and other approved content without IT having to assign every item directly to each iPad or iPhone...
FileWave Kiosk for macOS and Windows overview (15.3+)
This article will explain the details of the refreshed Kiosk for macOS and Windows that is included in FileWave 15.3+. Browse Payloads/Filesets The "Browse Payloads/Filesets" screen is a central feature within the app that enables users to explore and discov...
App Portal / Kiosk v2 transition
Evolution of App Portal for iOS/iPadOS: Transition from Technical Preview to Official Release In our commitment to continuous improvement and user-centric development, we are excited to announce a significant milestone in the journey of App Portal for iOS/iPa...
FileWave Boosters Improved Server Message Routing
What FileWave 11 introduced Booster Routing, a feature that allows off-loading direct traffic to the server by routing messages via Booster. This feature provides additional security if you only allow boosters to connect to your server and have all your devic...
Evolution of OS Updates on Apple devices (15.3+)
Despite being a critical task in Endpoint Management, OS Update management is unfortunately quite a chaotic journey. The days of merged-1.sucatalog.gz and /usr/sbin/softwareupdate. Initially, macOS softwareupdate command could be used to manually control Sof...
Setting the Primary Colour, Name and Logo in Kiosk/App Portal (16.0+)
What This article provides step-by-step instructions for configuring the new Kiosk2 and App Portal introduced in FileWave 16.0, including how to set a primary colour, name, and logo for the App Portal / Kiosk on FileWave v16.0+. When/Why For brand consisten...
Let's Encrypt Setup for FileWave Server (Debian)
What This Knowledge Base (KB) article covers a Debian-focused shell script that automates Let's Encrypt SSL certificate setup for a FileWave server on Debian 12/13. The script supports two challenge methods: HTTP-01 (standalone certbot) DNS-01 (Cloudflare) B...
Let's Encrypt Setup for FileWave Server (macOS)
What This Knowledge Base (KB) article covers the macOS FileWave Let’s Encrypt script: filewave-letsencrypt-macos.zsh The script supports two challenge methods: HTTP-01 (standalone certbot) DNS-01 (Cloudflare API token) Both paths handle certificate request...