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FileWave Client Status Check: How to ask the client what it is doing on macOS and Windows
What Use fwcld -s to ask the FileWave Client what it is currently doing on macOS or Windows. This is useful when you have local access to a device and need a quick status check without waiting for server-side inventory or logs. When/Why The command shows clie...
Admin Password management (MDM Command - macOS)
What The Admin Password Management command lets FileWave change the managed local admin password on eligible macOS devices through MDM. Use it for the admin account that FileWave created during Automated Device Enrollment (DEP/ADE), without needing physical ac...
Login Window Banner (Agreement Policy) for macOS
Description Use a macOS PolicyBanner file when users must accept an agreement or notice before they log in. Ingredients FileWave Central A managed macOS computer A text editor application Directions Creating the text file Open a text editor. Apple TextEdit wor...
Microsoft Office Deployment (macOS)
What Use FileWave to deploy Microsoft 365 apps and Office for Mac to managed macOS devices. In practice, that means installing Office for Mac with FileWave by pushing the current Office PKG, related configuration, and supporting settings to the right device gr...
macOS Malware Knowledge Base (by Stuart Ashenbrenner)
What The macOS Malware Knowledge Base is Stuart Ashenbrenner's collection of macOS malware research notes. It gives admins and security teams one place to look up known macOS malware families, behavior notes, indicators of compromise (IOCs), and related analys...
Wipe Device for macOS
What Use Wipe Device... to send Apple's Erase Device MDM command to a managed Mac. On macOS 12 and later, supported Apple silicon and T2 Macs use Erase All Content and Settings (EACS) when preflight checks pass. If EACS cannot run, the Mac follows the selected...
Apple Content Caching service
What Apple Content Caching is a macOS service that stores Apple-distributed software, apps, and supported iCloud content locally so nearby Apple devices can download it from the cache instead of pulling the same content from Apple each time. For FileWave-manag...
MSI & PKG Payloads
What FileWave Anywhere can create computer Payloads for MSI installers on Windows and PKG installers on macOS. Use this for straightforward installer uploads when you do not need the full FileWave Central Fileset workflow. Quick answer: In FileWave Anywhere, o...
Resolving Network Issues with FileWave Server or Boosters on macOS when using Carbon Black EDR Extension
What FileWave has observed network issues when the Carbon Black EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) system extension and network filter are installed on a FileWave Server or Booster running on macOS. The most common symptom is that the Booster stops respondi...
Customised Screen Saver (macOS)
Description Use this example Fileset to install a custom macOS screen saver (.saver) that displays a static image or custom HTML/JavaScript, then set it as the login window screen saver with a profile. Ingredients FileWave Central Example Fileset: Example_File...
Comic Life Deployment (macOS Fileset Magic)
Description Use Fileset Magic to capture Comic Life after installation and registration, then deploy the resulting Fileset only if your organization is properly licensed for Comic Life. Last tested with ComicLife 3.5.8 Ingredients FileWave Central / Fileset Ma...