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Renew - A tool to get users to reboot periodically (macOS Script)
Description For remote tools to work reliably, and for security patches to be properly installed, users need to restart their workstations regularly. But we all get focused on our day-to-day, and taking 10 minutes to restart our workstations just gets pushed ...
VPP Licensing Reservations (v14+)
The History Prior to version 14 of FileWave, license reservations for VPP applications could be problematic when purchasing additional licenses. If you look below, we purchased 25 licenses of this app initially, and the fileset (payload) that was then auto-c...
Executing a Client-Side Script-Based Verification
What The "verify" option of the fwGUI client application allows you to run a "verify" from the client programmatically. When/Why We are going to use this option whenever we want to get "immediate" feedback from a client. For instance, as a post-installatio...
Create a Smart Group from an Inventory Query (Report)
What Smart group creation in FIleWave has always been a duplicated effort if you wanted a smart group that was identical to an inventory query (report) that already existed. This duplication of effort was inefficient. When/Why With version 14+ of FileWave,...
Duplicating Smart Groups
What Prior to version 14 of FileWave, creation of similar smart groups could be quite tedious. With version 14+, you can now duplicate a pre-existing smart group. When/Why We are going to want to use this function whenever we have a very similar smart grou...
Filtering in Inventory Reports
What Inventory Reports (formerly Queries) in FileWave can be filtered for specific values, similar to filtering in the Clients view. When/Why Use filtering when you need to get to a specific inventory result quickly. For example, if a user gives you an asset t...
Move To... for Filesets
What FileWave has long had the ability to move client device records either by drag and drop, or by the "Move To..." command. Version 14 brings this same "Move To..." capability to filesets as well. When/Why Drag and drop is all well and good, but with tho...
Smart Group Preview
What When creating a smart group based on an inventory query, the number of results in the query preview can potentially be different from what will actually be in the smart group once you save it. This can happen for a number of reasons: For example if a de...
Using Smart Groups with Windows Imaging
What With versions of FileWave earlier than 14, smart groups would not show in the imaging view of the FileWave admin. With v14(+), smart groups are now available for image association. When/Why Why do smart groups improve the ability to image? Before the...
MSI & PKG Payloads
What The FileWave Anywhere console, from version 14.5+, now supports the creation of computer payloads (filesets) for MSI & PKG distributions. When/Why MSI and PKG installers are the industry standards for Windows and macOS devices respectively. The FileW...
NAT Support for Client Monitor/Verify
What FileWave can send a Verify command to managed devices even when the admin workstation does not have direct network line-of-sight to the client. This is useful for remote devices behind NAT, at home, or on networks where the admin console cannot directly r...
Software Updates: Deploying to Groups
What With Version 14.5+ of the FileWave WebAdmin, you can now deploy Software Updates to groups of devices. When/Why This feature is very helpful for us when it comes to deploying patches to groups of devices. Typical uses would be for assigning patches to...
Software Updates: Rollout Plans
In FileWave version 16+ this feature is currently disabled and being re-designed due to the changes with Software Updates. What FileWave Version 14.5+ now adds the capability to deploy Software Updates during specified hours of the day/week. We are quite ex...
FileWave Client Rename Behavior
Renaming a desktop client in the admin console will now change the Client Name inventory field to match the new name entered and also change the client name "sync" setting in the client's preferences. This ensures that the device is able to connect properly wi...
Bootstrap Token Management on macOS
Introduction macOS 10.15 Catalina introduces a new method of SecureToken enablement called Bootstrap Token. This is an MDM-based management feature to automatically provide a SecureToken on all mobile account logins. This does not affect how local accounts ge...
FileWave Release History
FileWave issues major releases on a roughly quarterly basis. You'll find the history of features in previous releases shown below. FileWave 16.3.x (May 2026) FileWave Management Suite Changes Debian 13 Support FileWave 16.3 transitions its Linux base platfor...
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 consistency,...
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...