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Mass Deploy Windows FileWave Client
Summary One of the most irritating bumps in the road towards the administrative freedom of FileWave is installing the FileWave Client on your computers for the first time. Now that we've started using MSI-based installers, you can easily deploy the FileWave W...
Rename Windows Hostname based FileWave Client Name
Description This Fileset renames a Windows computer so its Windows hostname matches the FileWave Client Name shown in FileWave Admin. With this Fileset associated, the FileWave Client Name becomes the source of truth. If the Windows hostname is changed directl...
Uninstall the FileWave Client on Windows
Use this Fileset when you need to uninstall the FileWave Client from Windows computers before archiving, deleting, selling, or otherwise removing those devices from FileWave management. Deploy the uninstaller while the device can still receive Filesets. After ...
Upgrade Windows 10 and 11
Description Although Software Updates are available as standard catalogue, Feature Updates are not. The following method may be used to update Windows devices using Feature Updates, e.g. 1909, 21H1. Last tested upgrading 20H2 to 21H1 Ingredients Latest ...
Adding non macOS devices to business.apple.com (ABM) and Apple School Manager (ASM) using Apple Configurator 2.5+
What With iOS 11 and Apple Configurator 2.5+, it is possible to add non macOS devices to ASM and ABM. This means that devices which were not acquired via your Apple Purchasing Account/tied to ADE (formerly DEP, Apple Configurator still references DEP and so wi...
Apple TV Automatic Advance (ADE/DEP)
Description This recipe will walk you through the steps of enrolling an Apple TV HD 4th gen into FileWave with ADE (formerly known as DEP) utilizing the Automatic Advance setting. This setting is only available if you are using an Apple TV HD 4th gen and Fil...
APNs Certificate Creation & Renewal on Windows Computers
Description Apple Mobile Device Management (MDM) requires an Apple Push Notification service (APNs) certificate; renewable yearly. APNs ExpiryIf APNs certificates are allowed to expire, all MDM communication will be lost, until renewed. Update Model will al...
VPP Notifications (Apple VPP API v2)
What Starting from FileWave version 14.6.0 we added support for a new Apple API for App and Book Management within the Apple Volume Purchase Program. With FileWave 15.1.0 this API became the default. The main difference compared to the previous version is that...
VPP App Updates for macOS / iOS / tvOS devices
Description As standard, VPP Apps on devices should update automatically, regardless of how they were installed, e.g. Kiosk or Standard Deployment. They may also be occasion to block VPP Updates, without locking the entire device. Information By default, with...
Redeeming VPP/Gift Codes
Description Redeemable codes provide a way to assign app licenses to Apple IDs when managed Apps and Books/VPP assignment is not available for the app or workflow you need. This article explains how to review imported VPP or gift-code batches, see which codes ...
Apple’s Volume Purchase Plan and License Management
What is VPP? VPP, or more formally, Apple's Volume Purchase Program, is a mechanism by which an organization or institution can purchase macOS and iOS applications and books in bulk and provide these to their end users. The process revolves around creating a V...
Configuring LDAP authentication
You can use fixed enrollment accounts or an LDAP directory, such as Active Directory, eDirectory, or Open Directory, for MDM enrollment authentication. This setup edits /usr/local/filewave/apache/conf/mdm_auth.conf on the FileWave Server, so self-managed cust...
Installing the FileWave Central application
Depending on deployment plans, the FileWave Admin application can be installed on two different types of systems; the systems administrator's primary workstation, and a desktop or portable being used for creation of Fileset Magic Filesets and/or primary images...
Configuring FileWave Server License
All of the settings that are used to establish the core configuration of FileWave server are performed within the Preferences panes located under the FileWave Admin menu item. However, before you can begin configuring your settings, you must activate your File...
Configuring FileWave Server Basic Preferences
This section covers the basic FileWave preferences of General, Organization Info, Kiosk, Inventory, Mail, Editor and Proxies. The more complex preferences, including Mobile, LDAP, VPP&DEP, and Imaging, are covered in their own sections. General preferences Fil...
Self-Service Kiosk Overview
FileWave Kiosk lets users install approved apps and content themselves while admins keep control of assignments, categories, and licensing. Standard Assignment With a Standard Assignment, the Fileset content installs automatically without user interaction. Kio...
Apple MDM Lost Mode
What Apple Managed Lost Mode is an MDM command for supervised iPhone and iPad devices. When FileWave places a supported device in the Missing Client State, FileWave sends Apple’s Lost Mode MDM command. The device is locked from use until Lost Mode is disabled ...
Inventory-only Clients
Management Mode Management Mode controls whether a computer client is fully managed or inventory only. It has two values: Managed, which is the normal mode, and Inventory only. To change the setting, right-click the client and select Management Mode. Inventory...