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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...

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...

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...

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...

What Especially with devices being remote from a corporate or school network more and more, it is very important we can manage devices while they are remote in all ways.  Version 14.5+ of FileWave introduces the ability to send a Verify command to a device no...

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...

What FileWave Version 14.5+ now adds the capability to deploy Software Updates during specified hours of the day/week.  We are quite excited for this feature as it expands to more options in future FileWave versions. When/Why Software Updates can be bothers...

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...

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 issues major releases on a roughly quarterly basis.  You'll find the history of features in previous releases shown below. FileWave 16.0.x (April 2025) FileWave Management Suite Changes New Client Monitor (Central/Anywhere) FileWave 16.0 brings ...

What are Apple's new terms? Apple periodically updates the Volume Content Terms on Apple Business Manager. Upon the release of an updated version, your organization will be unable to enroll devices or deploy new apps until an Administrator signs into Apple Bu...

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...

What The Self-Service Kiosk is how you can offer an easy way for your users to install approved software without the need for IT to specifically assign it to a iPad or iPhone. Instead, you can assign a collection of approved applications to your devices, and ...

Where servers are installed in on-premise environments, a couple of basic procedures should follow immediately. Server Name Arguably, the local server name need not necessarily matter, but the FileWave Server name is very much something to consider carefully...

FileWave Server is the key component to device management.  The setup process will require not only a FileWave Server installation, but basic configuration will require the FileWave Central App (macOS or Windows).  Some additional configuration may also be ach...

FileWave Administrator FileWave installations provide an initial user which has full permissions.  On initial launch, this password should be changed as a matter of security.  The default account is: Name: fwadmin Password: filewave The password may be...

Upgrading for hosted servers will be a matter of communication between FileWave and hosted customers.  However for on-premise, consider the following process Upgrade Process Download the chosen upgrades from the FileWave Download Pages.  This will be at th...

Time is critical with servers and acceptance of certificates and communication.  As such, it is imperative that time is kept in sync.  It is possible to run one-off commands to achieve this, but better still, consider enabling automated time sync. macOS macO...

Plugins are a great way to extend the features of Grafana, optimising the Grafana experience. Recommendation is that any installed plugins are signed.  All plugins from the built-in search should be approved already, but plugins are available from other sourc...

Some plugins may require additional configuration, e.g. they require reference to additional files.  An example of this is the CSV plugin by Marcus Olsson. When selecting the CSV Plugin as a Data Source, the path to the CSV file is required, with a choice of ...