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Uninstalling Filesets
Uninstalling Filesets Creating installation Filesets is one of the key aspects to FileWave device management, yet, a somewhat overlooked topic is uninstalling Filesets. This KB will aim to highlight some considerations in the differing ways this could be app...
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 Queries
What Historically inventory queries in FileWave did not allow you to filter for specific values. In v14(+) you can now filter for text objects in very much the same way you can filter in the Clients view. When/Why We are going to want to filter whenever we...
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 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...
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 16.2.x (Oct 2025) FileWave Management Suite Changes Unified Notification System (Central & Anywhere) FileWa...
Apple VPP/ADE Volume Content Terms
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...
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...
FileWave Kiosk for iOS/iPadOS overview (15.3+)
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 ...
FileWave Server On-Premise
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...