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Description Filesets have the option to set an activation time, but what about items based upon timing of day, for example, rather than a dedicated date. Policy Blocker Scripts are really designed to pause management of clients.  However, with some clever ...

Description Dependencies offer a structure for Fileset installations, ensuring one or more Filesets are installed prior to one or more other Filesets.  This works great, apart from where Apple MDM Filesets are involved. Fileset Activation Quick Re-cap Stand...

What Smart Groups provide extensive power to Fileset management.  By way of preset criteria, devices enter and leave groups appropriately.  However, it is possible for this to go wrong and get unexpected experiences.  Policy Loops are an example of such behav...

What Naturally devices require software and that software needs updating.  The question is how. For managed software, e.g. Apple VPP Apps, updates occur automatically, but other software deployed using PKG, MSI, EXE or file level Filesets then what happens. ...

What There will likely come a time when software installed is no longer required.  What options are there for removing installed software. Options Self-Healing The verification settings ‘Self Healing’ and ‘Download if Missing’ ensure that any files include...

This Service Level Agreement (this “SLA”) is incorporated into the Terms of Service between FileWave and Customer (the “Agreement”). The provisions of the Terms of Service resp. End-User License Agreement also apply to this SLA. A. DEFINITIONS “Designated S...

What Apple Profiles contain Payloads Payloads provide configuration options As of macOS 11, Profiles may only be delivered to devices which are also MDM enrolled.  (MDM is the only enrolment option for iOS and similar OS types). That’s the fundamentals...

What Android Policies provide a method of configuration. Key aspects: Policies may contain multiple types of settings Multiple Policies may be pushed to devices Example Policy, allowing Developer Settings, including setting Debug: Possibly, one of ...

During provisioning of devices, Android, by default, disables the built-in System Apps.  This of course, may be undesirable. FileWave 15.3+ includes an additional custom setting to alter this behaviour. Configuring the below will impact all Android devices d...

What Each Inventory Items has an Internal Name, including Custom Fields which provide extended inventory The Internal Name can be used to reference an Inventory Item in Scripts These Internal Names should be added to either the Launch Arguments or Environ...

What Each Inventory Items has an Internal Name, including Custom Fields which provide extended inventory The Internal Name can be used to reference any Inventory Items in Profiles When Internal Name of an Inventory Item may be located from the Inventor...

What For scripts added to FileWave Filesets using the Script view, logging is enabled by default. When Each time a Script (as built above) is actioned on a device, a log file is created or added to, with anything that the script outputs.  The logs of thes...

This Service Level Agreement (this “SLA”) is incorporated into the Terms of Service between FileWave and Customer (the “Agreement”). The provisions of the Terms of Service resp. End-User License Agreement also apply to this SLA. A. DEFINITIONS “Designated S...

What From inception known as Device Enrolment Programme (DEP), Apple's Automated Device Enrolment (ADE) is a zero touch enrolment method for Apple devices. This article aims to cover the generic processes. When/Why Typically this process is used with new d...

The FileWave endpoint management suite allows you to manage your devices wherever they are, wherever you are, whatever they are, and all in one platform! In version 15.4, we are thrilled to present a range of new features and enhancements, including seamless ...

FileWave is a device management solution that uses a variety of open source libraries and software (OSS) to provide its features and functionality. We believe in the importance of open source software and are committed to giving back to the community. By listi...

Description FileWave is immensely powerful, but can be daunting when it comes to stitching the various components of a complex workflow together.  Content packs are meant to give you a leg-up in creating distributable content and are also a great way to learn...

Description FileWave is immensely powerful but can be daunting when it comes to stitching the various components of a complex workflow together.  Content packs are meant to give a leg-up in creating distributable content and are also a great way to learn by e...

What Occasionally FileWave clients (Windows devices) can have an issue that prevents them from communicating.  Typically this is related to misconfiguration, user intervention, or a previously failed upgrade.  This article and associated content gives you a t...

Description This article describes how to use the attached FileWave Fileset to install or update the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable (VC++). The provided Fileset ensures that the appropriate version of VC++ is installed based on the processor architectur...