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FileWave Server on Windows - EOL
FileWave Server for Windows reached end of life with FileWave 14. FileWave Server packages are provided for Linux and macOS, while Windows remains supported for FileWave Central, Boosters, and Clients where those components are listed on Downloads. If you stil...
Deployments in FileWave Central
What A FileWave Deployment keeps its target rules, Filesets, exclusions, and deployment options together. In FileWave Central 16.4, included targets and Filesets appear side by side in one editor instead of on separate tabs. When/Why Use a Deployment when you ...
Force a Reboot After Installing a Fileset (macOS/Windows)
What The Force reboot option lets a Fileset reboot macOS or Windows after the Fileset installs. Use it for deployments that cannot finish safely until the device restarts, such as OS or security patches. When/Why Use this option when FileWave should restart th...
Android EMM Default Policy and Compliance Scope
What The Android Default Policy defines global baseline settings for managed Android EMM applications and devices. Use scoped Android Policy Filesets for settings that depend on enrollment type, device role, or a specific application. The practical split is: A...
How Are Deployments Different than Associations?
What Deployments and associations use the same core assignment rules, but deployments let you group multiple associations and manage them together. When/Why Use deployments to assign content to devices, much like an association. The difference is that a deploy...
What makes Deployments better than Associations?
What Deployments and Associations both assign Filesets or payloads to devices. Deployments are usually easier to maintain because one Deployment keeps its targets, exclusions, Filesets, and shared delivery options together. Deployments are not automatically be...
How to decide what is included in a single deployment?
What Deployments let you group multiple payloads and manage their deployment rules together. The practical question is which Filesets and payloads belong in the same deployment. When/Why This applies when you create new deployments and when you convert existin...
Combining payloads into a singular deployment based on metadata
What Every Deployment stores metadata about how content is assigned: targets and exclusions, installation type, timing, applicable license distribution, and Fileset revision choices. When/Why Use one Deployment for multiple Filesets or destinations only when t...
Plan One or Multiple Deployments
What A Deployment applies every included Fileset to every included target. Use one Deployment only when every target should receive every Fileset with the same exclusions, Installation Type, activation and deactivation, installation timing, license distributio...
Convert Associations to Deployments
What the conversion tool does The Associations conversion tool in FileWave Anywhere turns selected legacy Associations into a Deployment without forcing you to rebuild each target and payload manually. When to use it Use the tool during a planned move from Ass...
Resolving Conflicts in Associations Conversion
What The guidance we have given in other articles is about making sure metadata matches when converting associations. But sometimes, we need to convert items that don’t match in order to “fix” them. This article covers how “conflicts” are handled within conver...
Explanation of Clones with Deployments
What In FileWave, a clone is a reference to an existing device or device group. This article explains how clones behave when you move from Associations to Deployments. When/Why An admin might choose a clone on purpose, or choose one because it is convenient du...
Windows MDM Software Updates CSP
What Windows Software Updates in a Windows Profile uses Microsoft's Update Policy CSP to manage Windows Update behavior on enrolled Windows devices. The profile can control settings such as Microsoft product updates, driver updates, feature and quality update ...
FileWave Anywhere Saved View Preferences
What FileWave Anywhere remembers FileWave Anywhere saves the layout of supported table views so administrators do not have to resize and rearrange the same columns after every sign-in. This account-level behavior was introduced in FileWave 14.8.0 and remains u...
Re-enroll an Imaging Virtual Server (IVS)
What this procedure does Re-enrolling an Imaging Virtual Server (IVS) requires more than deleting its FileWave Central record. Remove the IVS Client configuration and IVS Admin preferences first, then remove the IVS from FileWave Central, restart it, and enrol...
S.U.P.E.R.M.A.N. for macOS Software Updates (macOS Script)
What is S.U.P.E.R.M.A.N.? S.U.P.E.R.M.A.N. (Software Update Policy Enforcement with Recursive Messaging and Notification) can be an innovative feature within FileWave's Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) tool. Designed to optimize the macOS software updates and...
Introducing PSImage: Scope and Support
PSImage is an alternative disk imaging solution built on PowerShell scripts intended for environments where it is not feasible to use the IVS, such as; When your FileWave server is hosted in the cloud and you need more than 1 IVS or You are unable to PXE boot ...
Components (PSImage)
PSImage is not supported by FileWave Support, so please do not submit support tickets for PSImage issues. The information provided here is for educational purposes only. If you would like to purchase professional services hours for consulting assistance settin...