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Cisco Secure Client Installation (macOS)
Description Need to install the Cisco Secure Client on your macOS devices? FileWave has you covered! Below are the steps to download the FileWave template, upload your CSC package, and get ready to deploy to your macOS devices. Ingredients FW Admin ...
Why is FileWave Support referring me to Apple Enterprise?
What In some FileWave support cases, we identify that part of the issue involves components specific to Apple products or services. Because Apple has visibility into those internal systems and behaviors that third parties cannot access, our support team may r...
FileWave Version 16.0.4 (Unsupported)
These downloads are provided for the purposes of migrations and should not continue to be used in production. You should upgrade to either the most recent release or the one prior. They can always be found here: Supported FileWave Versions The FileWave endpoi...
Open Source Software included in FW v16.0.4, v16.0.5
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...
SSL Certificate Management for Custom Domains (FileWave-Hosted Servers)
What This article explains how FileWave can manage SSL certificates automatically using Let’s Encrypt for customers who use their own custom DNS names (e.g., filewave.forrest.com) with FileWave-hosted servers. This eliminates the need for customers to manuall...
Create local admin accounts on Windows
Description Need to manage local admin accounts on your Windows devices? FileWave has you covered. Below is the recipe with Fileset to create your local admin account with username, password and full name. In addition, if needing to remove the local admin acc...
FileWave Version 16.0.5
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 the 16.0.5 release we are thrilled to announce a significant upgrade to the FileWave Management Suite,...
What is the Early Access Program?
The articles in the FileWave Early Access Program pertain to FileWave releases that have successfully passed our internal Quality Assurance (QA) process but are not yet available as a general release to all customers. These articles and resources are published...
Open Source Software included in FW v16.1.0
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...
Building Custom Clients During Early Access
The articles in the FileWave Early Access Program pertain to FileWave releases that have successfully passed our internal Quality Assurance (QA) process but are not yet available as a general release to all customers. These articles and resources are published...
FileWave Version 16.1.1
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! FileWave 16.1 introduces major enhancements to the FileWave Management Suite, with a focus on performance...
Open Source Software included in FW v16.1.1
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...
First FileWave Client 15.1.0+ Upgrade Requires Reboot on macOS 14+
What This article explains why, on macOS 14.0 or higher, a FileWave Client upgrade from a version prior to 15.1.0 to 15.1.0 or higher does not appear to complete until after the next system reboot. This is due to new Apple privacy restrictions (TCC) that bloc...
FileWave Appliances on HyperV Gen 1 - EOL
As FileWave continues to develop our industry-leading multi-platform solution, our primary goal is to make it as simple, stable, and scalable as possible. We have been providing HyperV Generation 1 and Generation 2 images for a few versions to have overlap, bu...
Importing FileWave VHD (Hyper-V)
FileWave's Hyper-V VMs are usually built using the latest version of Hyper-V, typically the same one that comes with the newest version of Windows Server. When importing the FileWave Server, IVS, or on older Windows OS'es, the Hyper-V Manager console may not b...
Changing the IP Address of your IVS (Static)
The following guide is tailored for Debian servers using the interfaces file, but you could also use Webmin, assuming the IVS comes online initially with DHCP. For Webmin, know that you will need to go to Webmin -> Webmin Configuration -> Operating System and...
Microsoft Long Term Service Channel
What is Windows LTSC? Personal Computers are not the only hardware that may run a copy of Windows. Examples could include medical equipment, digital signs, cash machines, etc. Each of these examples, require dedicated hardware, which may be high precision...
Imaging Speed Test for IVS Performance Verification
What When imaging Windows devices from a FileWave Image Virtualization Server (IVS), it’s important to ensure that data transfer speeds are optimal. Bottlenecks can occur if the IVS and client devices are on different subnets, or if network links between them...
Migrating a Debian 12 FileWave Appliance to Debian 13
Please note that this is here for testing purposes. FileWave QA has NOT tested FileWave with Debian 13 for production use. We are working on transitioning to Debian 13 with FileWave 16.3.0 at the end of 2025. This notice will be removed when we do so. This gui...
iboss iOS Zero Trust Connector (GEN2) Deployment
Description Need to deploy iboss iOS Zero Trust Connector to your iOS/iPadOS devices? Here's an example deployment for completing this configuration in FileWave to block restricted sites in Safari and on a separate browser like Chrome using the Per-App VPN pr...