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Archive a client when you want to stop active management while keeping the device record and historical inventory in FileWave. Archived clients do not consume a FileWave license, are hidden from normal client views by default, and are removed from the active F...

Use this page when an Android Enterprise device should be wiped, reassigned, retired, or removed from FileWave. Android devices are synchronized through Google's Android Enterprise management path, so deleting the FileWave record alone is not enough if Google ...

What Occasionally you might run into an issue with PXE boot for imaging, or just generally need to test the imaging process.  The USB bootable image provided here is meant to be a workaround, or a tool of convenience, for imaging devices using the FileWave IV...

What Apple has introduced new controls that allow Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions to manage and restrict the use of Apple Intelligence features on managed devices. Starting with FileWave 15.5.0, administrators can configure these settings within the R...

What CentOS reached the end of life on June 30, 2024. This will cause issues when attempting to download install packages from repositories. The CentOS mirror list feature allows yum, the package manager, to find and use the nearest and fastest mirror automat...

What Things break, thank goodness!  If they didn't all IT engineers would be out of work.  But what do you do when things break?  Specifically, if a FileWave client on a Windows device isn't working right, what tools are available to help?  Turns out there ar...

The Filesets view in FileWave Central is where you create, organize, and review Filesets before assigning them to devices. A Fileset can be a straightforward PKG, MSI, or VPP app, or it can include scripts, requirements, properties, revisions, and other deploy...

A file level Fileset delivers files and folders to devices while preserving the ownership and permissions stored in the Fileset. Use this when you need to copy files with a Fileset, deploy a folder to devices, or place support files for another installer or sc...

What FileWave can create installer-aware Filesets for macOS PKG and Windows MSI packages. The Fileset runs the installer when its deployment activates. Why Use this Fileset type for a standard PKG or MSI that does not need custom install arguments or extra orc...

There are three primary verification settings. Each of these settings causes the related file(s) to behave differently once deployed. Self Healing Files set as self-healing will be replaced on devices with those within the Fileset, if different...

Windows registry files can be included in a Windows Fileset and reviewed in FileWave before deployment. This is useful when a Windows application, driver, or FileWave Client setting is controlled by documented registry keys and there is not a better native pol...

Apple Apps and Books Filesets—still labeled VPP in parts of FileWave—represent App Store apps and books rather than files uploaded to the FileWave Server. Their Details, Kiosk, and Configuration tabs control deployment behavior, self-service presentation, and ...

Enterprise Filesets can deliver in-house iOS apps that are distributed outside the App Store, as long as the app meets Apple's signing and provisioning requirements. Document Filesets can place managed documents on devices. Store the app or document on the Fil...

Profiles utilise Apple’s defined payloads, allowing management or configuration of User and System.  FileWave presets User or System correctly where only one option is available for included payloads.  Some payloads, though, could be either User or System as s...

What Android Filesets can be created from public or private Google Play apps. Web apps can also be added when you need to publish a managed web shortcut. A Play Store App Fileset has Configuration, Permissions, and Managed Properties controls. Managed Properti...

Properties exist for most Filesets, but options displayed will vary depending upon Fileset type. File Level Filesets include: Properties Additional features include Reboot, the Force sub-option, priority, and an option to change verification for the enti...

Fileset dependencies make one Fileset a prerequisite of another. When you associate the dependent Fileset, FileWave installs its required dependency first. How dependency order works The screenshot shows the dependency properties for both sides of a two-Filese...

A Fileset can contain multiple revisions of the same software or content. You can move a Deployment from one revision to another without creating a separate Fileset and rebuilding its target scope. Use revisions to keep the current production version in place ...