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Open Source Software included in FW v15.4.2
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...
Windows Client Health Dashboard
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...
Software Pack for TeamViewer
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...
FileWave Windows Network Sweeper
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...
Upgrading or Repairing the Visual C++ Redistributable on Windows (Windows script)
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...
Apple MDM Enrolment Methods
Description Enrolling Apple devices involves the installation of an MDM Enrolment Profile. Installation may be initiated by either the user or the device. This same distinction also applies to the linking of the enrolment. Initia...
Open Source Software included in FW v15.5.0
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...
Apple MDM Missing Enrolment Profile
What At times, MDM may appear slow or even worse, the MDM Enrolment Profile no longer seems to be apparent, preventing MDM management until re-enrolled. Why Apple observed that osquery can cause such issues, depending upon configuration. osquery is a tool...
Account-Driven User Enrollment for iOS/iPadOS BYOD Devices (v15.0+)
What In 2021, Apple introduced Account-Driven User Enrollment, a new method for initiating Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) enrollments. With the releases of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, profile-based User Enrollment is deprecated, and starting with iOS 18 and iPadOS 18...
Restarting Devices with API
What Like to restart many devices in bulk? API can deliver this. How The data block for posting restart commands relies upon the 'ids' of devices. This is the Client ID as either viewed in the Client View or as shown when creating Inventory Queries with C...
FileWave Power/Battery Reporting
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...
FileWave End-User Notifications (15.5+)
What With the release of FileWave version 15.5.0 and onward, administrators can now send custom messages to enrolled devices directly from FileWave Anywhere, FileWave Central, or through API calls. These messages appear as system notifications on users’ devic...
IdP Setup: Keycloak
What Before we can use Keycloak for authentication from FileWave, we must configure Keycloak and give FileWave access to it. The whole purpose of this configuration is to give FileWave permissions to talk to your Keycloak environment. When/Why This configu...
Last Changed Inventory Field
What We’ve added a new “Last Changed” field in FileWave Inventory starting with version 15.5.0. This field records the date and time when any custom or built-in field value is updated for a client or when the client reports to the inventory. When/Why The “L...
API Improvements in FileWave v15.5.0
What FileWave 15.5.0 has introduced new as well as improved public API endpoints to facilitate seamless integration with external services. These endpoints allow users to fetch results of stored inventory queries and execute ad-hoc inventory queries via the P...
Transitioning to 64-bit Architecture in FileWave 15.5 for Windows
What With the release of FileWave 15.5, significant changes have been made to enhance security and performance on Windows platforms. FileWave now relies on updated open-source components, notably Qt 6, which supports only 64-bit operating systems. This shift ...
Return to Service feature for tvOS
What Even though devices can be erased remotely, getting them back into service is a manual process, as it requires someone to physically touch them and take them through Setup Assistant. Apple is removing the additional manual step with the introduction of R...
Apple Profile: System Logging
What The System Logging Profile is a new feature added to the Profile Editor in the web interface, mirroring the functionality available in Central Admin. This profile empowers administrators to configure system logging settings on macOS devices, including en...