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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...

What This article provides step-by-step instructions for configuring the new Kiosk2 and App Portal introduced in FileWave 16.0, including how to set a primary colour, name, and logo for the App Portal / Kiosk on FileWave v16.0+. When/Why For brand consisten...

Prior to FileWave 15.3 you had a method of customizing the Kiosk that is not used in 15.3 and beyond. Some of the customizations will be ignored with 15.3, but there are things you'll want to potentially remove and you may want to stop pushing out customizatio...

What The Self-Service Kiosk is how you can offer an easy way for your users to install approved software without the need for IT to specifically assign it to a iPad or iPhone. Instead, you can assign a collection of approved applications to your devices, and ...

This article will explain the details of the refreshed Kiosk for macOS and Windows that is included in FileWave 15.3+. Browse Payloads/Filesets The "Browse Payloads/Filesets" screen is a central feature within the app that enables users to explore and discov...

Evolution of App Portal for iOS/iPadOS: Transition from Technical Preview to Official Release In our commitment to continuous improvement and user-centric development, we are excited to announce a significant milestone in the journey of App Portal for iOS/iPa...

What FileWave 11 introduced Booster Routing, a feature that allows off-loading direct traffic to the server by routing messages via Booster. This feature provides additional security if you only allow boosters to connect to your server and have all your devic...

What The New App Portal in FileWave 15.3.0 represents a significant upgrade designed to enhance the management and distribution of apps across iOS/iPadOS devices. This feature aims to simplify app deployment, allowing for a more streamlined and efficient proc...

Overview Imagine you're running your FileWave server on a spare computer in your office. It seems like a cost-saving move at first, but then a power outage hits, and your server lacks a UPS. The database gets corrupted, and suddenly, your team scrambles to re...

Configuration Settings are found in the Windows registry or macOS plist: macOS: /usr/local/etc/fwcld.plist Windows FileWave 15.4.2 or lower: HKLM\Software\FileWave\WinClient (32bit OS), HKLM\Software\FileWave\WOW6432\WinClient (64bit OS) Windows FileWave ...

This section covers the basic FileWave preferences of General, Organization Info, Kiosk, Inventory, Mail, Editor and Proxies. The more complex preferences - Mobile, LDAP, VPP&DEP, Engage, and Imaging are covered in their own sections. General preferences Fil...

All you need to do to enroll a Windows Client is to deploy a customized FileWave Client MSI to your machines. We typically recommend using an existing tool capable of deploying a MSI such as Group Policy. This customized MSI can also be "baked" into a Window...

If you’re experiencing issues deploying the Upgrade Fileset to devices, the resolution steps depend on the target operating system. macOS Deployment Issue: Devices show that the latest FileWave Client is not installed despite deploying the Fileset. Solution...

What To ensure that notifications from the FileWave Kiosk and End User Notifications are consistently displayed on macOS and iOS/iPadOS devices, administrators can deploy an Apple Profile that forces notifications for the com.filewave.kiosk2 and com.filewave....

What As a FileWave Administrator, you sometimes need a reliable method to signal that a device is no longer available for normal use. The “Missing Device” message in the Kiosk is designed precisely for this purpose. When a macOS or Windows client is flagged a...

Once the various devices have the FileWave Client installed, and they are enrolled with your FileWave Server, there are several options for configuring and working with these clients. This section will cover some of the common configurations and additional set...

What Starting from FileWave version 14.7+ there is a better overview of updates that should be deployed to the Windows devices managed by FileWave so that you can easier identify possible risks and deploy needed patches.  The number of missing updates is r...

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 15.5.0 release, a new end-user notification system has been introduced, allowing FileWave Admins t...

At FileWave, Product Management plays a key role in determining the trajectory of our solutions. Our commitment to transparency involves regularly sharing our product roadmap, a strategy that both fosters trust with users and ensures our product evolution rema...

Despite being a critical task in Endpoint Management, OS Update management is unfortunately quite a chaotic journey. The days of merged-1.sucatalog.gz and /usr/sbin/softwareupdate. Initially, macOS softwareupdate command could be used to manually control Sof...