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IdP Setup: Okta
What Starting with FileWave Version 14.2.0, we can use Okta for authentication from FileWave. We must create a new application in the Okta Portal and give FileWave access to it. When/Why This configuration is required if you want to use Okta for authentica...
IdP Setup: Google
What Before we can use Google for authentication from FileWave, we must configure Google Workspace and give FileWave access to it. The whole purpose of this configuration is to give FileWave permissions to talk to your Google environment. When/Why This con...
Adding IdP Groups for FileWave Authentication
What Once your IdP is configured as an authentication source, we can use it to allow directory groups to authenticate into FileWave. When/Why We'll use this as the configuration for admins to login, and to assign permissions. This method is especially help...
Configuring DEP Profiles for IDP Authentication
What Configuring Apple Devices DEP Profiles to use IDP authentication. When/Why We'll need to configure each DEP profile with which we would like to use IDP authentication (but it is simple to do) How You'll simply notice there is a new checkbox in the D...
Admin Login in Using an IdP Provider
What You'll notice some new options now for login once an IdP provider is specified. When/Why We'll want to use these new options whenever we want to login using IdP credentials. How In both the Anywhere and Central admins, you just have to click a button...
IdP for Deployments and Smart Groups
What As a FileWave administrator using IdP enrollment of devices, I need to report on what groups devices are a part of in order to report on them and target software. When/Why There is a new field that is populated which you can use for targeting deployme...
LDAP Admin Integration
This document will walk you through the process of integrating your LDAP admin accounts into the FileWave Admin. This will allow you to log into the FileWave Admin Console as an admin account located in your AD, OD, or eDir environment. Keep in mind only Activ...
Directory data syncronization between IdP and FW is not supported
At this time, FileWave IDP integration is limited to only FileWave Admin authentication and Apple device enrollment. Directory data synchronization (and custom fields) between the IdP source and FileWave is not supported at this time, but will be added in a f...
Upgrading a Single Booster
What The auto-upgrade Booster feature will offer FileWave administrators a centralized way to upgrade all their boosters from within FileWave. When/Why Having to ssh or remote control to each of them to download and run the installer takes too much time. St...
Upgrading Multiple Boosters
What The auto-upgrade Booster feature will offer FileWave administrators a centralized way to upgrade all their boosters from within FileWave. When/Why Having to ssh or remote control each of them to download and run the installer takes too much time. Start...
Reporting / Monitoring Booster Upgrade Process
What The auto-upgrade Booster feature will offer FileWave administrators a centralized way to upgrade all their boosters from within FileWave. When/Why Having to ssh or remote control to each of them to download and run the installer takes too much time. St...
Booster Deployment Planning
Planning Scalability is largely determined by how many devices can be maintained simultaneously in a managed environment. A standalone FileWave Server can support a limited number of devices. Linux and macOS-based FileWave Servers can support between 1000-150...
Booster System Requirements
Requirements As of May 2023 v15.0.1 the below are supported for running Boosters, but for updated information always consult the specific release on the Downloads Page. The FileWave Booster can also be installed on a Virtual Machine. macOS 12, 13 (Intel an...
Booster Installation
Description Booster software is compatible with either macOS, Windows or Debian. All necessary installers or appliances can be found on the current download pages: FileWave Software Downloads Installers Debian Linux has two options. FileWave provides (as...
Booster Monitor and Configuration Settings
Booster Monitor When you first launch Booster Monitor, it will attempt to connect to the Booster at the default address of 127.0.0.1 with the assumption that you are running the monitor on the system you installed it on. You can change that address to any v...
Networking - Assign static IP Address for a FileWave Booster Appliance
For the Linux based Booster if you cannot use the port https://server:10000 to change network setting please follow the instructions below: Debian Linux Debian Linux Changing the IP address in Debian 12, which uses systemd-networkd for network management,...
What are "Server Messages" and why do I want them?
What Perhaps you have seen the option in Superprefs Editor or in Client Monitor about "Route server messages via boosters" and asked yourself what that was? When/Why We know that when a client is talking to the FileWave server it does a check-in every so ...
Device Details - Booster Client Preferences Reporting
What Want to ensure that your clients are connected to your boosters? Maybe even ensure your FileWave Clients are configured with the proper FileWave tickle time interval, is the “Route server messages via boosters” checked, or the current upstream is reporti...
Opening FileWave Central (Admin) in a Specific Language (macOS)
What FileWave Admin will automatically use the language, if supported, set on the workstation at installation (default English). It is however possible to run FileWave Admin in a different language, as shown below, through an Apple Shortcut Menu Bar item. W...
Opening FileWave Central (Admin) in a Specific Language (Windows)
What When you install FileWave Admin, it will automatically use the language you have set on your workstation (if not available, it will default to English). If you want to change FileWave to run in another language, you have to launch Central/Admin with an a...