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Opening FileWave Central / Anywhere 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...
Opening FileWave Central / Anywhere 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. When/Why Sometimes even though your compu...
Configuring FileWave Server Basic Preferences
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...
Default TCP and UDP Port Usage
FileWave software uses the below-listed TCP/IP ports. These are default settings and may be configured to listen on different ports if required. Consider FileWave Server should not have IPv6 enabled for the best experience. Port Testing Please consider downl...
Windows Imaging in FileWave: Secure Imaging Option (15.5+)
What In FileWave version 15.5.0, significant changes have been made to the Windows Imaging process using the Imaging Virtual Server (IVS). Previously, when imaging or capturing a Windows system, the device would mount NFS (Network File System) volumes directl...
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...
Battery Health Inventory Field
What FileWave v16.2.0+ now reports Battery Health as an inventory field for supported iPads and Macs. This value comes directly from Apple’s device management framework and can help administrators quickly identify whether a device battery is functioning prope...
Automated Windows OS Updates Policy
What There may be Windows OS updates that you want to simply apply without needing to create a Fileset or manage in FileWave. This new option will allow you to set it and forget it. FileWave 16.2.0 introduces a new concept to simplify Windows OS patching. W...
Apple ADE - MDM Certificate vs. MDM Trust Chain
What For ADE/DEP enrollments there are certificates that go in the enrollment profile. In FileWave 16.2.0 we have made a change to what is included in that profile by default. When/Why We've had some support issues where customers would see ADE/DEP profiles...
Open Source Software included in FW v16.2.0
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...
APNs Certificate Creation & Renewal on macOS Computers (XCA)
Description Apple Mobile Device Management (MDM) requires an Apple Push Notification service (APNs) certificate; renewable yearly. APNs ExpiryIf APNs certificates are allowed to expire, all MDM communication will be lost, until renewed. This guide explains ...
OS Software Updates - Obsolete Filesets Cleanup
What In FileWave you can patch your Apple and Windows devices very easily but over time you will accumulate many Filesets related to OS patching. This feature that was added to FileWave 16.2.0 will allow you to perform a quick and easy cleanup. When/Why Wh...
IdP Custom Fields
What FileWave 16.2 introduces IdP Custom Fields, allowing administrators to pull user and device-specific data directly from an Identity Provider (IdP) such as Okta, Google, Entra (Azure AD), or Keycloak into FileWave. These fields work just like other Custom...
Open Source Software included in FW v16.2.1
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...
FileWave Version 16.2.0 (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...
FileWave Version 16.2.1
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 16.2 includes powerful new features designed to simplify administration, strengthen security, and...
OS Software Updates - Automation Rules
What Managing OS updates can be a burden as far as looking for new updates, making Filesets, and then putting the Filesets in the right groups to deploy them. FileWave 16.2.0 makes this process much more simple for both Apple as well as Microsoft updates. W...