Filewave
Overview
- Overview
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FileWave is a unified endpoint management platform for administering district-owned Apple, Windows, ChromeOS, and Android devices from one console. Technology teams use it to enroll devices, deploy software and settings, maintain inventory, enforce security requirements, and respond to support needs across schools and remote locations.
The device record connects hardware, software, configuration, and its assigned user or location. IT teams maintain that relationship through deployment, repair, reassignment, and eventual retirement. Configuration and assignment are related but different records. Device administrators coordinate those sources with identity and inventory owners when school or user circumstances change.
Features
- Features
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Multi-platform administration
- Manages macOS, iOS and iPadOS, Windows, ChromeOS, and Android endpoints from a unified console.
- Organizes devices by district, school, group, ownership, or other operational structures.
Deployment and configuration
- Enrolls devices and applies applications, profiles, certificates, restrictions, and network settings.
- Supports automated and scheduled delivery so changes can reach devices without hands-on setup.
Software and patch management
- Distributes applications and operating-system updates across supported platforms.
- Tracks deployment status and helps staff identify devices that missed or failed an installation.
Inventory and remote support
- Maintains hardware, software, user, and device-status inventory for planning and troubleshooting.
- Provides remote commands and support workflows for locking, wiping, locating, or assisting managed endpoints, subject to platform controls.
Compliance and reporting
- Uses queries, smart groups, and reports to identify devices that fall outside district standards.
- Supports remediation workflows for outdated software, missing configurations, or other defined conditions.
Student Data Privacy
- Student Data Privacy
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Review the Common Sense Privacy Rating:
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Filewave Privacy Policy:
https://www.filewave.com/privacy-policy
Signed California Student Data Privacy Agreement?
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Company News
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Interoperability
Sign-on, rostering, and file exchange methods
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