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Mac Client 4.0

  • [Bugfix] Corrected issue where initial run could created duplicate records on the server
  • [Bugfix] Battery Check is better able to identify damaged batteries
  • [Feature] Simplified PreferencePane wording, with support for custom branding1
  • [Feature] Redesigned auto-update mechanism to support optional Client Branding
  • [Feature] No longer reports unnecessary plugin status messages
  • [Feature] Native Installer Plugin to enter the ClientGroup during manual installation
  • [Feature] Improved Clarity in SoftRAID Plugin
  • [Feature] Reports current SMC Version
  • [Feature] Better display of failed memory chips, including capacity
  • [Feature] Simplified installer download URL & disc image name
  • [Feature] The installed client longer promotes the Watchman Monitoring brand to your clients
  • [Feature] Client Supports Remote Removal & Rekey Requests (sent from the Watchman Server)
  • [Feature] Initial Check Daylite Server Plugin
  • [Feature] Initial Check Billings Pro Server Plugin

1 For an optional one time setup fee, our team will work with you to create a custom branded PreferencePane and installation disk image, which promotes your brand to your clients.

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Linux Client

Linux Agent Now Available for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

The Watchman Monitoring Linux agent now installs on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Packages for both amd64 and arm64 are in our apt repository, using the same install command you already use for 22.04 and 24.04.

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Monitoring Policies: Control Plugin Alerts Fleet-Wide

Today’s dashboard update adds Monitoring Policies: a named, reusable answer to the question “how should this plugin notify us?”, applied to as many computers as you like. No agent update is required. This is a server-side dashboard feature, and nothing changes until you apply a Policy. Every computer starts with no Policy, which behaves exactly…

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Apple Business Manager Integration Improvements

Ten days ago we connected Watchman Monitoring to Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager. Today’s dashboard update is the follow-up pass: the lists now show you every Mac instead of a sample, and the tables sort. Both Mac lists are paginated instead of truncating The enriched list and the “no agent installed” list each showed…

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