Previous XIA Configuration News Articles

• XIA Configuration 16.1: Improved IIS server auditing & documentation
• XIA Configuration 16.0: Automatically document Microsoft online services
• XIA Configuration 15.1: Document Group Policy Objects

Automate your user provisioning with XIA Automation

1st March 2022

Automatically provision users into Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, Office 365 and Google with our latest release of XIA Automation.

The following new functionality is included:

Responsive Server User Interface

A new and improved web interface with support for mobile devices.

Modern Administration User Interface

A modernized administration user interface.

Windows Server 2022 Support

Support for Windows Server 2022 has been added.

.NET Framework 4.8

XIA Automation has been updated to .NET Framework 4.8.

To see everything that's changed, please view the release notes.

Note: Before upgrading, please read the upgrade notes.

Automatically document Windows Server 2022 machines with XIA Configuration 13.1

10th September 2021

XIA Configuration 13.1 has been released and includes the following new functionality:

Document Windows Server 2022 Machines

Support for scanning and documenting the configuration of servers running Windows Server 2022.

Document Backup Exec 21.1 and 21.2

Support for scanning and documenting the configuration of Backup Exec version 21.1 and 21.2.

New Audit Events for Password List Entries

New audit events when Password Lists are created, updated or deleted.

Improved user interface

Improved user interface including an updated file upload control and HTML5 date and time pickers.

.NET Framework 4.8

XIA Configuration has been updated to .NET Framework 4.8.

To see everything that's changed in version 13.1, view the release notes.

Note: Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server 13.1, please read the upgrade notes.

Audit your DNS security settings with XIA Configuration 13.0

28th January 2021

XIA Configuration 13.0 has been released and includes the following new functionality:

Improved DNS Support

Audit your DNS security settings with XIA Configuration's updated DNS support.

Windows Compliance Benchmark 4.0

The Windows security compliance benchmark now also checks your WinRM and remote settings.

Updated Windows Remote Settings

Document additional remote settings in Windows machines.

Custom Password List Entry Types

Support for creating custom password list entry types.

To see everything that's changed in version 13.0, view the release notes.

Note: Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server 13.0, please read the upgrade notes.

Harden your system security with XIA Configuration 12.2

17th November 2020

XIA Configuration 12.2 has been released and includes the following new functionality:

Windows Compliance Benchmark 3.0

Determine if your Windows machines comply to security standards and best practices with XIA Configuration's updated Windows compliance benchmark.

SQL Compliance Benchmark 1.0

A new SQL on-premises compliance benchmark.

Windows Defender

Support for scanning and documenting Windows defender configuration on Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 and above.

Processor Utilization and Memory Usage

Collect total processor utilization on Windows machines.

Collect CPU and private working set memory usage for processes running on Windows machines.

To see everything that's changed in version 12.2, view the release notes.

Note: Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server 12.2, please read the upgrade notes.

Document SQL Server 2019 and Azure SQL with XIA Configuration 12.1

15th September 2020

XIA Configuration 12.1 has been released and includes the following new functionality:

Document SQL Server 2019 and Azure SQL

Support for scanning and documenting SQL Server 2019 and Azure SQL.

Backup Exec 20.x and 21

Support for scanning and documenting Backup Exec 20.x and 21.

Scan from CSV or SQL

Search a CSV file or SQL database for items to scan.

New Reports

Several new reports covering SQL, Windows and more.

To see everything that's changed in version 12.1, view the release notes.

Note: Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server 12.1, please read the upgrade notes.

Intelligent Desktop Shortcut Management with XIA Links 4.0

23rd June 2020

Centrally manage desktop shortcuts across your organization with our latest release XIA Links 4.0 which includes the following new functionality:

New improved user interface

A new, modern user interface with different views to show large icons, tiles or shortcut details.

View shortcut usage

View how many times each shortcut has been opened by all end-users.

Improved security model with inheritance

Shortcuts and sections can now inherit their security settings.

Search

Quickly and easily locate shortcuts with search.

To see everything that's changed in version 4.0, view the release notes.

Create Knowledge Base Articles in XIA Configuration 12.0

16th January 2020

XIA Configuration 12.0 has been released and includes the following new functionality:

Create knowledge base articles

Use our built-in HTML editor to create knowledge base articles directly alongside your IT infrastructure items within XIA Configuration.

Improved custom attributes functionality

Improved support for custom attributes including a new HTML custom attribute type. Custom attributes allow you to store additional information within your items.

View and report on client scan errors

Client scan errors can now be reported on and viewed in the XIA Configuration Server event log.

Improved event log interface

The event log interface has been improved.

To see everything that's changed in version 12.0, view the release notes.

Note: Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server 12.0, please read the upgrade notes.

Improved Support for Network Switches and Unix in XIA Configuration 11.1

27th June 2019

XIA Configuration 11.1 has been released and includes the following new functionality:

Document VLANs and Command Outputs

Support for scanning and documenting VLANs and command outputs from network switches.

Improved support for SSH connections

Improved support for SSH connections including fingerprint checks.

Improved support for SNMP connections

An updated user interface and improved support for SNMP connections.

New reports for Unix

New reports for Unix including users, groups, drives and operating system.

To see everything that's changed in version 11.1, view the release notes.

Note: Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server 11.1, please read the upgrade notes.

Schedule Reports in XIA Configuration 11

1st May 2019

XIA Configuration 11 has been released and includes the following new functionality:

Document Windows Server 2019

Support for scanning and documenting Windows Server 2019.

Document Exchange 2019

Support for scanning and documenting Exchange Server 2019.

Schedule reports and report binders

The execution of reports and report binders can now be scheduled allowing the output to be automatically saved to the file system or sent via email.

Scan schedules update

Scans can now be scheduled to run once, weekly or monthly.

SMTP notifications

The SMTP settings have been updated including the ability to use SSL/TLS connections.

Scan additional Active Directory attributes

Additional Active Directory attributes for computers, users and groups can now be scanned.

To see everything that's changed in version 11, view the release notes.

Note: Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server 11, please read the upgrade notes.

What did others say about us in 2018?

Below is a selection of testimonials from our customers in 2018:

"XIA Configuration will become one of the most critical tools in our portfolio"

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"Using XIA Configuration, we have complete, up-to-date documentation of our entire network"

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"If you are considering any form of documentation tool, XIA Configuration should definitely be top of your list"

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"XIA Links is a must have tool for the network administrator"

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"XIA Links is stable, fast, and well-integrated with Active Directory"

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"Clients gain better insight into their network and engineers are able to quickly spot inconsistencies"

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XIA Configuration Server 10.3 is available!

The latest release of our automated network documentation tool XIA Configuration includes the following:

Updated Reporting Functionality

The reporting feature has been updated with a new interface and the ability to import, export, and duplicate reports.

New Reporting Web Service

A new reporting web service is now available alongside a PowerShell reference guide.

Improved Report Security

Report security has been improved with the ability to inherit security settings and to prevent report execution based on the security of each result in the report.

VMware Update

Support for VMware vCenter 6.7.

Note: Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server v10.3, please read the upgrade notes.

XIA Configuration Server 10.2 is available!

The latest release of our automated network documentation tool XIA Configuration includes the following:

Windows Compliance Benchmark 2.0

The Windows Compliance Benchmark has been updated with new Security Options checks and all Advanced Audit Policy settings.

The desired values can now also be changed to check custom security requirements.

Secure Channel Settings

The secure channel (SCHANNEL) settings for SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and TLS 1.2 are now read for Windows machines running Windows Server 2012 and above.

Optional Features

Optional features are now read for Windows desktop operating systems.

Installer

Improved installer database compatibility.

Note: Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server v10.2, please read the upgrade notes.

XIA Configuration Server 10.1 is available!

The latest release of our automated network documentation tool XIA Configuration includes the following:

Exchange Online

Support for scanning and documenting Microsoft Exchange Online (a part of Office 365).

Exchange On-Premises

A completely re-written Exchange Organization agent, capable of scanning Exchange On-Premises using PowerShell remoting.

Manual Data Upload

An improved manual data upload interface.

SQL

Support for the installation of XIA Configuration Server on a SQL Server 2017 database.

Note: Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server v10.1, please read the upgrade notes.

Automatic scanning with PowerShell Remoting in XIA Configuration 10

The latest release of our automated network documentation tool XIA Configuration includes the following:

Windows

A completely re-written Windows machine agent, capable of scanning Windows Server 2012 and above using only a PowerShell remoting connection.

Azure

The ability to manually scan Azure tenants with two-factor authentication and Microsoft Live accounts.

HTML Editor

An improved HTML editor control.

SQL

Support for documenting SQL Server 2017.

Registry

Support for documenting defined registry keys and values on Windows machines.

Note: Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server v10, please read the upgrade notes.

XIA Configuration Server v9.1 is available!

XIA Configuration Server version 9.1 is now available with improved security, licensing, easy installation and more!

The latest release of our automated network documentation tool XIA Configuration Server includes the following:

Licensing

• Simplified licensing and updated license type definitions

SNMP Version 3

• Support for scanning network devices using SNMP version 3

Security

• The ability to use client certificates for two-factor authentication

• Improved server connection settings including updated proxy settings and service level inheritance
• Support for client registration and polling allowing client installations to be tracked
• Improved security with the dedicated client access web service
• Support for TLS 1.2 encryption between the XIA Configuration Client and XIA Configuration Server

Note: Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server v9.1, please read the upgrade notes and contact us to request a new license file. Due to the improvements made to security, XIA Configuration Server is now based on the .NET Framework 4.6.2.

Upcoming changes to XIA Configuration Server

Ensure you're ready for the new XIA Configuration Server!

The next release of our automated documentation tool XIA Configuration Server is coming soon.  Due to the improvements we've made to security, we are moving to the latest version of the .NET Framework - version 4.6.2. Please review the revised list of installation requirements below.

Note: The list of supported target systems that are scanned will not be affected by this update.

Operating Systems

• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Desktop Operating Systems

• Windows 10 Pro Anniversary Edition (64-bit)
• Windows 8.1 Professional (64-bit)
• Windows 7 Professional SP1 (64-bit)

.NET Framework 4.6.2

• .NET Framework version 4.6.2 is installed automatically*

Internet Information Server

• Internet Information Server is installed automatically

SQL

• SQL Server 2016
• SQL Server 2014
• SQL Server 2012
• SQL Server 2008 R2

Automatic Client Updates

* For automatic updates, although the installer will automatically install .NET Framework 4.6.2 if the prerequisites are met, we would recommend that it is installed manually before performing an automatic update.

XIA Configuration Server v9.0

Automated documentation of your Microsoft Azure infrastructure!

XIA Configuration Server Tutorials

Find out how to automatically document your network!

XIA Configuration Server v8.2

Automated documentation of your network, now with compliance benchmarks!

XIA Configuration Server v8.1

Automated documentation of your server infrastructure is now easier than ever!

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