Explore XIA Configuration’s latest update At CENTREL Solutions, we like to monitor and integrate developing technology in every iteration of our software. This is particularly true for XIA Configuration, our latest update includes major changes. Expanded Failover Clustering and Hyper-V functionality XIA Configuration now leverages PowerShell to scan both Microsoft Failover Clustering and Hyper-V Server, enabling consistent and efficient operations. New reporting displays a deeper understanding of both services, including encryption, storage, volumes, and clustered roles. Enhanced user experience We’ve modernized our UI to feature intuitive scan task grouping and improved product documentation to simplify deployment. Updated styling and a streamlined installer make for a modern, sleek experience. Advanced capabilities We’ve implemented Trusted Platform Module (TPM) data integration for enhanced hardware security insights. Expanded tools for tracking configuration changes, version control, and ensuring disaster recovery readiness. This latest XIA Configuration update also includes support for emerging technologies, including Windows Server 2025, VMware vSphere 8 Update 3c, and Microsoft Azure Local (formerly Azure HCI Stack). Request Trial Book Demo Download 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 View article >
XIA Links 6.0 is now available 2nd August 2024 Version 6.0 of our desktop shortcut manager XIA Links has been released with an improved user interface. Modern user interface The user interface has been modernized. Custom section images Custom title images can now be set for each section. Header panel A configurable header panel can now be added. Support for right-to-left The user interface can now be displayed right to left. To see everything that's changed in version 6.0, view the release notes. Before upgrading to XIA Links Server 6.0, please read the upgrade notes. Request Trial Purchase Download Previous 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 View article >
XIA Configuration 16.1 is now available 26th June 2024 XIA Configuration 16.1 has been released with improved support for auditing and documenting IIS servers. More detailed IIS server documentation More IIS server settings are now included in your IIS server documentation. Learn more Compare IIS sites and applications Compare sites, applications or the entire IIS server. Learn more Get the data you need Get the IIS server data you need with additional built-in reports. Learn more View settings centrally See more of your IIS server settings in the XIA Configuration Server web interface. To see everything that's changed in version 16.1, view the release notes. Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server 16.1, please read the upgrade notes. Request Trial Purchase Download Missed the XIA Configuration 16.0 release? XIA Configuration 16.0: Automatically document Microsoft online services View article >
Automate your Group Policy documentation 6th June 2024 Are you tired of browsing your GPO settings in the Group Policy Management Console? Use XIA Configuration to: Document Automatically create professional documentation Audit Easily find specific GPO settings for auditors Compare Quickly compare GPOs to see differences Watch video Request Trial Purchase Download Have you seen the latest release? XIA Configuration 16.0: Automatically document Microsoft online services View article >
XIA Configuration 16.0 is now available 20th March 2024 XIA Configuration 16.0 has been released with the following new functionality: See what's new in XIA Configuration v16.0 Microsoft Entra ID Automatically document and audit Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory). Learn more Microsoft Azure Az cmdlets are no longer required when scanning Azure so you can quickly get your first scan started. Scan with Multifactor Authentication Scan Microsoft online services including Azure, Microsoft Entra and Exchange Online using multifactor authentication. Learn more Automatic Service Principal Creation Automatically create service principals to scan Microsoft Entra, Azure and Exchange Online. Learn more To see everything that's changed in version 16.0, view the release notes. Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server 16.0, please read the upgrade notes. Request Trial Purchase Download View article >
XIA Configuration 15.1 is now available 27th September 2023 XIA Configuration 15.1 has been released with the following new functionality: Active Directory Improved support for auditing and documenting Active Directory. Group Policy Objects Audit and document GPOs including policy settings. Learn more GPO Comparison Compare settings configured within Group Policy objects. Learn more Distributed File System (DFS) Audit and document Distributed File System (DFS). SQL Server 2022 Support for SQL Server 2022. To see everything that's changed in version 15.1, view the release notes. Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server 15.1, please read the upgrade notes. Request Trial Purchase Download View article >
XIA Configuration 15.0 is now available 24th January 2023 XIA Configuration 15.0 has been released with the following new functionality: Windows License and Activation Check Windows operating system license information across all your computers with the new license summary report. Learn more Improved Windows Support Improved support for scanning physical memory devices on Windows. Manufacturer Definitions Improved user interface for manufacturer definitions. Proxy Server Support Proxy server support for XIA Configuration Server. ServiceNow Basic support for synchronizing Windows servers with a ServiceNow instance. To see everything that's changed in version 15.0, view the release notes. Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server 15.0, please read the upgrade notes. Request Trial Purchase Download View article >
Audit and document your Microsoft DHCP servers with XIA Configuration 14.2 1st December 2022 XIA Configuration 14.2 has been released with the following new functionality: Improved DHCP Support Improved support for scanning, reporting and documenting your Microsoft DHCP servers including multicast scopes, policies, filters and IPv6 leases. Learn more Compare Scopes DHCP server IPv4 and IPv6 scopes can now be compared using the item comparison feature. New Windows Report Audit your SSL and TLS settings with the new Windows Secure Channel Protocols Summary report. Improved VMware Support Improved support for scanning DPM settings for VMware systems. To see everything that's changed in version 14.2, view the release notes. Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server 14.2, please read the upgrade notes. Request Trial Purchase Download View article >
Harden your Windows server security with XIA Configuration 14.1 30th September 2022 XIA Configuration 14.1 has been released with the following new functionality: 340+ Compliance Benchmarks Harden the security of your Windows servers and workstations with over 340 benchmark tests now included with XIA Configuration. Learn more Event Logs Improved support for scanning and documenting Windows event logs. Audit Rules Audit rules on NTFS and ReFS filesystems on Windows machines can now be scanned and documented. Security Descriptors Security descriptors for registry keys and event logs on Windows machines can now be scanned and documented. To see everything that's changed in version 14.1, view the release notes. Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server 14.1, please read the upgrade notes. Request Trial Purchase Download View article >
Ease the burden of documenting your Azure tenants with XIA Configuration 14.0 7th July 2022 XIA Configuration 14.0 has been released and includes the following new functionality: Document Microsoft Azure A new and improved way of scanning and documenting Microsoft Azure. Learn more Document VMware vSphere 7.0 Support for scanning and documenting vCenter 7.0 and ESXi 7.0. More ways to audit your data New reports for Microsoft Azure and Windows machines. Improved Client UI An improved XIA Configuration Client user interface. To see everything that's changed in version 14.0, view the release notes. Note: Before upgrading to XIA Configuration Server 14.0, please read the upgrade notes. Request Trial Purchase Download View article >
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. Watch Video 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. Request Trial Purchase Download View article >
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. Request Trial Purchase Download View article >
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. Watch Video 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. Request Trial Purchase Download View article >
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. Watch video SQL Compliance Benchmark 1.0 A new SQL on-premises compliance benchmark. SQL Tutorial 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. Request Trial Purchase Download View article >
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. Learn more 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. Learn 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. Request Trial Purchase Download View article >
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. Learn more Improved security model with inheritance Shortcuts and sections can now inherit their security settings. Search Quickly and easily locate shortcuts with search. Learn more To see everything that's changed in version 4.0, view the release notes. Request Trial Purchase Download View article >
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. Learn more 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. Request Trial Purchase Download View article >
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. Learn more 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. Learn more 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. Request Trial Purchase Download View article >
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. Learn more Document Exchange 2019 Support for scanning and documenting Exchange Server 2019. Learn more 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. Request Trial Purchase Download View article >
What did others say about us in 2018? 14th January 2019 Below is a selection of testimonials from our customers in 2018: "XIA Configuration will become one of the most critical tools in our portfolio" Read more > "Using XIA Configuration, we have complete, up-to-date documentation of our entire network" Read more > "If you are considering any form of documentation tool, XIA Configuration should definitely be top of your list" Read more > "XIA Links is a must have tool for the network administrator" Read more > "XIA Links is stable, fast, and well-integrated with Active Directory" Read more > "Clients gain better insight into their network and engineers are able to quickly spot inconsistencies" Read more > View article >