XIA Configuration WINS Server Documentation Tool Automatically document your WINS server configuration Download Free 30-Day Trial View Example Documentation Automatically document Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) configuration with our network documentation tool XIA Configuration. Export PDFs with custom branding Scan Active Directory to detect and inventory Windows servers running WINS Compare items to check your WINS configuration Run reports to see a summary of your WINS servers Document replication partners, replication settings and server settings including backup databases, intervals and timeouts. To see all the Windows settings supported by XIA Configuration, navigate up to Windows All of XIA Configuration's features are supported when documenting WINS configuration including version control, PDF output, reporting, change tracking & item comparison, XML output and more. WINS Documentation Example View an example WINS document generated by XIA Configuration: WINS documentation example generated by XIA Configuration View Example Document Information documented by XIA Configuration WINS was designed specifically to support NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) and is required for any environment in which users access resources that have NetBIOS names. Find out more about the WINS configuration documented by XIA Configuration below: Server Settings Replication Settings Replication Partners Server Settings Note: For detailed information about your Windows servers, navigate up to Windows. Document the following WINS server settings: Backup Database Path Backup Database On Shutdown Renew Interval Extinction Interval and Timeout Verification Timeout Verification Settings Burst Handling Database Path Screenshot showing server settings in a document generated by XIA Configuration Replication Settings Where multiple WINS servers are used on a network, they can be configured to replicate records in their databases to other servers. This can provide for additional resilience, performance and load balancing. Replicate only with partners Overwrite static mappings at this server Pull Replication Start Time Pull Replication Interval Pull Replication Use Persistent Connections Use Push Replication on Startup Push Replication Use Persistent Connections Automatic Partner Discovery Screenshot showing replication settings in a document generated by XIA Configuration Replication Partners A replication partner can be added and configured as either a pull partner, a push partner or as a push/pull partner. The push/pull partner type is the default configuration. Partner Name IP Address Type (Push / Pull) Pull Replication Start Time Pull Replication Interval Pull Replication Use Persistent Connections Push Replication Number of changes in version ID before replication Push Replication Use Persistent Connections Screenshot showing replication partner settings in the XIA Configuration web interface Supported Platforms Documents WINS configuration on the following versions of Windows: Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Windows Server 2003 and 2003 R2 Windows 2000 Server SP2 and above Windows NT 4 Server SP6a For more information about Windows, please view the Windows page. Try our WINS server documentation tool for free No commitments. No costs. Try XIA Configuration today. Download Free 30-Day Trial Up to Windows