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Network Inventory Advisor Changelog

What's new in Network Inventory Advisor 5.0.167

Jul 10, 2019
  • Added: Office 2019 license detection.
  • Improved: the type of storage is displayed for Windows 10: SSD or HDD.
  • Fixed: saving the settings for the custom selectable fields.
  • Fixed: the Personalize button in the toolbar in Reports is active now.
  • Fixed: SATA interface detection (for Windows 10).

New in Network Inventory Advisor 5.0.155 (Oct 24, 2018)

  • Added: Network tree now supports subgrouping
  • Added: Information on Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is now displayed in snapshots and in Tabular reports
  • Added: Collection of Autodesk MSSA license codes
  • Improved: User interface loads much faster when working with large networks
  • Improved: Custom fields experience is greatly improved
  • Fixed: Scheduled "Software by title" reports didn't contain all items
  • Fixed: Some nodes had an unneeded prefix in the network tree
  • Fixed: Random freezing at 99% while creating a summary
  • Fixed: Import of saved network scans from network repository
  • Fixed: Unnecessary repeated nodes scanning when building a report
  • Fixed: When a manually created node was moved to another group its data was cleared

New in Network Inventory Advisor 5.0.136 (Apr 24, 2018)

  • Added: Windows Server 2016 in network factsheet
  • Improved: Inventory of large networks in terms of resource consumption
  • Fixed: Detailed reports for displays are reintroduced
  • Fixed: Detailed reports for SNMP nodes are back
  • Fixed: SNMP nodes reporting
  • Fixed: Issues while exporting Software Changes report to PDF

New in Network Inventory Advisor 5.0.127 (Jan 30, 2018)

  • Added: Offline activation
  • Improved: Autodesk software recognition during license audit
  • Improved: “Software – by title” reports
  • Improved: Overall stability during reinstallation of the software
  • Improved: The software now monitors and offers updates with What’s New info
  • Improved: Microsoft Office details display in Tabular Report
  • Improved: Tabular Reports now include Windows OS activation status
  • Improved: Overall license activation improvements
  • Fixed: “Last updated” section is populated properly in Tabular Reports now
  • Fixed: Snapshot import issues in case a node was moved to another group
  • Fixed: Empty files creation during the export of macOS nodes data

New in Network Inventory Advisor 5.0.106 (Oct 11, 2017)

  • Fixed:
  • All group nodes' rescan when creating a new group summary.
  • Displaying incorrect network icon when switching networks.
  • Missing Microsoft Office login data in Tabular reports.
  • Empty "Added" field when importing snapshot files.
  • Incomplete saving of the active group/domain name at the time of the import of snapshot files, which led to duplicate nodes.
  • Scanning error that led to creation of 2 identical nodes in the network tree.
  • Software inventory database was not being updated from NIA server.
  • Some crashes when switching networks with active filters.
  • Missing custom fields when manually importing network structure or converting the old database format into the new one.
  • Scheduled emails were not sent out when TLS was disabled for SMTP server.
  • Automatic import of network folder snapshots was not functioning correctly.
  • For Selectable custom fields default empty value was added constantly.
  • The app could crash if a node had an incorrect custom field.
  • An sqlite3odbc.dll error could appear during re-installation.
  • Service hanging after second consecutive installation of NIA.
  • "Go to full report" link was not always leading to the correct report.
  • A crash during SNMP devices scan.
  • Not all the data were in the file when exporting the Software report - by title.

New in Network Inventory Advisor 5.0.87 (Jun 26, 2017)

  • new: Autodesk 2016, 2017, 2018 licenses support
  • new: All networks are stored in an SQLite database, allowing for easier integrations with your existing IT-infrastructure
  • new: Redesigned navigation
  • new: Custom nodes grouping (by OS, node and device type)
  • new: Extended Windows 10 support while scanning and reporting
  • new: Office 2016 license audit
  • new: Scanning Macs with OS X 10.11 and 10.12 on board
  • new: license audit for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 and 2016
  • improved: UI optimized for HIDPI displays
  • improved: Searching SQL Server licenses (all versions)
  • improved: Scheduled email notifications, more mail-servers supported
  • improved: Scan scheduling, including background scanning
  • improved: Export into PDF
  • fixed: Random crash in “All licenses” screen when the new scan was started
  • fixed: A number of data collection minor errors

New in Network Inventory Advisor 4.2 (Oct 28, 2014)

  • new: Autodesk products 2015 are license-audited
  • new: Microsoft Office 2013 Click-to-Run editions now audited for licenses (unique feature)
  • new: MS SQL Server 2008 R2 and 2012 Express now detected during license audit
  • new: now you can remove all nodes that were never scanned within a few clicks
  • new: detecting and displaying names and versions of Linux distributions
  • new: Windows hotfixes are now listed with installation date
  • new: Tabular reports now have a new data field – Local PC time when scanned (Local time)
  • improved: detection of antivirus software on computers without Security Center
  • improved: Network Inventory Advisor no longer joins several processors into one on multi-CPU systems
  • improved: “Software by title” report now lists the major version for a software group instead of full version of one of the listed items
  • improved: post-scan options now let you save the list of nodes that were not scanned
  • improved: now collecting more details about Microsoft Office 2013 if it’s installed on Windows 8
  • improved: hiding offline nodes in the reversed software report that displays the nodes where a specific software title is installed
  • updated the database of supported antiviruses
  • updated the database of shared templates for software audits
  • fixed product key reading for Windows 8 x64 and Windows Server 2012 when scanned by WMI
  • fixed product key reading for specific versions of MS SQL Server
  • fixed: Microsoft Office Access 2007 Runtime was incorrectly detected as part of MS Office 2008 in license audit
  • fixed: duplicate entries when detailed report is exported into SQL

New in Network Inventory Advisor 4.1 Build 4.10.2586 (Jan 7, 2014)

  • MS SQL Server to license audit module added, Network Inventory Advisor now collects its editions and license keys
  • Speed: Active Directory structure compilation (for 1000+ nodes)
  • Enhanced: MS Office license info collection prevents occasional non-existent entries appearing in the report
  • A number of command-line interface improvements and fixes introduced (export, localization, etc.)
  • Software audit no longer misses applications with a slash in the title
  • Network Inventory Advisor app is now digitally signed
  • Fixed: exporting Users data into PDF could lead to incorrect user status being listed in the report
  • Fixed: now the “login as current user” option correctly works when connecting to Active Directory
  • Internet Explorer 10 is no longer detected as Internet Explorer 9
  • Fixed: data snapshot may have stayed on disk after node’s deletion if the node had a long name
  • Occasional crashes when navigating to Hardware -> Devices fixed
  • Fixed: more data importing and snapshots pruning stabilization fixes
  • Fixed: exporting Software customizable reports into PDF
  • A number of less important fixes and changes

New in Network Inventory Advisor 4.1 Build 4.10.2475 (Sep 11, 2013)

  • New:
  • MS SQL Server added to license audit module, Network Inventory Advisor now collects its editions and license keys
  • Enhanced:
  • Active Directory structure compilation (for 1000+ nodes)
  • MS Office license info collection prevents occasional non-existent entries appearing in the report - and more

New in Network Inventory Advisor 4.00 Build 4.00.2101 (Jan 8, 2013)

  • New: Meet the crispy completely reworked user interface with improved data navigation! We heard you and delivered the all-new report sidebar. This provides fast and accurate access to any node information. Now, when you select a data category to examine, it does not change when you navigate through your networks.
  • New: Networks management is now a real breeze. Are you an MSP, or just a professional network consultant? Isolate your clients’ data by networks you inventory, switch among them easily and quickly. You can also import a network from its ‘information’ folder, to add it as a new network in your
  • networks list.
  • New: Full-blown licenses audit is integrated in Network Inventory Advisor 4. You kept asking for this feature since day one. Now, whenever you scan a computer, you will get the list of all the license codes that can be collected (including all products by Autodesk, Microsoft, Corel, Adobe, and other vendors.) You can now enjoy individual licensing reports by node, or collect all license keys in a joint network-level report. A new software report format includes listing all license codes, and detailed reports are now enriched with a licensing section. By deploying Network Inventory Advisor 4, you can keep any pirated applications from being installed on your network. If you are a software vendor, you can use Network Inventory Advisor to audit your clients and find out how they comply with your company’s licensing requirements.
  • New: Now any report can be exported to .PDF format.
  • New: Looking for a specific node? Now you can search and filter nodes in the network tree. Just start typing the name of the node in question, and the view on the tree will jump closer to it with each successive keystroke.
  • New: You can skip nodes during scanning, which is convenient for unreachable or disconnected nodes.
  • New: Windows Experience Index is now collected from some Windows nodes (Vista, 7, 8).
  • New: Network Inventory Advisor detects multiple monitors while scanning.
  • New: Now reports can be easily imported and exported (using internal file format) to simplify their exchange and management and improve security of the transferred data.
  • New: Right-click menu in the Reports tree (Reports tab) lets you quickly run or delete a specific report.
  • New: Device driver’s date and version are shown in the report.
  • New: Date of the last installation of updates and full name of the active user were added into Tabular report.
  • New: Quick duplication of manual nodes.
  • New: You will now find important news on updates and fixes, as well as your license details, in the app’s status bar.
  • Improved: Farewell to notes. Yes, we gave up personal notes in favor of custom fields. You may find your old notes in the Tabular report, if you want to keep them.
  • Improved: Running software reports becomes more effective. We isolated those numerous Windows hotfixes and updates from the main body of the software report. They are now listed under their own Hotfixes section.
  • Improved: Scanning for MS Office now also detects Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project.
  • Improved: Details collected about a computer’s CPU are more precise now. We also added CPU multiplier to the list of collected fields.
  • Improved: The progress bar when actively scanning is more precise now.
  • Improved: Network Inventory Advisor is much faster now, thanks to optimized data loading and data segregation.
  • Improved: Laptops are assigned with a better node type (Laptop) than they used to be assigned (Mobile PC.)
  • Improved: Network summary now shows shortened list of nodes in Locations section, to optimize CPU load.
  • Improved: Scheduler is now capable of exporting new data in NIA’s internal format.
  • Improved: Tabular report now correctly sorts fields for memory and disk size.
  • Improved: Admin name and signature are now also available in Tabular, Detailed and software reports.
  • Fixed: Yeah, we were finally able to fix that old annoying node duplication bug, the one
  • related to DHCP networks and nodes with the same network names.
  • Fixed: When reports are exported into HTML, company logo and auditor’s signature are saved.
  • Fixed: Connection to Active Directory if the domain controller uses LDAP Signing.
  • Fixed: Localized versions of Network Inventory Advisor could be wrong on the software status in the “By version” pre-defined report.
  • Fixed: Node’s IP-address and network name are saved correctly when you export data using command-line interface.
  • Fixed: Sometimes Linux scanning could be unexpectedly stopped at collecting network information.
  • Fixed: Copying data from Scan Log is now possible, in case you need to share it with your team, or our support people.
  • Fixed: Scanned Linux nodes could list no “Number of logical processors” in Tabular reports.
  • Fixed: Custom fields are now exported correctly from a tabular report.
  • Fixed: Reported crashes and other internal errors.

New in Network Inventory Advisor 3.0.415 (May 19, 2008)

  • Better support of Windows 64-bit editions, scan speed, and much more!