Versions

How NetPorta develops – briefly, what each version added, changed and fixed. The newest version is at the top.

New

• Automatic map layout: switches are arranged by how they are connected, each with its devices. Lines are shorter and do not cross other elements.
• Map of a single switch: shows the selected switch and everything plugged into it.
• Change the category of several devices at once.
• Magnifier: on a zoomed-out map, an enlarged element appears when the mouse stops.

Changed

• A switch stack can be shown as one block or as individual members connected by a line. Aggregation across several stack members appears as one bundle.
• Map export to PDF in high resolution; in a PDF viewer you can zoom in to the details.
• The full map, the map without cards and the simplified map each have their own layout.
• The simplified map shows a computer connected through an IP phone as a phone with the computer behind it.

Fixed

• The message “Not answering SNMP” also points to the list of allowed addresses (ACL) on the device.

New

• Virtual branches: the headquarters maps a small branch without its own server over the VPN.
• Configurable automatic deletion of the old device archive.

Changed

• The whole application and its e-mails use a formal tone.
• Installation images for VMware, Proxmox and Hyper-V with network setup on the console.

Fixed

• A number of security and minor fixes after an independent code review: two-factor authentication also for read-only accounts, CSV export without Excel formulas, diagnostics without secrets.

New

• End device cards right on the map (name, IP, user, warranty).
• Simplified map with device icons at the ports, suitable for read-only accounts.
• Switch configuration backups: a new version only on change, differences between versions, hidden passwords.
• Tips on what to add to the network: virtual machines without a server, phone with a computer, switch without SSH, slow port.
• Map export to PNG and PDF, selecting several elements at once, two-finger map control on phones and tablets.
• Diagnostics for support with one click.

Changed

• New look and logo.
• The headquarters also maps its own network.
• Printers and storage show the warranty, user and a note.

Fixed

• Speed: a map with a hundred switches and a thousand cards redraws in a few seconds instead of almost two minutes.

New

• Port aggregation (LAG) on the map and in the port list.
• Interface in English, German, Italian and Spanish.
• Branch VPN to the headquarters (IPsec IKEv2, WireGuard, OpenVPN).
• QNAP and Synology storage: disks, volumes, temperatures and status.

Changed

• A clearer interface and unified texts.

Fixed

• Bug fixes and stronger security and reliability after a complete review.

New

• End devices on the map.
• Windows agent: computer name, logged-in user and operating system.
• User accounts from the headquarters also work at the branches.
• Editing devices directly in the table, like in Excel.

Changed

• Fibre Channel ports alongside SAS for servers and disk arrays.

New

• Port health: errors and link drops.
• Manual choice of the uplink.

New

• The new name NetPorta, side menu and search (Ctrl+K).
• User accounts with roles: administrator, inventory, read-only.
• E-mail alerts, Zabbix integration, printer overview.
• Event logging and sending to syslog, switch export to PDF.

New

• The whole network on one zoomable canvas.
• Reading over SSH (FortiGate, FortiSwitch, Zyxel, Cisco), names and addresses from DHCP and DNS.
• Branches: headquarters with an overview of all branches.
• Signed updates, Zyxel and UniFi.
• Servers, tape library and disk arrays including SAS.
• Timeline: how the network looked before.
• Operating system, user and purchase date for devices.

New

• Live overview of switch ports, MAC addresses and connected devices over SNMP.