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Add a Nessus Scanner

To add a Nessus scanner, log in as the admin user and click “Resources” and then “Nessus Scanners”. Click “Add” and

a page similar to the screen capture below is displayed:

Nessus Scanner Add Dialog

Available fields include the scanner Name, Description, Host, Port, Authentication Type, Login, Password, Verify

Hostname, Use Proxy, State, and Zones. The “Name” and “Description” fields are descriptive information included to

describe the scanner being added.

The Host is the IP address or hostname of the Nessus scanner being added. The Port option refers to the Nessus

server’s XMLRPC port, which defaults to TCP port 8834. In most cases, this port is kept at the default value. For custom

configurations, this can be changed; however, it must be changed on the Nessus scanner first before SecurityCenter

attempts to connect to the Nessus server.

The “Login”, “Authentication Type”, “Username”, and “Password” fields are based on settings configured during initial

scanner setup.

The “Verify Hostname” checkbox verifies that the hostname or IP address entered in the “Host” field matches the CN

(CommonName) presented in the SSL certificate from the server.

The “State” allows the administrator to enable or disable the scanner. When disabled, plugin updates and scans will not

attempt to contact the scanner. This can be useful in cases where a WAN link is down, a Nessus host server is down for

maintenance, and other similar situations.

Choose a Scan Zone created previously within the “Zone” field. Scanners may belong to multiple Scan Zones.

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