Feed Settings Section

The Feed Settings section allows you to:

Name	Description
Register Offline check box	A check box that allows offline registration of Tenable Nessus Network Monitor.
Activation Code box	Updates the activation code. The Activation Code only needs to be updated when it expires.
Fetch Plugins From drop-down box	A drop-down box from which you can specify where you wish to fetch plugins. Click Update to fetch the plugins.
Offline Plugin Archive	Uploads plugins to perform offline updates. Choose File to select the file to upload, then click Upload Archive to upload the archive.
Host Address box	A box in which you can specify a custom plugin feed host. Click Update to save the host.

Offline Update

The Offline Update allows a user with administrative privileges to manually update plugins when the Tenable Nessus Network Monitor host cannot connect to the Internet.

1. Download the plugin update archive from Tenable®.

2. Click Choose File.

3. Select the archive tarball to upload.

4. Click the Upload Archive button to send the file to the Tenable Nessus Network Monitor host.

5. Click the Upload Archive button again to update the plugins.

6. If a new client is part of the update, you must refresh the web browser to see the updated client.

The Custom Plugin Feed host is an alternate feed host. These are typically hosted on a local network to provide custom Tenable Nessus Network Monitor plugins.

When running Standalone Tenable Nessus Network Monitor or Tenable Nessus Network Monitor in High Performance mode as Managed by Tenable Security Center or Managed by Tenable Vulnerability Management, you must type an Activation Code before clicking the Update button. The button schedules a plugin update when Tenable Nessus Network Monitor is running in Standalone mode. Additionally, when registering Tenable Nessus Network Monitor in Offline mode, you need the Activation Code to obtain the Activation Key.