Enable or Disable a Scanner

Required user role when using Tenable Nessus Manager: Administrator or System Administrator

To enable a linked scanner:

1. In the top navigation bar, click Sensors.

   The Linked Agents page appears. By default, Linked Agents is selected in the left navigation menu and the Linked Agents tab is active.

2. In the left navigation bar, click Linked Scanners.

3. In the scanners table, in the row for the scanner that you want to enable, hover over the button, which becomes .

4. Click the button.

   Tenable Nessus enables the scanner.

To disable a linked scanner:

1. In the top navigation bar, click Sensors.

   The Linked Agents page appears. By default, Linked Agents is selected in the left navigation menu and the Linked Agents tab is active.

2. In the left navigation bar, click Linked Scanners.

3. In the scanners table, in the row for the scanner that you want to disable, hover over the button, which becomes .

4. Click the button.

   Tenable Nessus disables the scanner.