Remote Link

The Remote Link page allows you to link your Nessus scanner to a licensed Nessus Manager or Tenable.io.

Note: You cannot link to Tenable.sc from the user interface after initial installation. If your scanner is already linked to Tenable.sc, you can unlink and then link the scanner to Tenable.io or Nessus Manager, but you cannot relink to Tenable.sc from the interface.

Enable or disable the toggle to link a scanner or unlink a scanner.

Remote Link Settings

Option

Set To
Link Nessus to Nessus Manager
Link to Nessus Manager

Scanner Name

The name you want to use for this Nessus scanner.
Manager Host The static IP address or hostname of the Nessus Manager instance you want to link to.
Manager Port Your Nessus Manager port, or the default 8834.

Linking Key

The key specific to your instance of Nessus Manager.

Use Proxy

Select or deselect the check box depending on your proxy settings. If you select Use Proxy, you must also configure:

  • Host — The hostname or IP address of the proxy server.
  • Port — The port number of the proxy server.
  • Username — The username for an account that has permissions to access and use the proxy server.
  • Password — The password associated with the username you provided.
Link Nessus to Tenable.io
Link to Tenable.io

Scanner Name

cloud.tenable.com

Linking Key

The key specific to your instance of Tenable.io. The key looks something like the following string:

2d38435603c5b59a4526d39640655c3288b00324097a08f7a93e5480940d1cae
Use Proxy

Select or deselect the check box depending on your proxy settings. If you select Use Proxy, you must also configure:

  • Host — The hostname or IP address of the proxy server.
  • Port — The port number of the proxy server.
  • Username — The username for an account that has permissions to access and use the proxy server.
  • Password — The password associated with the username you provided.