Link to Nessus Manager
During initial installation, you can install Nessus as a remote scanner linked to Nessus Manager. If you choose not to link the scanner during initial installation, you can link your Nessus scanner later.
Note: Once you link Nessus to Nessus Manager, it remains linked until you unlink it.
Before you begin:
- Configure Nessus as described in Configure Nessus.
- If the Nessus scanner is or was previously linked to Tenable.io, Tenable.sc, or Nessus Manager, you need to unlink the scanner or run the nessuscli fix --reset-all command (for more information, see Fix Commands).
To link Nessus to Nessus Manager:
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On the Welcome to Nessus screen, select Link Nessus to another Tenable product.
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Click Continue.
The Managed Scanner screen appears.
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From the Managed by drop-down box, select Nessus Manager (Scanner).
- In the Host box, type Nessus Manager host.
- In the Port box, type the Nessus Manager port.
- In the Linking Key box, type the linking key from Nessus Manager.
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Click Continue.
The Create a user account screen appears.
- Create a Nessus administrator user account, which you use to log in to Nessus:
- In the Username box, enter a username.
In the Password box, enter a password for the user account.
Note: Passwords cannot contain Unicode characters.
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Click Submit.
Nessus finishes the configuration process, which may take several minutes.
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Using the administrator user account you created, Sign In to Nessus.