Upgrade Tenable Nessus Network Monitor on macOS

Before You Begin

These steps assume that you have backed up your custom SSL certificates and are running all programs with root privileges.

To upgrade Tenable Nessus Network Monitor on macOS:

  1. Stop Tenable Nessus Network Monitor.

  2. Double-click the .dmg file downloaded from the Tenable Downloads page to mount the disk image NNM Install. The specific filename varies depending on your version.

  3. Double-click the Install Tenable Nessus Network Monitor.pkg file.

    The Install Tenable Tenable Nessus Network Monitor window appears, which walks you through the upgrade process and any required configuration steps.

  4. Click the Continue button.

    The Software License Agreement screen appears.

  5. Agree to the terms to continue the installation process and use Tenable Nessus Network Monitor.

    Tip: You can copy the text of the agreement into a separate document for reference, or you can click the Print button to print the agreement directly from this screen.

  6. Click the Install button.

    A window appears asking for authentication permission to install the software.

  7. Click the Install Software button.

    A window appears requesting permission to allow Tenable Nessus Network Monitor to accept incoming network connections. If this option is denied, Tenable Nessus Network Monitor is installed but functionality is severely reduced.

  8. Click the Allow button.