Add a Tenable Nessus Network Monitor Instance

Required User Role: Administrator

Before you begin:

To add an Tenable Nessus Network Monitor instance to Tenable Security Center:

  1. Log in to Tenable Security Center via the user interface.

  2. In the left navigation, click Resources > Tenable Nessus Network Monitors.

    The Tenable Nessus Network Monitor Scanners page appears.

  3. At the top of the table, click Add.

    The Add Tenable Nessus Network Monitor Scanner page appears.

  4. Configure the settings, as described in Tenable Nessus Network Monitor Instance Settings.

    1. In the Name box, type a name for the scanner.

    2. In the Description box, type a description for the scanner.

    3. In the Host box, type the hostname or IP address for the scanner.

    4. In the Port box, view the default (8835) and modify, if necessary.

    5. If you want to disable this scanner's connection to Tenable Security Center, click Enabled to disable the connection.

    6. If you want to verify that the hostname or IP address entered in the Host option matches the CommonName (CN) presented in the SSL certificate from the Tenable Nessus Network Monitor server, click Verify Hostname to enable the toggle.

    7. If you want to use the proxy configured in Tenable Nessus Network Monitor for communication with the scanner, click Use Proxy to enable the toggle.

    8. In the Type drop-down box, select the authentication type.

    9. If you selected Password as the Type:

      1. In the Username box, type the username for the account generated during the Tenable Nessus Network Monitor installation for daemon-to-client client communications.

      2. In the Password box, type the password for the account generated during the Tenable Nessus Network Monitor installation for daemon-to-client client communications

    10. If you selected SSL Certificate as the Type, click Choose File to upload a certificate.

    11. If you selected SSL Certificate as the Type:

      1. Click Choose File to upload a certificate.

      2. (Optional) If the private key that decrypts your SSL certificate is encrypted with a passphrase, in the Certificate Passphrase box, type the passphrase for the private key.

    12. In the Repositories list, select one or more repositories where you want Tenable Security Center to store the scanner data.

  5. Click Submit.

    Tenable Security Center saves your configuration.