Manage Freeze Windows

Required Tenable Security Center User Role: Organizational user with appropriate permissions. For more information, see User Roles.

For more information about freeze window configuration options, see Freeze Windows.

Add a Freeze Window

To add a freeze window:

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

  2. In the left navigation, click Scans > Freeze Windows.

    The Freeze Windows page appears.

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

    The Add Freeze Window page appears.

  4. In the Name box, type a name for the freeze window.
  5. In the Description box, type a description for the freeze window.
  6. Confirm the Enabled toggle is enabled.

  7. In the Targets drop-down box, select a target: All Systems, Assets, IPs, or Mixed.

    Additional options appear based on the targets you specified.

  8. In the Assets and/or IPs boxes, select or type targets for the freeze window.
  9. (Optional) If you selected Assets or Mixed as the Targets and you want to restrict the freeze window by scan repository, in the Repository section, select a repository.
  10. Modify the Starts On, Frequency, Repeat Every, and Repeat On options to set the schedule for the freeze window.

  11. Click Submit.

    Tenable Security Center saves your configuration.

Edit a Freeze Window

To edit a freeze window:

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

  2. Click Scans > Freeze Windows.

    The Freeze Windows page appears.

  3. Right-click the row for the freeze window you want to edit.

    The actions menu appears.

    -or-

    Select the check box for the freeze window you want to edit.

    The available actions appear at the top of the table.

  4. Click Edit.

    The Edit Freeze Window page appears.

  5. To disable the freeze window, click the Enabled slider.
  6. To edit the freeze window settings, modify the options described in Freeze Windows.

  7. Click Submit.

    Tenable Security Center saves your configuration.

Delete a Freeze Window

To delete a freeze window:

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

  2. Click Scans > Freeze Windows.

    The Freeze Windows page appears.

  3. To delete a single freeze window:

    1. In the table, right-click the row for the freeze window you want to delete.

      The actions menu appears.

    To delete multiple freeze windows:

    1. In the table, select the check box for each freeze window you want to delete.

      The available actions appear at the top of the table.

  4. Click Delete.

    A confirmation window appears.

  5. Click Delete.

    Tenable Security Center deletes the freeze window.