Manage Nessus Scanners

Required User Role: Administrator

You can manage the Tenable Nessus scanners on your managed Tenable Security Center instances. For more information, see Tenable Nessus Scanners.

To manage the Tenable Nessus scanners on your managed Tenable Security Center instances:

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

2. Click Scan Infrastructure > Scanners.

   The Tenable Nessus Scanners page appears.

3. To filter the scanners that appear on the page, apply a filter as described in Apply a Filter.

4. To view the list of configured scanners, see View Your Nessus Scanners.
5. To view details for a scanner, see View Details for a Nessus Scanner.
6. To edit a scanner:

   1. Right-click the row for the scanner.

      The actions menu appears.

      -or-

      Select the check box for the scanner.

      The available actions appear at the top of the table.

   2. Click Edit.

      The Edit Tenable Nessus Scanner page appears.

   3. Modify the scanner options. For more information about scanner options, see Tenable Nessus Scanners.

      Note: You cannot move a scanner from one managed Tenable Security Center instance to another. To change the Tenable Security Center Instance, delete the scanner and add a new scanner with the same settings on a different Tenable Security Center instance.

   4. Click Submit.

7. To delete a scanner from a managed Tenable Security Center instance, see Delete a Nessus Scanner.