Configure Tenable Nessus Network Monitor in the Tenable Nessus Network Monitor User Interface

  1. Click on the URL in the Tenable Nessus Network Monitor Installation Info Card.

  2. Enter the default username and password, which are both admin.
  3. Click Sign In to Continue.

  4. The Change Default Password screen of the Quick Setup window appears, where you can change the default password. The new password must meet the following minimum requirements:

    • Minimum 5 characters long
    • One capital letter
    • One lowercase letter
    • One numeric digit
    • One special character from the following list: !@#$%^&*().

  5. Click Next Step. The Set Activation Code screen appears.

  6. Enter an Activation Code.

  7. Click Next Step.  The Monitoring Configuration Screen Appears.

    • The Monitored Network Interfaces box displays the monitored interfaces identified by Tenable Nessus Network Monitor. You can select one or more of the defined interfaces. The caret icon displays additional information about each interface.
    • The Monitored Network IP Addresses and Ranges box displays the IP address ranges Tenable Nessus Network Monitor monitors.
    • The Excluded Network IP Addresses and Ranges box displays the IP address ranges Tenable Nessus Network Monitor does not monitor.
    • The Monitored Network IP Addresses and Ranges and Excluded Network IP Addresses and Ranges boxes accept both IPv4 and IPv6 CIDR address definitions. Separate the entries using commas or new lines when using multiple addresses.

  8. Click Finish.

    The Monitoring page appears. Once Tenable Nessus Network Monitor starts monitoring traffic, the page displays various high-level charts about the vulnerabilities, assets, connections, and bandwidth usage that Tenable Nessus Network Monitor has detected, and real-time events that Tenable Nessus Network Monitor has triggered.

Note: See the Nessus Network Monitor User Guide for additional information.