Remove a Scanner from a Network

Required Tenable Vulnerability Management User Role: Scan Manager or Administrator

If you remove a scanner or a scanner group from a custom network, Tenable Vulnerability Management reassigns it to the default network.

Tip: If you want to delete a scanner group or remove a sensor from a scanner group, see Delete a Scanner Group and Remove a Sensor from a Scanner Group.

To remove a scanner or scanner group from a network:

  1. In the upper-left corner, click the Menu button.

    The left navigation plane appears.

  2. In the left navigation plane, click Settings.

    The Settings page appears.

  3. Click the Sensors tile.

    The Sensors page appears. By default, the Nessus Scanners tab is active and Linked Scanners is selected in the drop-down box.

  4. Click the Networks tab.

    The list of networks appears.

  5. In the networks table, click the network where you want to remove a scanner or scanner group.

    The Settings page appears.

  6. In the left navigation plane, click Manage Scanners.

    A list of Available Scanners to Add and Member Scanners in Network appear.

  7. In the row of the scanner or scanner group you want to remove from the network, click the button.

    Tenable Vulnerability Management moves the scanner or scanner group to the default network. The scanner or scanner group appears in the Available Scanners list.