Add a Scanner to a Network
Required Tenable.io Vulnerability Management User Role: Scan Manager or Administrator
A scanner or scanner group is part of the default network unless you add it to a custom network. A scanner or scanner group can only be part of one network at a time.
You can only add a scanner group to a custom network if all scanners in that group belong to either the default network or the same custom network. If you try to add a scanner group that contains a scanner already assigned to a different custom network, Tenable.io prevents you from adding the scanner group to the network until you resolve the conflict.
You cannot add an AWS pre-authorized scanner to a network.
Before you begin:
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Note: Tenable recommends moving scanners to a new network, rather than an existing network, to prevent unwanted asset merges. If the network where you move a scanner already contains asset records, and the identifiers for assets from the moved scanner match the identifiers already existing in the network, Tenable.io automatically merges those assets.
- If you want to move a scanner from one existing network to another existing network:
- Note the IP addresses of the assets identified by the scanner you want to move.
- Use the IP addresses to move the assets from the first network to the second network.
- Add the scanner from the first network to the second network. Use the steps below to add a scanner.
To add a scanner or scanner group to a network:
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In the upper-left corner, click the
button.
The left navigation plane appears.
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In the left navigation plane, click Settings.
The Settings page appears.
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Click the Sensors tile.
The Sensors page appears. By default, Nessus Scanners is selected in the left navigation menu and the Cloud Scanners tab is active.
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Click the Networks tab.
The Networks page appears.
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In the networks table, click the network you want to add a scanner or scanner group to.
The Settings page appears.
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In the left navigation list, click Manage Scanners.
A list of Available Scanners to Add and Member Scanners in Network appear.
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In the row of the scanner or scanner group you want to add to the network, click the
button.
Tenable.io determines whether there are any scanner group conflicts:
If no conflicts are present, Tenable.io adds the scanner or scanner group to the network and moves it to the Member Scanners table.
If any conflicts are present, Tenable.io displays a message. You need to remove a scanner from the scanner group to resolve the conflict. For more information about removing scanners from scanner groups, see Edit a Scanner Group.
The scanner or scanner group appears in the Member Scanners in Network.