Add or Remove Scanners from Scanner Profiles

Required Tenable Vulnerability Management User Role: Scan Manager or Administrator

Use the following procedures to add a scanner to a scanner profile or remove a scanner from a scanner profile in Tenable Vulnerability Management. You can also add and remove scanners from profiles from the Sensor Profile Details page. For more information, see Edit a scanner profile.

In addition to using the Tenable Vulnerability Management user interface, you can link a scanner to a profile by running the nessuscli managed link command and specifying the optional --profile-uuid argument. To find a profile's profile-uuid, see View a scanner profile ID.

Note: You cannot apply scanner profiles to cloud scanners.

To apply a scanner profile to a scanner:

  1. In the left navigation, click Sensors.

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

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To assign a single scanner to a scanner profile:

      1. Click in the row of the scanner that you want to assign to the profile.

        The action buttons appear in the row.

      2. Click Apply Nessus Scanner Profile.

        The Select Nessus Scanner Profile window appears.

      3. In the table, select the checkbox of the scanner profile that you want to assign the scanner to.

      4. Click Apply.

        Tenable Vulnerability Management assigns the scanner to the scanner profile.

    • To assign multiple scanners to a scanner profile, do one of the following:

      • In the scanners table, select the check box next to each scanner you want to add.

      • In the table header, select the check box to select the entire page.

      The action bar appears at the bottom of the page.

      Tip: In the action bar, select Select All Pages to select all linked scanners.

      1. In the action bar, click Apply Nessus Scanner Profile.

        The Select Nessus Scanner Profile window appears.

      2. In the table, select the checkbox of the scanner profile that you want to assign the scanners to.

      3. Click Apply.

        Tenable Vulnerability Management assigns the scanners to the scanner profile. The scanners' versions update within 24 hours of the profile application.

To remove a scanner from a scanner profile:

  1. In the left navigation, click Sensors.

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

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To remove a single scanner from a scanner profile:

      1. Click in the row of the scanner that you want to assign to the profile.

        The action buttons appear in the row.

      2. Click Remove Nessus Scanner Profile.

        The Remove Nessus Scanner Profile window appears.

      3. Click Remove to confirm.

        Tenable Vulnerability Management removes the scanner from the scanner profile.

    • To remove multiple scanners from a scanner profile, do one of the following:

      • In the scanners table, select the check box next to each scanner you want to add.

      • In the table header, select the check box to select the entire page.

      The action bar appears at the bottom of the page.

      Tip: In the action bar, select Select All Pages to select all linked scanners.

      1. In the action bar, click Remove Nessus Scanner Profile.

        The Remove Nessus Scanner Profile window appears.

      2. Click Remove to confirm.

        Tenable Vulnerability Management removes the scanners from the scanner profile or profiles. The scanners' versions update within 24 hours of the profile removal.

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