Background Scanning Process - IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner User Manual

Background Scanning Process

Introduction
Task overview
Task 1: Define
background
discovery scans
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If you have read the information about background scanning in the previous topic, you
can use the procedures below to set up background scans.
Setting up background scanning is a five-task process:
Task Affected Policy
1 Discovery
2 Assessment
3 Scan Window
4 Scan Control
5 All
Table 17: Tasks to set up background scanning
You must perform these tasks in the order given.
Important:
To set up background discovery scans:
1. In your SiteProtector Console, set up a tab with the Policy view (See page 74.), and
then create or select a group for the range of IP addresses to discover.
2. Right-click the group, and then select Manage Policy from the pop-up menu.
3. Select Network Enterprise Scanner in the Agent Type list.
4. If the correct version of Enterprise Scanner is not displayed in the Version list, select
it.
The version may apply to the agent whose properties you are defining or to the
Tip:
agent responsible for scanning the group whose properties you are defining.
Enterprise Scanner policies may apply to one or more versions, as indicated in
Tip:
the policy view. If you use multiple agents at different versions that do not share the
same policy, you must define separate policies for each version.
Policy Changes
Enable background discovery scanning and define the range of IP
addresses to scan.
Enable background assessment scanning and define which checks to
run.
Optionally, define the days and hours that scanning is allowed.
Define the start date of the first scanning cycle, and the length of each
scanning cycle.
Save policies and monitor scans.
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