Chapter 3: Running Your First Scans; Overview - IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner User Manual

Chapter 3
Running Your First Scans

Overview

Introduction
When to use
Tips are optional
In this chapter
IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner User Guide, Version 1.3
This chapter guides you through the process of quickly running basic ad hoc and
background scans for discovery and for assessment. These scans accomplish the
following:
Verify that you have set up Enterprise Scanner to work correctly with the
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SiteProtector system.
Introduce you to the basic workflow of scanning with Enterprise Scanner.
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Provide a foundation of understanding that you can build upon as you customize
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scanning for your Site.
Follow the procedures in this chapter immediately after you install an Enterprise Scanner
agent and before you make any configuration changes in the SiteProtector Console. Scanning
processes vary slightly depending on your configuration. The procedures in this chapter
assume that you have not configured the agent beyond the basic installation.
If you have configured any of the policies before you follow the procedures in
Important:
the chapter, your results may not be the same.
The instructions in this chapter provide the choice of setting up scans quickly with the
minimum amount of detail or of setting up scans at a slower pace with more detail:
If you want to...
run through the scans quickly and pick up
details later as you work more with the agent
learn more about the details of scanning now refer to the information included in the Tips.
Table 14: How to use Tips
This chapter contains the following topics:
Topic
Basic Concepts
Finding Your Agent, Assets, and Policies in the SiteProtector System
Running Ad Hoc Scans
You can...
ignore any information in Tip statements.
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