IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner User Manual page 57

Task 2: Define
background
assessment scans
IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner User Guide, Version 1.3
To set up background assessment scans:
1. On the navigation pane, select the group to scan.
2. On the right pane, right-click the Assessment policy, and then select Override from
the pop-up menu.
Even if you want to run the scan with the default policy settings, you must
Important:
open the policy to populate it before you start a scan.
3. Click Yes to open the policy for editing.
The Assessment policy appears.
The default settings run all the non-DoS (Denial of Service) checks.
Note:
Figure 14: The Assessment policy for the CorporateScanningGroups group
If you want to see or change the checks that run, select the Checks tab. For
Tip:
information about viewing checks, see "Grouping and Displaying Checks
(Assessment Policy)" on page 103.
If you want to see or change any common assessment settings, select the
Tip:
Common Settings tab. For information about changing common settings, see
"Defining Common Assessment Settings (Assessment Policy)" on page 106.
Assessment policies for subgroups are inherited from a parent group if the
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assessment policy is defined for the parent group. If the policy is inherited, it displays
the parent's name in the group's policy list.
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