Starting An Audit Scan - EEye Digital Security Retina User Manual

Using the Audit Tab
• Start Scan – To begin or queue a new scan
• Modify Address Groups
• Modify Port Groups
• Modify Audit Groups
• Modify Credentials

Starting an Audit Scan

Complete the following steps to start an audit scan:
1. Select the Audit tab from the Retina Interface (unless it is already selected).
The Audit window appears.
2. Click Targets from the Actions pane (unless it is already selected). The Select Targets pane appears.
3. You may select a number of target types from the Target Type drop-down:
• Single IP – Then enter the IP address or the name of the server that you want Retina to scan in the Address
field.
By default, Retina displays the scanner's IP address in the Address field.
• IP Range – Then enter a range of IP addresses for Retina to scans as follows:
• Enter the start range IP address in the From field
• Enter the end range IP address in the To field
By default, Retina displays the network and subnet numbers from your PC's IP address in the From and To fields.
The default IP address in the From field ends with 1 and the default IP address in the To field ends with 254 as the
host number. 1 to 254 is the full range of IP addresses you can scan.
• CIDR Notation – Enter the IP address and network prefix in the Address fields.
For example, 1 9 2 . 1 6 8 . 2 0 5 . 0 / 1 8 means the first 18 bits are used to represent the network and the remaining 14
bits are used to identify hosts. Common prefixes are 8, 16, 24, and 32 (Class A, B, C, and single host, respectively).
• Named Host – Then enter either the DNS or the NetBIOS name of the desired host.
• Address Groups – Select one or a number of address groups to be scanned. You may also modify, create or
import address groups by clicking the Modify button (see Modifying Address Groups on page 38).
• Advanced – Enter groups of addresses via wild cards.
Note: If you want to quickly start an audit scan at this point, press the Enter key on your keyboard and then go to step
10 of this procedure.
4. Enter the name of the file you that want to store this scan in the Filename edit box. Use just the filename without
path or extension information. Retina now stores multiple scans in a single file, so you may wish to save scans to
files based on the type of scan run. For instance: servers, workstations, Sasser or any number of other more
descriptive filenames. If you do not enter a filename, Retina will generate one (though it won't be displayed).
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