Scheduling Scans

With the dramatic increase in the frequency and breadth of attacks on networks, regular network security audits have become a necessity. New exploits are added to our KnowledgeBase on a daily basis. To ensure constant security, create multiple custom scans and schedule them to run immediately, on specific dates, or on a recurring basis: daily, weekly, or monthly. The scheduling feature ensures that scans are run automatically on a regular basis, and reduces the time necessary to set up and start them.

Is this your first scan? See the links below for important steps to take before scheduling your scan:

Before launching vulnerability scans

Before launching compliance scans

To schedule a scan:

1. Select Schedule from the left menu.

2. Go to New > Schedule Scan. If the compliance module is enabled, select the type of scan you want to schedule: Vulnerability or Compliance.

3. Specify settings in the following sections:

• Task Title. Provide a title, change the task owner, and select a scanner and option profile to apply to the scheduled task.

• Target Hosts. Identify the target for this scheduled task. The target may consist of asset groups and IP addresses.

• Scheduling. Specify the start date and time, the maximum run time and how often this task should occur.

• Notifications. Enable the notification option to receive an email each time this scheduled task is scheduled to start.

4. Click Save.

5. If you have an account with a Pay Per Scan service option, then a confirmation appears with the number of scans remaining in your account and the number of scans that may be used up by the task. See Pay Per Scan Accounts for more information.

Scheduling Scans

To schedule a scan:

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