IBM Proventia Network Enterprise User Manual - Running Ad Hoc Scans

Chapter 3: Running Your First Scans

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IBM Internet Security Systems

Running Ad Hoc Scans

Introduction

Follow the procedure in this topic to run an ad hoc discovery scan and an ad hoc 

assessment scan against a group in the SiteProtector system. Although the scans run 

separately, you can configure both scans at the same time. In the example, you will set up 

the assessment scan to run after the discovery scan has finished. 

Tip:

Use a small range of 

IP addresses to keep the scan time short. Include assets that are known to have 

vulnerabilities, if possible. 

Tips are optional

These instructions guide you through the process without explaining every detail. If you 

are interested in the details, refer to the information in the Tips for different steps. If you 

are not interested in the details, you can ignore the tips.

Procedure

To run ad hoc scans:

1. On the SiteProtector Console, set up a tab with the Asset view (See page 74.), and then 

create or select a group to scan.

2. Right-click the group, and then select Scan from the pop-up menu.

The Scan window appears.

Figure 3: Window for selecting ad hoc or background scanning

3. Select Network Enterprise Scanner/Ad-Hoc Scan, and then click OK.

The Remote Scan window appears.