IBM Proventia Network Enterprise User Manual - Background Scanning Process
Background Scanning Process
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IBM Proventia Network Enterprise Scanner User Guide, Version 1.3
Background Scanning Process
Introduction
If you have read the information about background scanning in the previous topic, you
can use the procedures below to set up background scans.
Task overview
Setting up background scanning is a five-task process:
Important:
You must perform these tasks in the order given.
Task 1: Define
background
discovery scans
To set up background discovery scans:
1. In your SiteProtector Console, set up a tab with the Policy view (See page 74.), and
then create or select a group for the range of IP addresses to discover.
2. Right-click the group, and then select Manage Policy from the pop-up menu.
3. Select
Network Enterprise Scanner
in the Agent Type list.
4. If the correct version of Enterprise Scanner is not displayed in the Version list, select
it.
Tip:
The version may apply to the agent whose properties you are defining or to the
agent responsible for scanning the group whose properties you are defining.
Tip:
Enterprise Scanner policies may apply to one or more versions, as indicated in
the policy view. If you use multiple agents at different versions that do not share the
same policy, you must define separate policies for each version.
Task
Affected Policy
Policy Changes
1
Discovery
Enable background discovery scanning and define the range of IP
addresses to scan.
2
Assessment
Enable background assessment scanning and define which checks to
run.
3
Scan Window
Optionally, define the days and hours that scanning is allowed.
4
Scan Control
Define the start date of the first scanning cycle, and the length of each
scanning cycle.
5
All
Save policies and monitor scans.
Table 17: Tasks to set up background scanning