Creating a new scanning profile

To create a new scanning profile:

1. Right click on the Configuration } Scanning profiles node and select New } Scan Profile...

2. Specify the name of the new profile in the dialog on display.

Screenshot 64 - The Scanning Profile configuration page

3. Click on the OK button.

In the right pane of the configuration interface, you will now be presented with a tabbed interface through which you can configure the operational parameters for this new scanning profile. The tabs displayed at the top of the scanning profile configuration page are listed below:

TCP ports tab - Use the options in this tab to enable TCP port scanning and to specify which TCP ports are to be checked.
UDP ports tab - Use the options in this tab to enable UDP port scanning and to specify which UDP ports are to be checked.
OS data tab - Use the options in this tab to specify which operating system data is to be retrieved from the target(s).
Vulnerabilities tab - Use the options in this tab to enable vulnerability scanning and to specify which vulnerability checks will be run on the target(s).
Patches tab - Use the options in this tab to enable scanning for missing patches and to specify which missing security updates will be checked on the target(s).
Scanner properties tab - Use the options in this tab to configure the scanning engine's operational and target discovery parameters (for example, timeout values, query methods etc.).
Devices - Use the options in this tab to enable scanning for attached devices and to specify which installed network and USB devices are authorized/unauthorized.
Applications - Use the options in this tab to enable installed application scanning and specify which installed applications are authorized/unauthorized.