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As an administrator in Tenable Nessus Manager, you can request and download a log file containing logs and system configuration data from any of your managed scanners and Tenable Nessus Agents. This information can help you troubleshoot system problems, and also provides an easy way to gather data to submit to Tenable Support. You can store a maximum of five log files from each managed scanner in Tenable Nessus Manager. Once the limit is reached, you must remove an old log file to download a new one. Note: You can only request logs from Nessus scanners running 8.1 and later. To download logs from a managed scanner: In the top navigation bar, click Sensors. The Linked Agents page appears. By default, Linked Agents is selected in the left navigation menu and the Linked Agents tab is active. In the left navigation bar, click Linked Scanners. The Scanners page appears and displays the linked scanners table. In the linked scanners table, click the scanner for which you want to download logs. The detail page for that scanner appears. Click the Logs tab. In the upper-right corner, click Request Logs. Note: If you have reached the maximum of five log files, the Request Logs button is disabled. Remove an existing log before downloading a new one. Tenable Nessus Manager requests the logs from the managed scanner the next time it checks in, which may take several minutes. You can view the status of the request in the user interface until the download

To link your Tenable Nessus scanner during initial installation, see Configure Nessus. If you choose not to link the scanner during initial installation, you can link Tenable Nessus scanner later. You can link a Tenable Nessus scanner to a manager such as Tenable Nessus Manager or Tenable Vulnerability Management. Note: You cannot link to Tenable Security Center from the user interface after initial installation. If your scanner is already linked to Tenable Security Center, you can unlink and then link the scanner to Tenable Vulnerability Management or Tenable Nessus Manager, but you cannot relink to Tenable Security Center from the interface. To link a Tenable Nessus scanner to a manager: In the user interface of the manager you want to link to, copy the Linking Key, found on the following page:Tenable Vulnerability Management: Settings > Sensors > Linked Scanners > Add Nessus ScannerTenable Nessus Manager: Sensors > Linked ScannersNote: You can also retrieve your scanner linking key from the nessuscli. For more information, see nessuscli fix --secure --get scanner_linking_key in the nessuscli Fix Commands section. In the Tenable Nessus scanner you want to link, in the top navigation bar, click Settings. The About page appears. In the left navigation bar, click Remote Link.The Remote Link page appears. Fill out the linking settings for your manager as described in Remote Link. Click Save. Tenable Nessus links to the manager.

December 19, 2011 1 Min Read Tenable has published a new video which covers the major features in the Nessus vulnerability scanner. You can view the video below:This video shows you how-to get started using the Nessus vulnerability scanner, including:Where to download NessusIntroduction to policies, scans, and reportsPerforming an asset discovery scanRunning a network-based vulnerability scanConfiguring a patch auditing scanPerforming a configuration auditDetecting sensitive data (SSN & credit cards)Running web application testsReporting & filteringRisk analysis and compliance (PCI DSS)The video runs almost 38 minutes, but covers several major features for those who may be new to using Nessus. Paul Asadoorian As founder and CEO of Security Weekly, Paul remains one of the world’s foremost experts on all things cybersecurity. Security Weekly is a one-stop resource for podcasts, webcasts and other content, informing community members about penetration testing, vulnerability analysis, ethical hacking and embedded device testing. Previously, Paul served as a lead IT security specialist for Brown University, and as an instructor with The SANS Institute. Cybersecurity news you can use Enter your email and never miss timely alerts and security guidance from the experts at Tenable.