Power On the Scanner
Appliance
1
Connect the AC power cord into the power socket.
2
Check to be sure that the amber PWR LED is lit.
3
WELCOME TO QUALYSGUARD
appears in the Scanner Appliance user
interface followed by other informational messages during the boot
process which takes approximately two minutes.
4
Check the message indicating the activation status of the Scanner Appliance:
•
ACTIVATION CODE
–
The Scanner Appliance has not been
activated.
•
FRIENDLY NAME/IP ADDRESS
–
The Scanner Appliance has been
activated. Now you are ready to start scanning. Go to "Getting
Started with Scanning".
A network error message appears when the Scanner Appliance did not
make a successful connection to the QualysGuard platform and the issue
must be resolved:
•
ACTIVATION CODE/NETWORK ERR.
–
The Scanner Appliance
has not been activated.
•
NETWORK ERROR
–
The Scanner Appliance has been activated.
5
When the
ACTIVATION CODE
message appears, make yourself a note of
the activation code for the Scanner Appliance. A unique activation code is
assigned to each Scanner Appliance. Now you are ready to go to
STEP 3
Note: If the Remote Console will be used, it may be necessary to press
the ENTER key on the VT100 terminal's keyboard to display the Remote
Console interface.
Proper Shutdown
To shut down the system, press
ENTER
and then the Down arrow to select
the
SYSTEM SHUTDOWN
option. Wait until this message appears:
IT'S NOW SAFE TO UNPLUG THE BOX
. Then you can safely disconnect
the power supply.
Connect the Scanner
Appliance to the Network
Setup Network Connection
The Scanner Appliance connects like any other computer to a switch on your
network. To setup the network connection, follow these steps:
1
Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet LAN port on the
back of the Scanner Appliance.
2
Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a 10BASE-T or
100BASE-TX or 1 Gigabit switch on your network.
Remote Console Setup (optional)
The Remote Console interface supports remote configuration of the Scanner
Appliance using a VT100 terminal, such as Windows HyperTerminal. To setup the
Remote Console, follow these steps:
1
Be sure your terminal server is up and running. These settings are required:
•
BITS PER SECOND:
9600
•
STOP BITS:
2
•
DATA BITS:
8
•
FLOW CONTROL:
None
•
PARITY:
None
•
TERMINAL EMULATION:
VT100
2
Connect one end of the USB-to-RS232 converter cable to a USB port on the
Scanner Appliance (back panel).
3
Connect the other end of the USB-to-RS232 converter cable to your
terminal server via network cable.
1
Step
2
Step
3
Step
Activate the Scanner
Appliance
1
Open a browser and go to the platform URL where your QualysGuard
account is located. Please refer to your registration email containing your
platform URL and login credentials. A Manager or Unit Manager account
is required.
2
On the QualysGuard login page, enter your user name (Login) and
password, and then click
LOGIN
. You are prompted to review and accept
the licensing agreement when you log into your account for the first time.
Your QualysGuard Home page appears upon successful login.
3
Select Scanner Appliances from the left menu, under Tools.
4
Go to New
➞
Scanner Appliance.
Activation Code
– Enter the activation code for the Scanner Appliance.
Add To
(Unit Manager only) – Select an asset group that you want to add
the Scanner Appliance to. This will make the appliance available to users
in your business unit.
Click
Activate
.
5
This message appears when the Scanner Appliance has been successfully
activated:
FRIENDLY NAME/IP ADDRESS
– When this message appears, you are
ready to start scanning.
Note: It may take a few minutes for the Scanner Appliance activation to
occur. If you prefer not to wait, complete the activation manually by
restarting the Scanner Appliance. To do this, press the Down arrow until
the
SYSTEM REBOOT
screen appears and then press
ENTER
. When the
REALLY REBOOT SYSTEM?
screen appears press
ENTER
.
Getting Started with Scanning
Log into your QualysGuard account.
Before you begin, select Scanner Appliances on the left menu, under Tools.
From there you have the option to view appliance information and edit appliance
settings, such as the friendly name and polling interval.
Select Scan on the left menu, under Navigation. Then go to New
➞
Scan on
the top menu bar to launch an on demand scan, or go to New
➞
Schedule Scan
to define a scheduled scan to run sometime in the future. When defining the
scan, be sure to select the friendly name of your Scanner Appliance.
Online Help is always available to assist you. Click the Help button when stepping
through a workflow. Or go to Help
➞
Online Help to view the complete online help.
See also the
QUALYSGUARD QUICK TOUR
. Go to Help
➞
Resources to download.
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