Scheduling a Network Scan

  1. In Scheduling Scans and Imports landing page

  2. Select "Scans" Radio Button

  3. From the "Select Actions" drop down

  4. Select Option "New Scan"

  1. The Run A Scan page opens.

  1. Enter Required Details:

    1. Name* – Enter the display name. This is a name to identify the schedule scan

    2. Probe* – choose the scan probe (e.g., Deep Host Scan (WMIC | SSH | SNMP)).

    3. Client* – Select the Discovery Application that has access to the IP Range / hostname to be scanned

    4. Scan Through – choose IP Address or Host Name.

    5. IP Range* – enter targets. Supported formats:

      • Single IP: 192.168.48.1

      • Multiple across subnets (space-separated): 192.168.48.1 192.168.49.2

      • Same-subnet list: 192.168.48.1,2,3,4

      • Range: 192.168.48.1-50

      • CIDR (one or more): 192.168.48.0/24 192.168.49.0/24

    6. Exclude IP Range – Enter IP address that has to be excluded from the scan. The format is the same IP Range

    7. For Hostname based scans enter comma separated hostnames

    8. Location

      • Click Add to select the Location the discovered devices will be associated with

    9. Send Scan Report To

      • Click Add → pick one or more users from the Virima User directory.

      • Recipients get email when the scan report is generated. (Make sure their email + role are set in Users.)

    10. Timezone

      • Choose the time zone where you want the schedule to be interpreted.
        Tip: If times look off, confirm this first.

    11. Scan Frequency

      • Leave Current Time Settings to drive the schedule entirely from the wheels, or—if your environment exposes presets—choose a preset here.

    12. Active / Recurring

      • Active: must be ON for the job to run.

      • Recurring:

        • On → runs indefinitely by your wheels; turns on Yearly occurrence

        • Off → Execute at scheduled times only for current year

    13. Time wheels (what actually sets the schedule)

      • Tick a unit to include it, then select values:

        • Second – default 0 if not changed (start at top of the minute).

        • Minute, Hour, Day, Month, Weekday – choose one or multiple values per column.

      • The combination you pick becomes the schedule.

    14. Certificate Required when “Certificate Scan” Probe is selected. Attach a file path/certificate/location artifact needed by the probe. Click Add to supply/update the path.

    15. Port Range: Required when “Port Scan” Probe is selected

    16. URL Required when “Website Discovery” Probe is selected

Port list rules

  1. Click Save.

  2. Confirm the Schedule