Specifications

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Once the Activation Code and optional proxy setting configuration has been completed, click “Next” to register your
scanner:
After registration, Nessus must download the plugins from Tenable. This process may take several minutes to an hour,
depending on your connection speed, as it transfers a considerable amount of data to the machine, verifies file integrity,
and compiles them into an internal database. Note that subsequent plugin updates are processed much more quickly.
After the initial registration, Nessus will download and compile the plugins obtained from port 443 of
plugins.nessus.org, plugins-customers.nessus.org, or plugins-us.nessus.org in the background.
Once the plugins have been downloaded and compiled, the Nessus GUI will initialize and the Nessus server will start:
After initialization, Nessus is ready for use!