Specifications

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Advanced
Nessus uses a wide variety of configuration options to offer more granular control of how the scanner operates. Under the
“Advanced” option on the top menu an administrative user can manipulate these settings.
WARNING: Any changes to the Nessus scanner configuration will affect ALL Nessus users. Edit these options
carefully!
Each option can be configured by editing the corresponding field and clicking the “Save” button at the bottom of the
screen. In addition, the option can be removed completely by clicking the button.
By default, the Nessus GUI operates on TCP port 8834. To change this port, edit the xmlrpc_listen_port to the
desired port. The Nessus server will process the change within a few minutes.
If additional preferences are required, click on the “New Setting” button, input the name and value, and click on “Save”.
Once a preference has been updated and saved, Nessus will process the changes within a couple of minutes.