This document is a user manual for Nessus software, which provides information on hardware requirements, installation process, configuration methods, and vulnerability plugin updates.
The document explains the hardware requirements and step‑by‑step installation of the Nessus server on a Linux machine, including prerequisite packages such as gcc and sharutils. It also covers creating Nessus users, generating certificates, and starting the server daemon.
Further sections describe how to install the Windows client, configure scan options, select plugins, and reduce scanning risk by using safe checks, limiting simultaneous hosts, and disabling dangerous plugins. Exporting scan results to CSV, HTML, or PDF is also covered. This manual is written in Chinese.
| Default server port | 1241 |
|---|---|
| Default encryption protocol | TLSv1 |
| Maximum simultaneous hosts | 5 |
| Threads per host | 10 |
The default port is 1241.