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366 | Posture Dell Networking W-ClearPass Policy Manager 6.6 | User Guide
By way of example of how plugins use this information, consider a plugin that must access a particular service,
in order to determine some aspect of the client’s status; in such cases, login information might be among the
preference fields.
Figure 347: Nessus Scan Profile Configuration - Preferences Tab
After saving the profile, plugin, and preference information for your new (or modified) plugin, you can go to the
Primary/Backup Servers tabs and select it from the Scan Profile drop-down list.
Adding an Nmap Audit Server
To create an Nmap (Network Mapping) audit server:
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Posture > Audit Servers page, then click Add.
2. From the Audit tab, select the NMAP radio button in the Type field.
Policy Manager uses the Nmap audit server interface exclusively for network port scans.
n The Health evaluation always returns a status of Healthy.
n The port scan gathers attributes that allow determination of role(s) through post-audit rules.
Audit Tab
You can use the Audit tab to identify the server and define configuration details. Figure 348 shows an example
of the Audit tab:
Figure 348: NMAP Audit Server > Audit Tab
The following table describes the parameters configured in the Audit tab: