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Screenshot 146: Scanning Profiles properties: Scanner Options tab
Configurable options include timeouts, types of queries to run during target discovery, number of
scanning threads count, SNMP scopes for queries and more.
Important
Configure these parameters with extreme care! An incorrect configuration can affect
the security scanning performance of GFI LanGuard.
To configure scanner options:
1. From Scanning Profile Editor > Profile categories, select the category that contains the scanning
profile you want to edit (example: Complete/Combination Scans).
2. From the Profiles section, select the scanning profile you want to edit (example: Full Vulnerability
Assessment).
3. From the right pane, click Scanner Options.
4. Configure the following parameters that determine the scanning behavior of GFI LanGuard:
Parameter Description
Network Discovery Methods
NetBIOSī¬queries Enable/disable the use of NetBios queries to discover network devices.
SNMP queries Enable/disable the use of SNMP queries to discover network devices.
Table 81: Scanner Options