Enable WAN for Split Network Configuration

If the virtual scanner appliance is already deployed and you want to enable WAN for split-network scanning configuration, a second network interface must be configured for the virtual machine’s hardware settings and then for the Qualys scanner.

Perform the following steps to enable split-network scanning configuration within Hyper-V:

  1. Turn off the virtual scanner appliance on Hyper-V Manager. 

  2. Edit the Virtual Scanner Appliance Hardware Settings.
    Add a new Network Adapter. Network Adapter 1 must be set to the LAN destination network, and Network Adapter 2 must be set to the WAN destination network.
    Split Network Configuration

  3. Power on the Virtual Scanner Appliance.
    Start the Virtual scanner appliance on Hyper-V Manager.

  4. Enable WAN interface on the Virtual Scanner Appliance in Hyper-V
    Perform the following steps to enable the WAN interface:

  1. ‎Using the Virtual Scanner Console, go to the main menu.
  2. Select Enable WAN interface.
  3. Configure the WAN interface with either DHCP or Static IP configuration.‎‎scanner console enable dhcp on wan

Configuring VLANs on Hyper-V

If you want to configure VLANs in Single or Split Network configuration, refer to Configure V-LAN.

Next Step

Enable IPv6-only Mode