Configure Asset Groups

    Asset groups give you a convenient way to make logical groupings of the assets you want to scan and report on. You can add your assets (hosts, domains, appliances) to multiple groups as needed.

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    Asset groups

    How to use asset groups?

    What are the steps?

    Go to Assets > Asset Groups. Select New > Asset Group. To edit an existing asset group, select Edit from the Quick Actions menu.

    Add IPs and domains to the group

    It's simple. Go to the IPs section to add IPs and go to the Domains section to add domains. Enter or select the IPs and domains you want to add. You can even copy IPs from another asset group. Then save your group.

    Note: If the asset group is created by a sub-user, then the manager user can only add IPs that are within the sub-user's scope.

    Add scanner appliances to the group

    By adding appliances you can manage which appliances are used for scanning the hosts defined in your asset group.

    You have these options:

    1) Scan your asset group using appliances in the group. By default up to 5 appliances will be used, and this can be customized for your account. Learn more

    2) Scan your asset group using the default appliance in the group.

    Business Info

    The business information you provide can be used later when reporting on the hosts in the asset group.

    CVSS Info

    If CVSS Scoring is enabled for the subscription, you'll see the option to set CVSS environmental metrics in the Business / CVSS Info section. Your selections will be used in reporting when determining the CVSS score for the hosts in this asset group.

    Learn more about CVSS Scoring

    Add hosts by hostname

    If you have the Scan by Hostname feature, you'll see the option to add DNS and NetBIOS hostnames to the asset group. Add DNS names to the DNS section and NetBIOS names to the NetBIOS section. Only Managers can edit these sections of the asset group. You must also add a scanner appliance to the group. The scanner appliance must be able to resolve the hostnames in the group to their IP addresses.

    Learn more about Scan by Hostname

    See which groups users have assigned

    A Manager can see this information when editing an asset group. Go to the Users section, select a user from the list and click the View button to see more information about the user account.

    Change the owner

    Managers and Unit Managers have the option to change the asset group owner when editing an asset group (not during creation). Edit the group and select a user from the Owner menu. The possible assignees listed in the Owner menu depends on the role of the manager making the change, and the current owner's role and business unit.

    Find the asset group ID

    Show the ID column on the asset groups list. Go to the Tools menu above the list (on the right side) and select Columns > ID. You'll also see the ID in the preview pane and in the Asset Group Information page.

    Deleting asset groups

    Go to Assets > Asset Groups. Select the check boxes for one or more asset groups in the list and then choose Delete from the Actions menu above the list. You'll get a confirmation window with a "View Report" button that lets you see the objects (i.e. business units, scheduled tasks, report templates, etc) that are still associated with an asset group being deleted. We recommend you clean up the objects by assigning new asset groups to them before proceeding. Deleting asset groups could result in empty or invalid business units and report templates. Scheduled tasks left without a target are automatically deactivated at the next scheduled run time.  

    When Asset Tagging is enabled for your subscription, the system creates an asset tag in AssetView for each asset group in your subscription. You cannot delete system generated tags from AssetView but when you delete an asset group, the corresponding tag is also deleted. 

    Impact on Business Units when updating/removing asset groups

    Keep in mind Managers assign asset groups to a business unit, giving BU users access to the hosts, domains, appliances in these asset groups. BU users (Unit Managers, Scanners, Readers) can create personal asset groups including the hosts, domains, appliances in the BU asset groups.

    Changes to BU asset groups impact:

    - which assets BU users can see, and

    - which assets appear in their own personal asset groups

    Add IPs or IP ranges to a new line in an asset group

    When viewing the IPs and IP ranges in an asset group, all the details are displayed in a single line. This makes it harder to identify where an IP or IP range starts and ends. Therefore, we have added the Display each IP/Range on new line checkbox. On selecting this checkbox, all IPs or IP Ranges are displayed on a new line.

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