# New Scan

This page contains the required information to start an Active Directory security scan from scratch.

<figure><img src="/files/msf2ySCgDAI4LPQUYbHS" alt=""><figcaption><p>New Scan</p></figcaption></figure>

## Mandatory Fields

**Scan Name**: Name of the scan.

**Description**: Description of the scan.

**Start Time**: Starting date and time of the new scan. With the help of this option, you can schedule the scan for any date and time as you wish.

**Policy**: Scan policy that contains the settings and the customized specifications which will affect the scan. (See details in [Policy](/fsprotect/scans/policies/policies.md))

**Azure Policy:** Azure policy that contains the settings for azure scans.

**Forest**: The Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the forest that is going to be analyzed. FSProtect automatically analyzes the submitted FQDN of the forest and includes the parent and child domains/forests in the Active Directory environment to this new scan.

**Domain Controller IP Address**: IP Address of the domain controller that belongs the to submitted forest. If the related domain or forest contains more than one domain controller, any domain controller IP address which is accessible over the network from the FSProtect machine is accepted.

**Username**: Name of the user account that is created for scanning the environment during the FSProtect Requirements and Installation phase. As this user requires specific permissions and settings, If you are unsure about whether it satisfies these prerequisites, please check the Requirements and Installation document.

**Password**: Password that belongs the submitted username.

## Optional Fields

### **Continous Assesment**

With the help of the continuous assessment option, recurring scans can be automatically scheduled as daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. Scan will not run until the date selected in Start Time.

<figure><img src="/files/D3besq4D4NIkLROvlBei" alt=""><figcaption><p>Continious Assesment</p></figcaption></figure>

#### Frequency Day

<figure><img src="/files/IyQQT13ikYSG0RH1gQnD" alt=""><figcaption><p>Frequency - Day: every 3 days</p></figcaption></figure>

When the Frequency is set to **Day**, a scans run every specified number of days, starting at the specified start time.

#### Frequency Week

<figure><img src="/files/P91LeRrodLWpEbTSsD8I" alt=""><figcaption><p>Frequency - Week: every 3 weeks</p></figcaption></figure>

With the Frequency set to **Week**, the scans run every specified number of weeks on the selected days, starting at the specified start time.

#### Frequency Month

<figure><img src="/files/6rOIlxi494ui1ChvMydB" alt=""><figcaption><p>Frequency Month: every 3 months</p></figcaption></figure>

When the Frequency is set to ***Month***, the scans run every specified number of months on;\
\- The day specified in Start Time,\
\- The day and week calculated from Start Time.

#### Frequency Year

<figure><img src="/files/Pv6wn19obIfAHFYdWdq7" alt=""><figcaption><p>Frequency Year</p></figcaption></figure>

When Frequency is set to **Y*****ear***, the scans run every year on;\
\- The day specified in Start Time,\
\- The day, week and month calculated from Start Time.

### Azure Policy Selection

Azure policies become available when the scan is configured for **Azure or Hybrid** environments.\
By clicking the **(+)** button and selecting **Azure**, the scan context enables Azure related settings and allows an **Azure Policy** to be selected.

<figure><img src="/files/DUj7VpBBGiwJdCRLOmBR" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### **Multiple Environment**

If there are multiple forests, that need to be analyzed in a single scan, information that belongs to the additional environments can be added through the **Add Environment** button.

Added environments can be removed through the **Delete Environment** button.

![Adding multiple Environments](/files/iZK8hKh9dhG1X6kCYSYw)


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