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title: "Manage Pre-Installed Scanners"
date: 2021-09-06
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# Manage Pre-Installed Scanners


Manage Pre-Installed Scanners
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You can find pre-installed vulnerability scanners under **Administration -> Interrogation Services -> Scanners**. 
![](../system_scanners_overview.png)
If you click on an arrow next to a scanner, you'll see the most important details about it. 
![](../system_scanner_details.png)
If you select a scanner using the small circle next to its name, you can perform the following actions with it
### Set a Default Vulnerability Scanner
Use the **Set as Default** button to set a new default scanner for your instance:
![](../new_default_system_scanner.png)
### Edit Existing Scanner
Click on the **Action** button and then select **Edit**:
![](../edit_system_scanner.png)
That will open a dialogue window where you can change:
* the scanner's name;
* its description;
* the endpoint URL;
* authorization method;
* certification verification;
* registry address option;

as described [here](/docs/administration-manual/scanners/add-new-scanners/index.md). 
### Disable or Enable a Scanner
When you disable a scanner, project admins won't be able to add it to their projects or use it as a scanner if it has been already added before disabling.
![](../disable_system_scanner.png)
To allow using the scanner again, enable it.
![](../enable_system_scanner.png)
### Delete a Scanner 
You can delete a system scanner using the **Action** button.