To create a blackout window: 

1. Click the Manage Blackout Windows link on the Tasks pane to display the Manage Blackout Windows page that lists existing blackout windows, if any.

2. Click the Create icon on the Manage Blackout Windows page.

3. Enter the following information in the Create Blackout Windows dialog:

   • Description: The name of the blackout window.

   • Effective Date: Click the calendar icon to select the date on which the blackout window is to be applied. The default is today's date.

   • Start Time: Choose the time at which the blackout window starts. The start time must specify a time in the future. The time refers to the time on the Network Integrity server, as shown on the dialog. Blackout windows are created, updated, displayed, and executed in server time. The local time zone of the client browser is not used for scheduling blackout windows.

   • Frequency: Select the recurrence pattern. The options are:

   • • Daily: This is the default. Enter the time of day in 24 hour format.

     • Weekly: Select the day on which the blackout window is to apply. You can select multiple days of the week for the blackout window to recur.

     • Monthly: Select the day of the month on which the blackout window is to be apply:

       Click On Day … from beginning of month to specify the day of the month using a number in the range 1 to 28. For example, select 6 to repeat the blackout window at the specified time on the 6th day of each month.

       Click On Day … from end of month to specify a blackout window with respect to the end of the month. Enter a value in the range 1 to 7. For example, select 7 to repeat the blackout window at the specified time on the day that falls seven days before the end of each month.

       Click On the to specify the day of the month using an ordinal and the day of the week; for example: the Last Saturday in the month. Supported ordinals are: First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Last.

     • Yearly: Select the day of the year on which the blackout window is to be applied:

       Click On Date to specify the month and the day; for example January 24.

       Click On the to specify the day of the year using an ordinal, the day of the week, and the month; for example: the First Monday of September. Supported ordinals are: First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Last.

     • Once Only: Specify a future time and date on which to apply the blackout window on one occasion only.

   • Duration: The time period covered by the blackout window:

     • Days: Enter the number of days for which the blackout window applies. This field does not apply to the Daily frequency.

     • Hours: Enter the number of hours for which the blackout window applies.

     • Minutes: Enter the number of minutes for which the blackout window applies.

     The maximum duration for the blackout window depends on the frequency selection. For Daily, it is 24 hours; for Weekly, it is 7 days; for Monthly, it is 31 days; for Yearly and Once only, it is 366 days.

4. Assign a scan (or multiple scans) to the blackout window. See"Assigning Scans to a Blackout Window".

5. Click Save to complete the blackout window configuration or click Cancel to exit.

To edit a blackout window:

1. Click the Manage Blackout Windows link on the Tasks pane to display the Manage Blackout Windows page that lists existing blackout windows, if any.

2. Right-click the required blackout window, and select Edit to display the Edit Blackout Windows dialog box

3. Modify the fields. See "Creating a Blackout Window" for more information.

To delete a blackout window:

1. Click the Manage Blackout Windows link on the Tasks pane to display the Manage Blackout Windows page that lists existing blackout windows, if any.

2. Carry out one of the following:

   • Select the required blackout window and click the X icon on the top-level menu.

   • Right-click the required blackout window and select Delete.

3. Click OK to confirm the deletion or click Cancel to maintain the blackout window.

To assign a scan to a blackout window:

1. Navigate to the Scans section of the Create/Edit Blackout Windows page that displays all scans defined by name, scan action, type, source, and description.

2. Click the + icon on the top-level menu to display the Assign Scans dialog.

3. Select the scans to assign. You can assign multiple scans to a blackout window.

   If there are no scans configured, you may need to create one. See "Creating a Scan" for more information.

4. Click OK to confirm the selection. The scan is added to a table of scans in the Scans section of the Create/Edit Blackout Windows page.

To remove a scan assigned to a blackout window, see "Removing an Assigned Scan from a Blackout Window".

To remove a scan assigned to a blackout window:

1. Navigate to the Scans section of the Create/Edit Blackout Windows page that displays all scans defined by name, scan action, type, source, and description.

2. Carry out one of the following:

   • Select the required scan or scans and click the X icon on the top-level menu.

   • Right-click the required scan or scans and select Remove.

3. Confirm the removal of the scan from the blackout window.

To view the scans assigned to a blackout window:

1. Click the blackout window in the Manage Blackout Windows table.

2. View the scan or scans assigned to the blackout window in the Scans Assigned to Selected Blackout Window table.

   Each scan is defined by name, associated scan action, scan type, source, and description.

   You cannot carry out any actions on the scans in this table.