Getting Started with the Portal

^{Last Update: 2026-03-17}

Purpose

The article provides an overview of the Outpost24 Portal UI interface, serving as a quick start guide for users.

Introduction

The article outlines prerequisites for running scans, including access to an OUTSCAN/HIAB or Appsec account, and emphasizes the importance of avoiding the private IP range 10.88.0.0/16 to prevent scanning issues. Users can log in and out of the portal, with a toolbar displaying tools specific to selected items, and a main menu offering various views such as Asset Groups, Findings, and Configuration. The guide also covers notifications related to vulnerability management and the process for selecting rows and using tools within the interface.

Prerequisites

To run scans in Outpost24 Portal, the reader needs basic access to an OUTSCAN/HIAB or Appsec account.

Login

There are several ways to login to the Outpost24 Portal UI:

• From OUTSCAN

• From a HIAB

• or directly to the Outpost24 Portal 

Log In Through OUTSCAN and HIAB

• To launch the OUTSCAN application, open a browser and navigate to https://outscan.outpost24.com/.

• To connect to a HIAB, open a browser and enter the assigned network address https://your-appliance-ip.

1. Log in using your credentials.

2. To access the Outpost24 common Portal , go to Main Menu > Portal.

   

   
   

Log In Directly to Portal

Open a browser and navigate to https://outscan.outpost24.com/portal.

Enter your credentials and click on the blue arrow button to log in.

Logout

To log out from the Portal:

1. Click the account icon in the upper right corner of the window.
   

   

   
   

2. Select the Log out from the menu.

3. The logout confirmation window is displayed. 
   

   

   
   

4. Click on the red LOGOUT button to log out from the Portal.

Toolbar

When selecting an item in a table, a toolbar is displayed at the bottom of the screen showing the available tools for that specific view.

The tools can also be accessed by right clicking on an item which provides an context menu for that specific item.

Tooltip

By hovering with the cursor over a tool, a tooltip popup is displayed.

Main Menu

The Main Menu is located in the column on the left side of the screen.

Some of the available views in the Portal main menu are:

• Announcements

• Asset Groups

• Assets

  • Assets

  • Agents

• Findings

  • Vulnerabilities

  • Informational

  • Compliance

  • Catalog

• Configuration

  • Scan Configuration

  • Scan Policies

  • View Templates

  • Integrations

  • Notification Settings

  • Workflows

• Automation

  • Rules

  • Schedules

  • Scheduled reports

• Scans

• Report Library

• Tags

• Subscriptions

  • Subscriptions

• Consumption

• Appliances

At the bottom of the toolbar there is a Netsec entry that links to the Netsec UI.

On the top right side of the toolbar:

• Notification

• All downloads

• Logout

• Accounts

Filter Toolbar

The filter toolbar contains functions for configuring the columns in the view, filter configuration for the content of the columns, and view templates.

To the left:

The Column icon open the Column table where you can select which column that should be visible in the view. The pill indicates number of selected columns.

The Filters icon allows you filter the contents of the columns. The pill indicates number of selected filters active.

The View Templates icon lets you save the set up as a View Template which then can be maintained in the Configuration > View Templates. 

The Asset Groups and Assets icon displays the of the available Asset Groups and Assets. This is only visible when in the Vulnerabilities- or Compliance view.

To the right:

On the right hand side the active filters are displayed which can be individually switched off or the red cross icon can be used to remove all active filters.

Loading Time

Loading took: At the bottom of the frame there is an indication of the time taken by the server to return the list of items visible inside the table, the timing is updated when filtering or vertically scrolling inside the table.

Refresh the page by clicking on the icon down to the left.

Notifications

The Notification provides you with knowledge about changes to vulnerability management program. For example, when the scanner is updated, when alterations are made, and when scanning occurs unsuccessfully.

See Notifications and  Notification Settings for more information.

New Version Notification

When a new version of the Portal is deployed, a notification toast is displayed to inform that an update is available. The toast includes two options:

• Reload: Immediately refreshes the application and applies the latest version.

• Later: Postpones the update. The notification will reappear after 1 hour to remind the user about the available update.

Selecting Rows

You can select a row by checking the corresponding box, this activates the blue toolbar at the bottom of the view and enables you to use tools within on the select row. The same tools can be accessed by right clicking the item and activate context menu which contains the same tools as the toolbar.

Multi Select

You can select several rows by checking multiple boxes at a time. This enables you to use the tools from the blue tool bar beneath the table on all the selected rows simultaneously.

For example, to use the tagging tool on three rows at once, select the rows an click the edit tags icon and fill in the tag name. The three selected will get the same tag.