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[Network Infrastructure Testing](https://support.pentest-tools.com/tools-and-scans#network-infrastructure-testing) March 18, 2025 # How to set up the Network Scan port range? ## Go default, specify the range or provide a list? - You choose. Like all tools, **Network Scanner** can be run either from the [/targets](https://pentest-tools.com/targets) page or directly from the [tool page](https://pentest-tools.com/network-vulnerability-scanning/network-security-scanner-online-openvas). For more details on starting a scan, you can read our article on [how to start a scan](https://support-test.pentest-tools.com/how-to-start-a-scan). Scanning from the tool page will have all the scan options displayed by default. When bulk scanning from the /targets page, you need to click **show **in order to display the scan options: ![](https://support.pentest-tools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/image-Dec-17-2024-03-28-05-3949-PM.png?width=659&height=484&name=image-Dec-17-2024-03-28-05-3949-PM.png) We have configured the Network Scanner to use a default list of ports containing the most common ports ([TCP](https://pentest-tools.com/network-vulnerability-scanning/tcp-port-scanner-online-nmap) and [UDP](https://pentest-tools.com/network-vulnerability-scanning/udp-port-scanner-online-nmap)). You have the options of selecting : - **Common **list of ports, either OpenVAS default or the TCP or UDP Default – Top 10, 100, 1000, 5000 ports ([see here which ones](https://support-test.pentest-tools.com/scanner-default-port-list)) - Specify the **Range **of ports you want to test (ex: 1 - 65535) - Provide a **List** of ports ![](https://support.pentest-tools.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/image-Dec-17-2024-03-28-05-0010-PM.png?width=659&height=470&name=image-Dec-17-2024-03-28-05-0010-PM.png) Please note that **the scanner first attempts to detect if the host is alive or not before doing the port scan**. 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