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title: Install the Qualys Vulnerability Integration
description: Before you run the Qualys Vulnerability Integration in your instance, you must install and configure the Qualys Vulnerability Integration application. This application is available as a separate subscription.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/install-and-configure-qualys.html
release: australia
product: Vulnerability Response
classification: vulnerability-response
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Understanding the Qualys Vulnerability Integration, Vulnerability Response integrations, Vulnerability Response, Unified Security Exposure Management, Security Operations]
---

# Install the Qualys Vulnerability Integration

Before you run the Qualys Vulnerability Integration in your instance, you must install and configure the Qualys Vulnerability Integration application. This application is available as a separate subscription.

## Before you begin

Complete the following setup checklist prior to installation. These setup tasks are required for a smooth installation and configuration.

**Note:** This process applies only to applications that are downloaded to production instances. If you're downloading applications to non-production or development instances, it's not necessary to get entitlements. Proceed to [Activate a ServiceNow Store application](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/activate-entitled-store-app.md).

Role required: admin to download and install the application

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Setup tasks

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Description

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Verify that the Vulnerability Response application is installed and activated.

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To verify that it is activated, navigate to **Subscription Management** &gt; **Subscriptions** in your instance. The list displays the subscriptions your organization has purchased.

 If the application is not installed and activated see, [Install Vulnerability Response](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/install-and-configure-vr.md).

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Get entitlements for the Qualys Vulnerability Integration application and download it to your ServiceNow AI Platform® instance.

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If the application is not already downloaded on your instance, see [Download an application from the ServiceNow Store for the first time](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/download-app-first-time.md).

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Prepare for the integration.

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See [Preparing for the Qualys Vulnerability Integration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/qualys-prerequisites.md).

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</table>## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Vulnerability Response** &gt; **Administration** &gt; **Setup Assistant**.

    After a few moments, the applications that are available for installation on your instance are displayed.

2.  Locate the Qualys Vulnerability Integration tile and click **Install**.

3.  Follow the prompts in the Setup Assistant.

    For more information about installing applications using Setup Assistant, see [Install Vulnerability Response third-party applications using Setup Assistant](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/vr-installapp-setup-asst.md).

4.  Navigate to **Integration Configuration&gt;Scanner Integrations** in Setup Assistant to continue with the configuration.

    For more information on supplement the prompts provided in Setup Assistant, see [Configure the Qualys Vulnerability Integration using Setup Assistant](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/qualys-config-in-SA.md).


## What to do next

Activate the scanners as the scanners are inactive by default in the Vulnerability Response application. For more information on how to activate the Qualys scanners, see [Activate the Qualys scanners](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/vulnerability-response/activate-qualys-scanners.md).