Docs: Edits to monkey propagation FAQ section

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## Can I limit how the Infection Monkey propagates through my network?
In order to limit how the Infection Monkey is able to propagate through your
network, you can:
Yes! To limit how the Infection Monkey propagates through your network, you can:
#### Adjust the scan depth
The scan depth limits the number of hops that the Infection Monkey agent will
spread from patient zero. If the scan depth is set to 1, the agent will spread
only 1 hop from patient zero. Scan depth does not limit the number of devices,
just the number of hops.
spread from patient zero. If you set the scan depth to one, the agent will only
reach a single hop from the initially infected machine. Scan depth does not
limit the number of devices, just the number of hops.
- **Example**: Scan depth is set to 2. _Host A_ scans the network and finds
hosts _B, C, D_ and _E_. The Infection Monkey agent successfully propagates
from _Host A_ to _Host C_. Since the scan depth is 2, the agent will pivot from
_Host C_ and continue to scan other machines on the network. If _Host C_
successfully breaches _Host E_, it will not pivot further and it will not
continue to scan or propagate.
- **Example**: In this example, the scan depth is set to two. _Host A_ scans the
network and finds hosts _B, C, D_ and _E_. The Infection Monkey agent
successfully propagates from _Host A_ to _Host C_. Since the scan depth is 2,
the agent will pivot from _Host C_ and continue to scan other machines on the
network. However, if _Host C_ successfully breaches _Host E_, it will not pivot
further nor continue to scan or propagate.
![What is scan depth](/images/faq/propagation_depth_diagram.png "What is scan
depth")
#### Enable/disable scanning the local subnet
Settings that define how the Infection Monkey will scan the network can be
found in `Configuration -> Network`. By default each agent will scan its entire
local subnet. This behavior can be disabled by unchecking the `Local network
scan` button.
#### Enable or disable scanning the local subnet
You can find the settings that define how the Infection Monkey will scan your
network in `Configuration -> Network`. Each agent will scan its entire local
subnet by default, but you can disable this behavior by unchecking the `Local
network scan` button.
#### Add IPs to the IP allow list
The Infection Monkey agents attempt to scan any hosts that are specified in the
`Configuration -> Network -> Scan target list` section.
You can specify which hosts you want the Infection Monkey agents to attempt to
scan in the `Configuration -> Network -> Scan target list` section.
#### Add IPs to the IP block list
If there are any hosts on your network that you would like to prevent the
Infection Monkey from scanning or exploiting, they can be added to list of
Infection Monkey from scanning or exploiting, you can add them to the list of
"Blocked IPs" in `Configuration -> Network -> Blocked IPs`.
#### Specify max number of victims to find/exploit
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- **Max victims to find**: This limits the total number of machines that the
Infection Monkey is allowed to scan.
- **Max victims to exploit**: This limits the number of machines that the
- **Max victims to exploit**: This limits the total number of machines that the
Infection Monkey is allowed to successfully exploit.