Integration overview for the Industrial IoT plugin

Integration overview for the Industrial IoT plugin - Industrial IoT 4.4.2.4

Industrial IoT Plugin Guide 4.4.2.4

Applies to

Industrial IoT 4.4.2.4

Last updated

2022-10-12

Content type

Guides > Plugin and extension guides

Language

English

Product

Industrial IoT

Version

4.4

Using the Industrial IoT installation suite, you can deploy the BACnet, Modbus, OPC Client, and SNMP Manager plugins in Security Center using the following sequence of steps.

The following table lists the tasks required for the integration with Security Center, and how to verify that the integration was successful.

Step	Task	Where to find more information
Understand prerequisites and key issues before deploying
1	Learn what you can do using the plugin.	What is the Industrial IoT plugin?
2	Before installing the plugin, read the release notes to learn about the new features, the known issues, and the limitations.	What's new in Industrial IoT plugin 4.4.2.4. Known issues in the Industrial IoT plugin 4.4.2.4. Limitations in the Industrial IoTplugin 4.4.2.4.
3	Learn about the different components and how they connect together.	How the integration works.
4	Ensure that the server where the plugin will be installed meets the recommended system requirements and is running a compatible version of Security Center.	Supported plugins in Security Center System requirements for the Industrial IoT plugin 4.4.2.4.
Prepare Security Center
5	In Security Center, create a georeferenced map. Maps can enhance your situation awareness as you represent and control your security devices directly on maps.	Creating maps. Creating maps by connecting to a GIS. Georeferencing a map image. Supported map objects.
6	Verify that the Security Center license has a valid certificate for the plugin role you are installing, and certificates for the number of data points you will be monitoring in Security Center. Go to the Config Tool home page, click About > Certificates, and confirm that the plugin you are installing is in the list.	Your license information is included in the license update email that we sent you. This email includes links to the download package and other license information. To acquire a license, see License options for Industrial IoT system integration.
Deploy the plugin
7	On a Security Center server, download the plugin and install it.	Downloading and installing the Industrial IoT plugin.
8	Grant users the privileges that they need to use the plugin. Administrators need the Add roles, Delete roles, and Plugins privileges. Security Desk operators do not need special privileges to use this plugin.	Assigning privileges to users. For a list of all available privileges, refer to the Security Center privileges spreadsheet for your version.
9	In Config Tool, create the plugin role for each protocol used by the devices that you will be monitoring.	Creating the Industrial IoT plugin role.
10	Schedule regular cleaning and backing up of the plugin database.	Scheduling database backups and cleanups for the Industrial IoT plugin.
11	Enable failover of the plugin role.	Enabling failover on the plugin role.
Enroll and configure the devices
12	Add the devices and entities that you want to monitor to Security Center.	Enrolling BACnet devices to Security Center. Adding data points to BACnet devices or entities. Enrolling Modbus devices to Security Center. Adding data points to Modbus devices or entities. Enrolling an OPC UA server as a device in Security Center. Adding data points to OPC Client devices or entities. Enrolling SNMP devices to Security Center. Adding data points to SNMP devices or entities. Creating entities from data points. Enrolling HTTP devices in Security Center. Adding data points to HTTP devices. Enrolling TCP client devices in Security Center. Adding data points to TCP devices. Enrolling MQTT devices in Security Center. Adding data points to MQTT devices.
13	Create templates for the devices that you want to monitor.	Creating templates for device types. Creating templates for device types from existing devices. Creating templates for entity types. Creating templates for entity types from existing entities.
14	Configure your devices and entities	Changing the icon of a device or entity. Indicating state changes on maps using icons. Creating actions for a data point.
13	Create rules that trigger actions on devices.	Creating rules based at a regular interval. Creating rules based on a data change. Creating rules based on a Security Center event. Creating rules based on an event.