Adding TCP devices to Security Center - Industrial IoT 5.0.1.1 | BACnet | Modbus | OPC Client | SNMP Manager

For the Industrial IoT plugin role to monitor TCP devices, you must first create a TCP server, and then add the devices to Security Center.

1. From the Config Tool home page, open the Plugins task.
2. Select the Industrial IoT plugin role from the entity browser.
3. Click the Devices tab and click Add a device ().
   The Add a device dialog box opens.

   
4. Enter the following information:

   Name

   A unique name used to identify this device in your system.

   Type

   (Optional) The device type to apply as a model for this device. Device types define the common properties, such as protocol, states, data points, and actions, shared by a group of devices. Using a device type simplifies your configuration work. Device types are defined in the Device types page of the Industrial IoT plugin role.

   NOTE: If you select None, you must manually configure all properties for the device in Security Center. If this is your first device, you can complete its configuration and create the device type from it.

   Protocol

   Select TCP Server.

   The dialog box expands to show the rest of the information you must enter.

   
5. Enter the following information:

   TCP Server

   The TCP server used for all communications between the plugin role and this device.

   Device ID

   The ID of the device.

6. Click Add.
   The device is added to the list of devices.
7. Click Apply.