Integration overview for the Industrial IoT plugin - Industrial IoT 5.0.2.0 | BACnet | Modbus | OPC Client | SNMP Manager

Industrial IoT Plugin Guide 5.0.2.0

Applies to
Industrial IoT 5.0.2.0 | BACnet | Modbus | OPC Client | SNMP Manager
Last updated
2023-03-20
Content type
Guides > Plugin and extension guides
Language
English
Product
Industrial IoT
Version
5.0

With the Industrial IoT plugin, you can use Security Center to monitor and control IoT devices that support either one of the following protocols: BACnet, HTTP Server, Modbus Client, MQTT Client, OPC Client, SNMP Client, and TCP Server. To do this, use the following 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.
2 Before installing the plugin, read the release notes to learn about the new features, the known issues, and the limitations.
3 Learn about the different components and how they connect together.
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.
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.
6 Verify that the Security Center license has a valid certificate for the Industrial IoT plugin you are installing, and the correct number of protocols you can use (Industrial IoT Protocols). To verify, go to Config Tool home page, click About > License, and check under the Certificates and Custom pages.
Deploy the plugin
7 On a Security Center server, download the Industrial IoT plugin and install it.
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.
9 In Config Tool, create the plugin role.
10 Schedule regular cleaning and backing up of the plugin database.
11 (Optional) Enable failover on the plugin role.
Configure and organize devices and entities
12 Add the devices and data points that you want to monitor to Security Center.

In the context of Industrial IoT, a device refers to a piece of electronic equipment that can communicate with the Industrial IoT plugin role using one of the supported IoT protocols.

A data point is a specific type of information, which can be a number, a string, or a Boolean, that has a specific value at a specific time. The Industrial IoT plugin role reads this information from a device if it uses a client protocol, or receives this information from a device if it uses a server protocol. Examples of data points include the temperature read by a thermometer, the ON or OFF position of a light switch, and the speed of a fan.

13 To better represent your devices on maps, you can organize them into virtual devices (called entities) and represent their data points as virtual inputs.

In the context of Industrial IoT, an entity is a virtual device used to represents a set of data points that can belong to a single or multiple devices.

14 Fine tune the configuration of your devices and data points.

You can represent each state a device might have with a different icon, configure write actions for their data points, and link them to cameras.

15 Streamline your configuration process by creating device types and entity types.
16 Create rules to trigger actions on devices.