Integration overview for the Industrial IoT plugin - Industrial IoT 5.2.0.0 | BACnet | Modbus | OPC Client

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.	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 5.2.0.0 Known issues in the Industrial IoT plugin 5.2.0.0. Limitations in the Industrial IoTplugin 5.2.0.0.
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 5.2.0.0.
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 Industrial IoT plugin you are installing, and the correct number of protocols you can use (Industrial IoT Protocols). To verify, go to Config Tool homepage, click About > License, and check under the Certificates and Custom pages.	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 Industrial IoT 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.	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	(Optional) Enable failover on the plugin role.	Enabling 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.	Adding BACnet devices to Security Center. Adding data points to BACnet devices or entities. Adding Modbus devices to Security Center. Adding data points to Modbus devices or entities. Adding an OPC UA server as a device to Security Center. Adding data points to OPC devices or entities. Adding SNMP devices to Security Center. Adding data points to SNMP devices or entities. Adding HTTP devices to Security Center. Adding data points to HTTP devices. Adding TCP devices to Security Center. Adding data points to TCP devices. Adding MQTT devices to Security Center. Adding data points to MQTT devices.
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.	Organizing your data points with Industrial IoT entities. Monitoring Industrial IoT data points as digital inputs on maps
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.	Changing the default icon of devices or entities. Indicating state changes on maps with icons. Configuring write actions for Industrial IoT data points. Linking cameras to devices or entities
15	Streamline your configuration process by creating device types and entity types.	Creating device types. Creating device types from existing devices. Creating entity types. Creating entity types from existing entities.
16	Create rules to trigger actions on devices.	Creating rules based on data changes. Creating rules based on events and arguments. Creating rules based on Security Center events. Creating rules running at regular intervals.

Integration overview for the Industrial IoT plugin - Industrial IoT 5.2.0.0 | BACnet | Modbus | OPC Client | SNMP Manager

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