You can use the Industrial Protocol Interface plugin to make Security Center visible to BACnet clients and SNMP managers by following a sequence of steps.
The following table lists the tasks required to expose Security Center to BACnet clients and SNMP managers using the plugin.
| Step | Task | Where to find more information |
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| 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 | Verify that the Security Center license has a valid certificate for the plugin. Go to the Config Tool home page, click , and confirm that Industrial Protocol Interface is in the list. |
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| Deploy the plugin | ||
| 6 | On a Security Center server, download the plugin and install it. | |
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Grant users the privileges that they need to use the plugin.
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| 8 | In Config Tool, create the Industrial Protocol Interface plugin role. | |
| 9 | (Optional) Change the plugin configuration to suit your particular needs. | |
| 10 | Schedule regular backing up of the plugin database. | |
| 11 | (Optional) Enable failover. | |
| Work with data points | ||
| 12 | (For BACnet clients) Map Security Center events to BACnet data points and add rules | |
| 13 | (For SNMP managers) Create and forward Security Center events as SNMP traps | |