Crash course on making the most of Advanced Reports
Visual BACnet’s Advanced Reports are a fantastic addition to your service offerings, and a great way to keep your network updates on track. You can use them to: Communicate the site’s status with your customer win new jobs on sites with bad network health track and document your progress on a site and pre-screen projects […]
Optigo Networks joins Alerton’s Strategic Partner Program
We are proud to share that we’re the exclusive building networks solutions partner for Alerton’s Strategic Partner Program. Our Optigo ConnectTM product line is now available for distribution through the Allerton Dealer Network. Together, Optigo and Alerton will offer improved building management and network connectivity with the Alerton Ascent VisualLogicTMIP (VIP) controllers and Optigo Connect’s […]
Network horror stories
Some goblins and ghouls go bump in the night, and then there are BAS misconfigurations that frighten you! This Halloween, we’ve collected some of your spookiest network horror stories.
How to design Optigo Connect Spectra
What’s the problem with a “one-size fits all” solution? It usually fits nothing. That’s why Optigo Connect networks are highly customizable and adaptive. With a wide variety of ways to alter the network design, Optigo can support all different building types. Whether you’re working on a high-rise, a building with a wide footprint (e.g. data […]
Introduction to Power over Ethernet
Power over Ethernet (PoE) has long been linked with IP cameras, VoIP phones, and the like. Increasingly, though, the technology’s being adopted in more areas of traditional building automation. There’s even talk that PoE will drive the smart buildings of the future. Your building might already have lighting controls and fixtures, access control systems, and […]
How to Find and Fix Unresponsive Devices with Optigo Visual BACnet
In theory, unresponsive devices are quite simple: it just means that something, somewhere, is getting lost in translation. But if the device isn’t communicating on the network, you might not even know it’s supposed to be there. Unresponsive Devices can cause a lot of unnecessary traffic on an Operational Technology network, but it can be […]
Optigo Connect: Now for Every Building Project
Optigo Connect has long been a full-scale solution for large commercial buildings, from stadiums to high-rises and data centers. Now, we’re supporting all Operational Technology (OT) networks, both big and small, new and retrofit. Our latest release, Optigo Connect HybridTM, is available for copper, single-mode fiber, multi-mode fiber, and mixed cabling networks, making Optigo Connect […]
Project with MR Soluciones is a Landmark for new technology
A new-build project is always an exciting opportunity to design a forward-thinking network from the ground up. While retrofit projects are a chance to revitalize an established system, new buildings are a completely blank slate. We were intrigued to work on The Landmark, our fourth joint project with MR Soluciones. This sophisticated mixed-use high-rise in […]
“Global Who-Is Explained: The BACnet Broadcast You Need to Know”
An excess of Global Who-Is/I-Am messages can devastate BACnet networks. Particularly on a big network with many devices, limiting broadcasts to only the necessities is important. But Global Who-Is messages play an important part in the BACnet network. They are vital for the smooth functioning of the system. And, if the devices are configured properly, […]
Become a BACnet Browser Pro
The BACnet Browser in Visual BACnet allows you to customize the information you see and isolate the specific packets you need to solve your problem. It’s one of the most powerful features in Visual BACnet, but an often confused or overlooked one. In this 10-minute webinar, we showed attendees how to navigate the BACnet Browser […]
