BACnet Web Services Explained: A Quick Guide for OT Professionals
BACnet Web Services is a standardized system that helps facilities managers integrate different types of information to understand their building and network. Traditionally, this would have to be done through a gateway that converts to a native protocol, such as BACnet. Now, you can do it all with one common service. BACnet Web Services was […]
Monitor Big Building Networks with Visual BACnet Site Manager
April 3, 2019, Vancouver, BC – The latest release from Optigo Networks helps facility managers understand their building network’s health at the site, and zone, and capture node levels. The network connectivity, management, and monitoring company’s new development highlights overall network health, with the ability to dig into specific problems as well. No matter what the […]
The All-New Visual BACnet Site Manager is Here
We’re excited to announce the launch of our new Visual BACnet Site Manager! On April 25th, we’re releasing the latest update to Visual BACnet Site Monitoring. The Site Manager helps facility managers understand their building network’s health at the site, and zone, and capture node levels. No matter your network’s size or complexity, you can […]
4 Reasons Why Should You Use the BACnet Protocol?
We wrote a whole whitepaper on why you should use BACnet, interviewing thought leaders and technicians throughout the industry. To give you the Coles notes, here are a few pros and cons of BACnet. Want to know more? Check out our Ultimate BACnet FAQ. Pros of Using BACnet Cons of Using BACnet Overall though, BACnet is […]
A cybersecurity framework for the world of BAS
It’s been five years since the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its cybersecurity framework. A great deal has changed in technology over those years, but the framework remains absolutely critical in our world of growing connectivity. And yet, I still hear confusion in the building automation world about what this framework means […]
Network Access
The worlds of IT and Operational Technology (OT) are merging more and more these days as the Internet of Things grows in prominence. This collaboration between IT and OT is great, but there are still gaps in understanding that keep these worlds from fully working together. To help, we teamed up with Distech Controls to […]
Princeton University’s Journey to Better Network Visibility with Optigo Networks
Whether it’s VLANs or a smoky data center, the IT and OT teams at Princeton always have each other’s backs. At Optigo Networks, we firmly believe IT and OT teams can work together in any number of ways. Your network could be separate or converged, and you could assign responsibilities based on expertise or device […]
Introduction to Networking
Do you struggle to communicate with your IT colleagues? Do they use concepts and language that go right over your head? The worlds of IT and Operational Technology (OT) are merging more and more these days as the Internet of Things grows in prominence. This collaboration between IT and OT is great, but there are […]
Vancouver company lone tech business to win at BCAMA Marketing Excellence Awards
Optigo Networks took home the award for Marketing Excellence in the “Marketing on a Shoestring” category, at the annual BC American Marketing Association (BCAMA) Awards on February 8th. The only tech company nominated in a crowd of marketing agencies, B2C companies, and non-profit organizations, Optigo was a glowing representative for the Vancouver tech community. “We […]
What is BACnet?
BACnet is a communications protocol that governs how your building automation devices work together. Think of it as a language: the rules that guide how devices communicate, just like vocabulary and grammar dictate how we talk to each other. BACnet’s special because it’s a vendor-neutral standard. In the days before the BACnet era (BBE), protocols […]
