Category: Network Management

How to Stop DDoS Attacks on Your OT Network

How to stop DDoS attacks on your OT network. Learn how to identify, mitigate, and stop DDoS with OptigoVN. Act...

Network Management, OptigoVN, Troubleshooting Tips

How to Sell Service Contracts and Increase Revenue in 5 Steps

Learn more about the long-term value that moving to reoccurring service contracts can bring, and how to make the switch...

Business Best Practices, Network Management

BACnet Diagnostics Made Easy with Optigo Visual Networks

Get insights on OptigoVN and learn to quickly resolve network issues using powerful BACnet diagnostics. Optimize your OT network now!...

Network Management, OptigoVN, Troubleshooting Tips

Circular Networks in BACnet Systems: How to Detect and Fix Them

Learn how to identify and resolve circular networks and traffic storms that can occur in your BACnet system....

Network Management, Troubleshooting Tips

What You Need to Know About KNX in Smart Building Systems

Konnex, or KNX, is an automation protocol largely in the EU. Learn about how it works, and it's advantages and...

BACnet Terminology, Network Management

What’s In a BACnet Packet Capture?

Learn how to decode BACnet packet captures for network troubleshooting. Discover expert tips on using OptigoVN to resolve BACnet issues....

BACnet Terminology, Network Management, Troubleshooting Tips

The Argument for IT/OT Network Separation

OT vs. IT: The Argument for Separation...

Network Management

THE 3 MOST COMMON BACNET/IP ISSUES (AND FIXES)

Learn about common BACnet/IP issues such as unreachable devices, routers, and excessive broadcasts, and how to diagnose and resolve them....

Network Management, Troubleshooting Tips

Separate OT Networks: The Future of Smart Building Security?

With IT and OT networks continuing to converge, what's the impact on overall cybersecurity? Should OT networks keep their distance...

Cybersecurity, Network Management

Should BACnet Matter To Building Owners?

As the future of smart buildings comes at us faster and faster, you need to be ready to best support...

Business Best Practices, Network Management

BACnet Network Health: What IT Professionals Need to Know

Read our best practices for IT Pros to maintain BACnet network health and performance. Learn how to troubleshoot common BACnet...

Network Management, OptigoVN, Troubleshooting Tips

How to Solve Duplicate Conflicts in BACnet

Learn how to resolve duplicate BACnet addressing issues quickly. Use OptigoVN to diagnose and fix duplicates for optimal network performance....

Network Management, OptigoVN, Troubleshooting Tips

PACKET CAPTURE BEST PRACTICES FOR OPTIGOVN

Read our guide to using capture tools to create the perfect packet capture (PCAP) files for use in OptigoVN when...

Network Management, OptigoVN, Troubleshooting Tips

The IT/OT Convergence in Smart Buildings

With the acceleration of IT/OT convergence, there's a growing need for both sides to work together. Let's talk collaboration....

Network Management

BACnet Router Basics: What They Are and When You Need One

A BACnet Router works with gateways and BBMDs to make sure you can connect your OT networks across Ethernet, IP,...

BACnet Terminology, Network Management

Facing the Cybersecurity Challenge in Smart Building Automation

Read how building managers and Systems Integrators can balance cybersecurity against making smart buildings smarter and more effecient....

Cybersecurity, Network Management

How to Filter for BACnet Data in Wireshark

How to filter for BACnet data in Wireshark so it's both compatible with OptigoVN's diagnostic systems, and won't contain any...

Network Management, OptigoVN, Troubleshooting Tips

How to Secure the Internet of Things

Learn some of the basic cybersecurity concepts being applied to the Internet of Things, and how they differ from OT...

Cybersecurity, Network Management

How Systems Integrators Can Profit from Network Health Monitoring Services

Learn how to profit as a systems integrator with the adoption of cloud-based BACnet monitoring services from Optigo Networks....

Business Best Practices, Network Management

Do You Need an MSI?

Discover how a Master System Integrator can streamline your building's control, electrical, mechanical, IT, software, and security systems....

Network Management

The MSTP Mistakes Everyone Makes (But You Don’t Have To)

Discover common BACnet MS/TP troubleshooting issues and troubleshooting tips. Learn how to fix to wiring, configuration, and overload errors....

Network Management, Troubleshooting Tips

Optigo Visual Networks Now Allows Users To Analyze Data Captures of an Unlimited Length and File Size

Optigo Visual Networks' February 2024 free update allows users to analyze packet captures of an unlimited length and file size....

Announcements, Network Management

Your guide to capturing MS/TP

We’ve got a step-by-step guide for capturing MS/TP packets. With our guide, you can capture MS/TP without even breaking a...

Network Management, Troubleshooting Tips

OptigoVN Update Adds Downloadable Reports

OptigoVN's latest update now enables comprehensive and detailed reports for download. Learn more about out latest update....

Announcements, Network Management