Visual BACnet Capture Tool (Linux/Red Hat)

The Optigo BACnet Capture Tool is an application that captures BACnet traffic (IP, Ethernet, and MS/TP) into a file and then automatically uploads it to Optigo Visual Networks for analysis.

Please refer to the Optigo BACnet Capture Tool: Quick Start Guide for details on how to use it.

Requirements

Before installing and using the capture tool, make sure that you have the following:

• A Visual BACnet account (cloud or on-premise server)
  
  
• An API key generated from Visual BACnet. Please see Finding Your API Key for instructions.
  
  
• The latest version of Google's Chrome Web Browser. 
  NOTE: This is required in order to manage the tool locally or from another computer on the same network.
  
  
• A supported operating system: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 (64-bit)
  NOTE: Your system must be registered in RHEL's Subscription Manager and you must have admin rights to install software
  
  
• Ideal host hardware:
  - 1.4 GHz or faster processor
  - 2 GB of RAM or more
  - 2 GB of hard disk space or more
  - A network connection capable of reaching Visual BACnet (cloud or on-premise)
  - An Internet connection for the installation process (e.g. to download dependencies)
  
  
• A capture interface, either built-in (i.e. Ethernet port) or USB adapter (i.e. USB-to-Ethernet or USB-to-MS/TP) that is supported by your chosen version of Linux.
  
  
• Port 443 must be open for the Capture Tool to reach the Visual BACnet server.

Download

• OVB-OptigoCaptureTool-3.1.2rc11-1.x86_64.rpm
  NOTE: Download the installer to your default download folder (e.g. Home > Downloads).

Release Notes

Version 3.1.2rc11

• Update to 3rd party libraries for security patches.
  
  

Version 3.1.1rc35

• New build created with default settings for use with Visual BACnet.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements.
  
  

Version 3.1.0.2rc6

• Added ability to capture BACnet/Ethernet traffic.
  
  

Version 3.1.0.1rc3

• First release for Red Hat Linux
  
  

Installation Instructions

IMPORTANT:
This software uses port 4000. Before installing it, make sure that no other software on your system is using this port. Also, if is not already open, but you plan to access the capture tool from another computer on the same LAN, you will need to open port 4000.


Make sure the installer (.RPM) is in your download folder (e.g. Home > Downloads) before opening the terminal and executing the following commands:

1. cd /home/<USERNAME>/Downloads

   NOTE: In place of <USERNAME>, use your actual Linux account username.
   
   
   

2. sudo subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-server-rhscl-7-rpms

   
   
   

3. sudo subscription-manager repos --enable rhel-7-server-optional-rpms

   
   
   

4. sudo yum install OptigoCaptureTool-<VERSION>.x86_64.rpm -y

   NOTE: In place of <VERSION>, use the version information in the installation package's filename.

Wait for installation to complete and then proceed to the Optigo BACnet Capture Tool: Quick Start Guide to start using the capture tool.