Monitor network traffic
- Wolfgang Granzer
- Reinhard Mayr (Unlicensed)
If you don't have WireShark installed on you machine you can use the SupportTool Plugin.
Stop the BMS Server and go to BMS Studio / Extensions / Manager / Start extension manager...
Select the SupportTool and install it.
Run the WinPcap installer placed in:
For NETx BMS Platform: C:\Program Files (x86)\NETxAutomation\BMS Platform\Core\Setup
For NETx Multi Protocol Server: C:\Program Files (x86)\NETxAutomation\Multi Protocol Server\Core\Setup
For NETx BMS Server 2.0: C:\Program Files (x86)\NETxAutomation\NETx.BMS.Server.2.0\Setup
Start the server: In the item tree you will find the branch NETx\Module\SupportTools\NetworkSniffer
The Filter item contains the Wireshark capture filter and should be set as as follows:
Monitoring target | Filter |
|---|---|
KNX | udp port 3671 |
BACnet | udp port 47808 |
Modbus | tcp port 502 |
For more information about the filtering syntax, please take a look at the pcap website.
Please note that the port numbers in the examples are default values and they need to be changed according to your actual configuration.
The dump files are placed in the LogFiles folder of your workspace and are named xio.SupportTools.Dump.*.pcap
Set the respective network card item to 1, and network dumping starts.
To stop dumping packets, set the respective network card item to 0.
Article applies to the following products
NETx BMS Platform
NETx Multi Protocol Server
NETx BMS Server 2.0