Set Up MQTT Explorer#

Download and install the MQTT Explorer from https://mqtt-explorer.com/.

Connecting to MQTT Server#

Connecting to AWS#

• Host: Your Host name (examples: a2m21kovu9tcsh-ats.iot.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com)

• Port: 8883

• Make sure you enable Validate Certificate and Encryption

• Click Advanced Settings

• Add application specific topics as shown below

  • For Lighting app, topic to be added (light/*)

  • For onoff plug app, topic to be added (light/*)

  • For Lock app, topic to be added (lock/*)

  • For thermostat app, below topics to be added

    • LocalTemperature/*

    • OccupiedCoolingSetpoint/*

    • OccupiedHeatingSetpoint/*

    • thermostat/*

  • For Windows app, below topics to be added

    • lift/*

    • tilt/*

• MQTT Client ID depends on the certificate set that you will use.

• Add the Certificate, following step 7 in AWS installation.

• Once the above steps are done, try connecting to AWS.

Connecting to Mosquitto Connection#

• Host : Your Mosquitto ip address

• Port : 8883

• Make sure you enable Validate Certificate and Encryption

• Click Advanced Settings

• Add application specific topics as shown below

  • For Lighting app, topic to be added (light/*)

    • For onoff plug app, topic to be added (light/*)

    • For Lock app, topic to be added (lock/*)

    • For thermostat app, below topics to be added

      • LocalTemperature/*

      • OccupiedCoolingSetpoint/*

      • OccupiedHeatingSetpoint/*

      • thermostat/*

    • For Windows app, below topics to be added

      • lift/*

      • tilt/*

  • MQTT Client ID depends on the certificate set that you will use.

  • Add the Certificate, following step 5 in openssl certificate create.