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Set Up MQTT Explorer#

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

MQTT Explorer settings

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

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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.

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

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Connecting to Mosquitto Connection#

Host : Your Mosquitto ip address
Port : 8883
Make sure you enable Validate Certificate and Encryption
Click Advanced Settings

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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 Creation.

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