Set Up MQTT Explorer

• Download and install the MQTT Explorer.

Setting up MQTT Explorer

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 on the 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/*)

• 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 on the 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/*)

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

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