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Port: The serial port to which the plugin will connect to send/receive messages.
IP Address: The This is the address that ClearWay™ will send the messages fromthe MQTT client will connect to (in conjunction with the Port).
Topic: This is the topic that the plugin will publish alarm messages to. The client connects to a MQTT broker (to which other clients can also connect) and subscribes to that topic to receive alarm messages. The default setting is "/clearway/alarms"default setting is "/clearway/alarms".
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Normally, clients subscribe to topics but since the plugin client does not want to receive its own alarm messages it does not subscribe to this topic. The topic is only used for publishing alarms to, so other clients that want to receive the alarms will subscribe to this. |
Use TLS: Enables TLS for the network connection. When disabled the link does not use any authentication or encryption.
TLS client certificates need to be stored in the local certificate store on the management server systems. To do this open Run and open Certlm.msc. Open Personal and right click on Certificates. Select All Tasks and Import. Select the Certificate required and follow the instructions through on default settings. The import will confirm it has been successful at finish.
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Will Topic: This is the topic that the LWT (Last Will and Testament) message will be sent to. If the client disconnects, the MQTT broker will automatically post the LWT message to the Will Topic. It is used to keep track of the clients connection state. If the client disconnects, it posts: "{"connected":false}" and when it connects, it posts: "{"connected":true}" to the Will Topic. By default, it is set to “/clearway/status”.
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