Configure client
The broker is configured in the broker details
In the broker details you can:
Establish a connection to a broker
adjust the existing connection data of the selected broker
Overview
[A]
Section “Connection”
In this section, the broker’s connection data is configured
[A1]
Name
A name for the connection. This name is used to appear in the broker list
[A2]
Client ID
Enter a client ID. The MQTT broker uses the client ID to detect when a client reconnects and to close any existing TCP connections if necessary.
[A3]
Host
Enter the host address of the broker to which you want to establish a connection here
[A4]
Port
Enter the port of the broker here. Usually (1883)
[A5]
Login
Enter the username for the broker here
[A6]
Password
Enter the password for the broker here
[A7]
More options
Click to show or hide more options
[A8]
Keep Alive
This value indicates how much time passes between two value transmissions until a client asks the broker whether it is still active.
[A9]
SOCKS5 proxy
You can configure a proxy server
[A10]
Host
Specify the SOCKS5 host
[A11]
Port
Specify the SOCKS5 port
[A12]
Username
Specify the SOCKS5 username
[A13]
Password
Specify the SOCKS5 password
[A14]
Save
Click to save
[B]
Subscriptions
This area displays all subscriptions available for the selected broker.
[B1]
Create subscription
Click this button to create a new subscription for this broker
[B2]
Edit subscription
Click this button to subsequently edit the corresponding subscription
[C]
Publications
This area displays all publications available for the selected broker
[C1]
Create publication
Click this button to create a new publication for this broker
[C2]
Edit publication
Click this button to subsequently edit the corresponding publication
[D]
Connection status
This area shows whether Eliona’s connection status to the current broker is good
[D1]
Test connection
Click here to test the connection to the broker
[D2]
Connection status
The connection status to the current broker is shown here
Configure broker
If you have just created the broker, the data under [A] is empty.
Fill in the data and click on Save [A14]to save the settings.
Check the connection if necessary (see next point).
Check connection
You can check whether the connection to the selected MQTT broker is valid.
Click on [D1] ▷ Under [D2] the current connection status is displayed
Create new subscription
Click on [B1] to create a new subscription ▷ The window ↗ Configure subscription opens . Continue as described there.
Create new publication
Click on [C1] to create a new publication ▷ The window ↗ Configure publication opens. Continue as described there.
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