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The first step is to load and configure the following Cirrus Link modules:

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To load the modules, launch the Ignition Gateway and open HTTP connection to it.  If Ignition Gateway is running on your development machine, use http://localhost:8088 to connect.  You should see this:

To load and configure modules, click Click the "CONFIGURE" configure tab to go to the 'Configuration Section'. Ignition will ask you to sign in; use the admin/password as your credentials.

After signing in, you will see the screen shown below. Go to 'SYSTEM' on the left hand side of the screen and select 'Modules'. 

At this point, the following module configuration page will appear. :

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Scroll down and click the 'Install or Upgrade a Module' link to install to install four modules listed above. Here is what you should see at the end:

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These modules can be configured by clicking 'Settings' on the left hand side below each module. Note that the 'MQTT Distributor' and MQTT Engine modules should not be touched; they will use default configuration. The 'Record Store' module should be configured to point for the datasource used for storage, but this should be done after configuring database connections. Finally, the 'MQTT Transmission' module needs to be configured to define custom records to be published. This will be described in subsequent sections of this document.

The second step is to configure the Tag Provider in Ignition in a way that MQTT Transmission understands. The Tag Provider needs to be set up in Ignition via the Ignition Designer.  Here is how to do this...

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