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  • Name
    • This is the friendly name of the MQTT Server used to easily identify it
  • URL
    • This is the URL of the MQTT server.  Its format is as follows: [protocol]://[location]:[port].  Each of these are shown below
      • protocol - Either tcp or ssl
      • location - The server location.  e.g. localhost, myserver.chariot.io, mydomain.com, etc
      • port - The port the MQTT Server is listening on.  Generally this is 1883 if using TCP or 8883 if using SSL
  • Server Type
    • This is the type of MQTT Server to connect to
      • Chariot - If connecting to a Cirrus Link Chariot on-premise or Chariot cloud based MQTT Server
      • MQTT _ Distributor - If connecting to a Ignition MQTT Distributor server
      • Third _ Party - If connecting to a third party 3.1.1 compliant MQTT Server
  • Client ID
    • Optional MQTT client ID to use.  If specified this will be used in the MQTT Engine connect packet when connecting to the server.  If left blank, a random client ID will be create of the form 'IgnitionTarget-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx
  • Username
    • The Optional MQTT username to use in the MQTT connect packet.  This is required if the MQTT Server to connect to requires it
  • Password
    • The Optional MQTT password to use in the MQTT connect packet.  This is required if the MQTT Server to connect to requires it
  • Certificates
    • The server certificates to use if required.  These are generally only required when connecting using TLS and the MQTT server does not have a genuine certificate issued by a trusted certificate authority.

Clicking on the 'Create new MQTT Server...' link will bring up the following form to add a new Server.Image Removed

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Advanced

The second tab contains advanced settings which allows one to configure Application ID Filters and Cirrus Link Chariot Access Settings.  The Chariot access settings settings are used in conjunction with a Cirrus Link Chariot deployment and will be provided when purchasing Chariot Cloud services.

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