The Broker Connection object establishes communications with an MQTT Broker
General
Name
The unique name for this object
Enabled
Whether or not this broker connection is enabled.
Folder
The parent folder of this object
Connection
Host Address
The address of the MQTT broker. This is either an IPv4 address or a URL resolvable by your DNS
Port
The port used by the broker, default 1883
Keep Alive (s)
The maximum time between messages to the broker while connected. If the node loses communications for longer than this time the publisher will publish a DEATH message
Advanced
Username
The username used to connect to the MQTT broker, if required
Password
The password used to connect to the MQTT broker, if required
Client ID
The ID that will be used to uniquely identify this client when it connects to the MQTT broker
Clean Session
Check this box to prevent subscription information from being stored locally and to prevent the Client Status from being stored by the Broker
Protocol Version
The version of MQTT to be used by this broker
TLS Settings
Link to a TLS Settings object if required
Info
Information on the installed version of this object