Your site MQTT credentials are available only upon request. Each MQTT device requires an additional monthly connection fee added when it is added to your account.

Configuring the Device

<aside> ⚠️ Using the MQTT credentials provided, configure your local device. The message and topic must be formatted in a specific way to be integrated into StaffAlerter. Messages received without the correct topic or message format will be ignored.

</aside>

Step 1 - Dashboard

Click on Dashboard under the Devices heading at the bottom of the page.

Untitled

Step 2 - Publishing the Device

Once a device attempts to communicate to the StaffAlerter site it will show up in the Dashboard as an Unpublished device.

  1. Check the box next to the Unpublished device
  2. Click Publish

Untitled

<aside> 💡 Once a device has been published correctly formatted message events will now be logged on StaffAlerter.

</aside>