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title: AMQP TCP Integration Guide
slug: manufacturing-connect-edge-v2/amqp-tcp-integration-guide
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createdAt: 2024-01-29T15:52:37.118Z
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Review the following guide for setting up an integration between Manufacturing Connect Edge and an AMQP broker. 

# Before You Begin

You will need access to an AMQP-TCP broker. 

Refer to the following to learn more:

- [Downloading and Installing RabbitMQ](https://www.rabbitmq.com/download.html)
- [Server Operator Documentation](https://www.rabbitmq.com/admin-guide.html)

# Step 1: Add a Device

Follow the steps to [Connect a Device](docId\:RFVIJdxz7DBAd8mwbismA). The device will be used to store tags that will be eventually used to create outbound topics in the connector. Make sure to select the **Enable Data Store** checkbox. 

# Step 2: Add Tags

After connecting the device in Manufacturing Connect Edge, you can [Add Tags](docId\:iOaNZd2AwqnkuppgeE3Eh) to the device. Create tags that you want to use to create outbound topics for the connector. 

# Step 3: Add the AMQP TCP Connector

Follow the steps to [Add a Connector](docId\:jOYVmrJ_x_R-mbAXOWa6_) and select the **AMQP TCP **provider. 

:::hint{type="info"}
**Note**: For configuring exchange options, see [AMQP TCP](docId\:nBscFObuHTbdDgKmxrpBL) and refer to the *Exchange Options* section to learn more. 
:::

Enter the details for the connector. 

- **Name**: Enter a name for the connector. 
- **Hostname**: Enter the IP address for the AMQP broker. 
- **Port**: The AMQP broker's port number. The default value is **5671**. 
- **Virtual host** (Optional): Enter the virtual host path, which specifies the namespace for permissions, exchanges, queues, and bindings on the server.
- **Username **(Optional): Enter the username for authentication with the AMQP broker. The default value is **guest**. 
- **Password **(Optional): Enter the password for authentication with the AMQP broker. The default value is **guest**.  
- **Exchange **(Optional): Enter the northbound (third-party) topic to publish or subscribe to through the connector.
- **exchangeType**: Select the exchange type (direct, fanout, topic, x-custom). 
- **Exchange durable**: Select the checkbox to allow the exchange to survive restarts. 
- **Exchange auto delete**: Select the checkbox to make the server no longer remain declared when there are no remaining bindings. 
- **Exchange internal**: Select the checkbox to enable the *internal *flag. 
- **Exchange no wait**: Select the checkbox to instruct the exchange to not wait for a response. 
- **Routing key**: The AMQP routing key that the exchange might use to determine how to route messages to the queue.
- **ISO8601 timestamp**: Select this checkbox to convert message timestamps to the ISO8601 format before sending.
- **Throttling limit **(Optional): The maximum number of messages per second to be processed. The default value is zero, which means that there is no limit. 
- **Persistent storage**: When enabled, this will cause messages to undergo a store-and-forward procedure. Messages will be stored within Manufacturing Connect Edge when cloud providers are online.  
- **Queue Mode**: Select the queue mode as **lifo **(last in first out) or **fifo **(first in first out). Selecting **lifo **means that the last data entry is processed first, and selecting **fifo **means the first data entry is processed first. 

# Step 4: Enable the Connector

After adding the connector, click the toggle in the connector tile to enable it. 

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If you see a *Failed *status, you can review the [Connector Logs](docId\:CkXBF_djvFz_No8DKqHZu) and relevant error messages. 

# Step 5: Create Topics for Connector

You will now need to create outbound topics for the connector from the tags created in Step 2.

**To create outbound topics:**

1. Click the connector tile.
   The connector *Dashboard *appears. 
2. Click the **Topics **tab. 
3. Click the **Import from DeviceHub tags** icon. 
   The *DeviceHub Import* dialog box appears.
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4. Select all the tags to import and click **Import**. 

After adding all required topics, navigate to the Integration overview page and click the toggle to restart the connector verify the status is CONNECTED. 

# Step 6: Enable Topics

To enable the topics, return to the *Topics *tab and click the **Enable all topics** icon. 

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# Step 7: Verify Successful Connection

Access the AMQP broker and ensure that data is being sent from Manufacturing Connect Edge to the broker.