I don't know the answer, but Google tells me that Hubitat has MQTT support. https://community.hubitat.com/t/release-hubitat-mqtt-link/44119  https://docs2.hubitat.com/developer/interfaces/mqtt-interface  ... View more

Yes there is a difference @EricWenger .  MV has the possibility of having up from 1 to 3 licenses depending on your needs.   1.  MV License in general is required for management, viewing, support, warranty, and all the things really to get you going.  So with every MV hardware you would need to get a MV license to start.  https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Licensing/Meraki_Licensing_FAQs    2.  MV Cloud Archive - OPTIONAL - and is there if you wish to store video in the cloud.  https://documentation.meraki.com/MV/Initial_Configuration/MV_Cloud_Archive   3.  MV Sense - OPTIONAL - all Organizations come with 10 free MV Sense licenses and this is really around going deep on your analytics for what the MV cameras can offer with customization and a variety of machine learning applications .  https://meraki.cisco.com/lib/pdf/meraki_datasheet_mv_sense.pdf    So you need to make sure you have #1 to start and get you going and the other 2 are completely optional. ... View more

Have you got "SafeSearch" or any of the YouTube for school options enabled?   https://documentation.meraki.com/MX/Content_Filtering_and_Threat_Protection/Content_Filtering  ... View more

It would be pretty hard do define overall best practices, but I have been thinking about doing this for my home network for security concerns.  With my ever growing collection of "smart" devices and speakers I am concerned with the attack vector that could allow access to my network through a compromised or backdoored smart switch/speaker/light/camera/lock/thermostat, etc.  The hard part is really figuring out what inter-VLAN access might be required or desired to operate.  Each device can have different requirement and might be difficult to work with when on a different VLAN than the one used for general internet access.  Good luck.     ... View more

At least one large company I worked at dictated that NO unsupported devices could be connected to their network. Why permit known vulnerabilities?   It is a CFATS special! ... View more

Thanks! ... View more