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Late review on drop_connect docs (#30527)

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@ -38,20 +38,9 @@ There is currently support for the following DROP products within Home Assistant
- **RO Filter**: reverse osmosis drinking water filtration. - **RO Filter**: reverse osmosis drinking water filtration.
- **Salt Sensor**: alerts when the salt level in the softener brine tank is low. - **Salt Sensor**: alerts when the salt level in the softener brine tank is low.
### Configuration ### Pre-requisites
To use DROP with Home Assistant, you must have already configured the [MQTT](/integrations/mqtt/) platform. It is To use DROP with Home Assistant, you must have already configured the [MQTT](/integrations/mqtt/) platform.
recommended
that you create a unique user to connect your DROP Hub to your MQTT broker. If you are
using the Mosquitto add-on, go to **Settings > Add-ons** in the Home Assistant UI and select the Mosquitto broker.
Under **Configuration**, enter a new username and password for your DROP Hub in the **Logins** field:
```yaml
- username: drop
password: your_unique_password
```
If you are using a different MQTT broker, please reference its documentation to learn how to add a new user.
To enable the DROP integration, use the DROP Connect app to connect your DROP Hub to your MQTT broker: To enable the DROP integration, use the DROP Connect app to connect your DROP Hub to your MQTT broker:
@ -60,7 +49,19 @@ To enable the DROP integration, use the DROP Connect app to connect your DROP Hu
- Enter the MQTT broker address, port number, username, and password. - Enter the MQTT broker address, port number, username, and password.
- Click **Connect** and confirm that the DROP Hub has connected to the MQTT broker. - Click **Connect** and confirm that the DROP Hub has connected to the MQTT broker.
Once the DROP Hub is connected to your MQTT broker, the devices on your DROP system will be discovered by Home Once the DROP Hub is connected to your MQTT broker, the devices on your DROP system should be discovered by Home
Assistant. Assistant.
Go to **Settings > Devices & Services** in the Home Assistant UI to add your DROP devices.
{% details "Manual configuration steps" %}
- Browse to your Home Assistant instance.
- Go to **{% my integrations title="Settings > Devices & Services" %}**.
- Set up the new discovered devices.
{% enddetails %}
<div class="note">
The MQTT broker address and port used for the DROP Hub must be the same as configured for the Home Assistant MQTT integration.
</div>