Clean up server setup instructions for MQTT and HTTP demos (#429)

- Removes a broken link to configure Windows Firewall
- Removes references to Mosquitto in the httpbin server setup instructions
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is an active connection listening on port 80.
c. Verify that there is an output as shown below
`TCP 0.0.0.0:80 <HOST-NAME>:0 LISTENING`
d. If there is no output on step c, go through the Mosquitto documentation
listed above to check if the setup was correct.
4. Make sure the httpbin server is allowed to communicate through
Windows Firewall. The instructions for allowing an application on Windows 10
Defender Firewall can be found at the link below.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4558235/windows-10-allow-an-app-through-microsoft-defender-firewall
After running this HTTP demo, consider disabling the Mosquitto broker to
communicate through Windows Firewall for avoiding unwanted network traffic
Windows Firewall.
After running this demo, consider disabling the httpbin server to
communicate through Windows Firewall to avoid unwanted network traffic
to your machine.
5. After verifying that a httpbin server is running successfully, update
the config `democonfigSERVER_HOSTNAME` in `demo_config.h` to the local IP
address of your Windows host machine. Please note that "localhost" or address
"127.0.0.1" will not work as this example is running on a Windows Simulator and
not on a Windows host natively. Also note that, if the Windows host is using a
Virtual Private Network(VPN), connection to the Mosquitto broker may not work.
Virtual Private Network(VPN), connection to the server may not work.