Configuring a LAN network connection
Goal
- Connect your Charge Controller to the Internet, your Backend or local network through LAN
Before you begin
- You have a local wired network that is connected to the Internet through a router
- Your Charge Controller is connected to your local network
Overview
Location in Dashboard | Parameter | Description |
---|---|---|
BACKEND > Connection | Connection Type | Specifies how the Charge Controller connects to the backend |
NETWORK > LAN | Mode for network configuration | Different configuration modes for integration into the network |
Steps
- In the PENDING, under BACKEND > Connection for
Connection Type
, chooseEthernet
- Under NETWORK > LAN set
Show LAN Configuration
toShow
- Follow the steps in either section below based on whether your router is operating in DHCP or static mode
DHCP-based router configuration
If your router assigns the IP addresses 0, choose Auto (DHCP Client)
for Mode for network configuration
and configure the following parameters:
Relevant parameters
Location in Dashboard | Parameter | Description |
---|---|---|
NETWORK > LAN | DHCP client hostname | Hostname string |
NETWORK > LAN | DHCP client request retries | Number of connection attempts |
NETWORK > LAN | DHCP client request timeout | Timeout in seconds |
NETWORK > LAN | DHCP client request delay | timeout in seconds |
In general, the default values for the parameters above work and don't need to be changed.
info
Whether the DHCP client hostname
field has to filled out, depends on your network. Contact your network administrator.
Static IP assignment-based router configuration
To integrate the Charge Controller into an existing network where the router doesn't offer DHCP:
- For the
Mode for ethernet configuration
, selectManual config
- Configure the following parameters:
Location in Dashboard | Parameter | Description | Example value |
---|---|---|---|
NETWORK > LAN | Static network configuration IP | Static LAN IP address of the Charge Controller | 192.168.0.100 |
NETWORK > LAN | Static network configuration netmask | Static LAN IP network mask of the Charge Controller | 255.255.255.0 |
NETWORK > LAN | Static network configuration gateway | IP address of the gateway/router | 192.168.0.1 |
NETWORK > LAN | Static network configuration DNS | 8.8.8.8 |
Here you have to enter the individual parameters yourself. Contact your network administrator.
Example configuration
Location in Dashboard | Parameter | Example value |
---|---|---|
NETWORK > LAN | Static network configuration IP | 192.168.0.100 |
NETWORK > LAN | Static network configuration netmask | 255.255.255.0 |
NETWORK > LAN | Static network configuration gateway | 192.168.0.1 |
NETWORK > LAN | Static network configuration DNS | 8.8.8.8 |