This guide will take you through the configuration of the Gateway Connect in a setup where Internet access for the power meter is provided by your own router.
High-level takeaways
- To bring hybrid sites live on HARMON-E, we have to manually link the power meter to your cloud site, so please plan a few days ahead and inform us of this new hybrid site by sending an email to support@flexecharge.com
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We are about to install a hybrid site. Please link the power meter to the cloud site, when we're done with the installation.
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- You use our own router (e.g. Teltonika RUT240) to provide Internet access to the Gateway and the power meter
- You fit each charging station with their own SIM card and bring them onto HARMON-E via an OCPP URL
Before you start
- You have set up your router and you have control over its network settings
- You have a laptop with an Ethernet port and a browser (e.g. Google Chrome)
- You have an Ethernet cable
- You have finished 1. Installation Manual for Hybrid Setup
1. Connect your laptop
Connect your laptop directly to the Gateway.
2. Access the Gateway interface
Open a browser on the laptop and enter the IP address 192.168.1.1:3000 in the address field.
3. Log on to the Gateway Connect
Enter admin as username and password. Click LOGIN.
4. Deactivate DHCP Server
Select the Local Network tab on the left side. In the ethernet0 settings, change the Interface type from DHCP Server to Fixed IP.
5. Assign a fixed IP to the Gateway
Decide on a fixed IPv4 IP address for the Gateway, and note it down. The fixed IP must match the IP subnet of your local network.
Click SUBMIT.
6. Reboot the Gateway
Disconnect the power supply and wait for 10 seconds.
7. Connect the Gateway to the local network
Ensure that the local network has access to the internet via your router. Connect the Gateway to the local network via Ethernet cable.
In case the Gateway does not connect automatically, check your network settings again.
8. Check network status
| GSM Status LED | Network Connection |
| Slow blinking (short ON / long OFF) | Searching for network |
| Slow blinking (long ON / short OFF) | Registered, but no data connection |
| Fast blinking (short ON / short OFF) | Registered and active data connection |
9. Inform our support
Upon successful establishment of internet access, the Gateway will register on your HARMON-E account.
So we can link the power meter from your local network to the correct cloud site on HARMON-E, send us an email to support@flexecharge.com with the following instructions:
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The installation of this hybrid site is complete, please link the power meter to the cloud site:
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Within 24 hrs, the site is ready for you to complete the commissioning of the load management on HARMON-E.
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