If a charger is ordered with Wifi connectivity, a Wifi adapter and an additional USB cable extension is included in the package of the charger. These must be installed after charger is installed on the location.
Installation of Wifi adapter
For the installation of the hardware for the Wifi adapter, one must open the charger. Please note that only one Wifi adapter is needed per one Wallbox, even if it is a double charger (EVB20x).
USB-to-Wifi adapter is needed. It must to be inserted into USB-A connector (in dual sided charger it is in master controller side).
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The green rectangle shows position of the USB-A connector.
Inside the charger, one must locate the free female USB socket, and install the adapter in this socket. After installation of the Wifi adapter, one should utilize a zip mount and zip tie the adapter in place, such as to avoid it being loose within the charger itself. Please see pictures below for suitable mounting spots for the Wifi adapter.
Figure 1 EVB100 Wifi location
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Figure 2 EVB200 Wifi location
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Usually also an extension USB -cable (from USB-A male to USB-A female) is needed to find proper space for the USB-to-WIFI adapter.
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WIFI/WLAN settings in charger controller board web user interface are WLAN SSID and WLAN password:
If WIFI/WLAN is used for OCPP-backend connection select it as connection type:
Wifi Troubleshooting
If the charger does not connect to the WLAN, please check that the interface list as mentioned in previous chapter shows a "MAC address" these are displayed as WLAN: [xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx]
If the charger does not report a MAC address, the controller does not communicate with the Wifi adapter, please check that the USB cable is connected and working, please do visual inspection of the USB socket, and experiments can be carried out by testing another adapter in the socket/cable.
If the charger reports back a MAC address, the charger is communicating with the Wifi adapter, then configuration parameters should be checked under the page operator and verified to be correct according to the access point.
If the parameters are correct, and the charger still does not communicate with the WLAN. Please do check WLAN settings according to its manufacturer specifications, check if there are any noise sources that can interrupt the communications, and do a network check to verify that all chargers has unique MAC addresses.
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