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5 EMBEDDED
WEB
SERVER
5.1 Overview
The interface contains an embedded web server (also known as an HTTP server), which allows users to
access the inverter’s internal data in a graphical manner with web browsers such as Microsoft Internet
Explorer or Mozilla Firefox. In this way, the inverter can be monitored, configured and controlled from
across the room or from across the globe.
In order to view the interface’s web page, the free Adobe (formerly Macromedia) Flash Player browser
plug-in is required. If the plug-in is not already installed on your computer, then your browser will
automatically be redirected to the appropriate Adobe download web site when you initially attempt to
access the interface’s web page. Alternatively, the plug-in can be downloaded directly by going to
http://www.adobe.com, and choosing the “get Adobe Flash Player” link. Always ensure that you have
the latest version of the Flash Player installed: if some aspect of the web page does not appear to be
displayed properly, installing the latest Flash Player update usually resolves the problem.
To access an interface’s embedded web server, either use the finder application (refer to section 4) and
select the “Open Web Interface” button when the target unit is highlighted, or just directly enter the target
unit’s IP address into the address (URL) field of your web browser. Refer to Figure 18 for a
representative screenshot of the web server interface.
Figure 18: Embedded Web Server
In order to access the web server and view the function code values, destination TCP ports 80 and 2000
must be accessible from the client computer. If an “XML socket connection failed” error message is
displayed in the information window, and no function code values are shown, this is typically indicative of
port 2000 being blocked by a firewall or Ethernet router situated between the client computer and the
interface card.
