21
Set up
Connecting the charger to a PLC network
When establishing a connection, the charger and PLC
modem, or in the case of direct PLC communication,
the charger and the energy manager are paired auto-
matically.
b
The charger is ready for operation.
e
Activate the charge status of the energy man-
ager at the charger. To do this, press and hold
the
CHARGE STATUS
button for 3 seconds to
change the charge status. Repeat this procedure
if necessary in order to change to the desired
charge status . The charger automatically at-
tempts to establish a connection to the PLC net-
work.
–
The PLC network is known (Status 1):
No action is necessary. The charger auto-
matically connects to the PLC network.
–
The PLC network is unknown (Status 2):
Press the pairing button on the PLC modem
or on the energy manager to start establish-
ing the connection to the charger.
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If the
ENERGY MANAGER
indicator light
flashes or pulses white, the charger is inte-
grated in the PLC network and a connection
is established (Status 3 or 4).
The charger automatically attempts to establish a
connection to the energy manager.
Refer to chapter "Connecting the charger to the
energy manager" on page 21.
If no energy manager is available, establishing a con-
nection to the energy manager fails (Status 6).
e
Press and hold the
CHARGE STATUS
button
for 3 seconds to switch to the desired charging
status (
50 %
or
100 %
).
Refer to chapter "Opening the web application"
g
Refer to the operating instructions of the PLC mo-
dem.
Connecting the charger to the energy man-
ager
Establishing a connection at the charger
Once the charger has established a connection to the
PLC network, it attempts to connect to the energy
manager in open mode.
b
Charger has established a PLC connection.
b
The charger and energy manager are located in
the same PLC network.
–
The energy manager is known (Status 3):
No action is necessary. The charger automati-
cally connects to the energy manager.
–
The energy manager is unknown (Status 4):
Add the charger as an EEBus device in the Web
Application of the energy manager.
If the
ENERGY MANAGER
indicator light lights up
green, the energy manager is successfully connected
(Status 5).
The energy manager settings (e.g. information on the
charging current, overload protection and optimised
charging) are adopted by the charger.
g
The procedure for establishing the connection to
the charger is described in the section "Adding an
EEBus device" in the web application instructions for
the Porsche Home Energy Manager.
g
Refer to the operating instructions of the energy
manager.
Establishing a connection in the Web Application
of the charger
e
If the charger is in private mode, an unknown
energy manager must be added in the Web Ap-
plication of the charger (
Connections
e
Energy
manager
).
g
For information on the web ap-
plication, see the instructions at
https://www.porsche.com/international/about-
porsche/e-performance/help-and-contact/
If you require a different language, please select
the appropriate website for your country.
Reconnecting to the energy manager
If the charge status of the energy manager is activa-
ted, the charger automatically attempts to establish a
connection to the last used PLC network.
Hotspot
If integration in a home network is not possible, the
charger can activate a hotspot and use this to es-
tablish a connection to the Web Application of the
charger.
e
To establish a hotspot, click
Activate hotspot
.
Once a hotspot has been established, the symbol
appears in the status bar.
Information
If you use an Android system, you may need to con-
firm separately that the connection has been estab-
lished, so that a hotspot connection can be estab-
lished.
