Configuration
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Configuring the Gateway
You can configure the Gateway using a web page embedded in the
Gateway firmware. This web page allow you to configure parameters for:
•
basic networking
•
wireless networking
•
network time protocol
•
email messages for energy harvest and system performance.
You can also use the configuration web page to upgrade firmware for
network devices, including the Gateway.
The configuration web page itself has extensive embedded help. This
chapter contains additional information and advice.
Viewing the Configuration Web Page
To view the configuration web page, you must find the device IP address
of your Gateway. The easiest way to find the Gateway on your network is
to run the Solar Monitor Widget after applying power to the Gateway.
The Widget has an automatic device discovery feature that functions on
most computers and small home-based computer networks. After the
device discovery process finds the Gateway, you can use the Widget to
view the Gateway configuration web page. See “Using the Solar Monitor
Widget” on page 3–3.
If you have multiple Gateways installed on the same network, the device
discovery process attempts to locate them all. You can use the Widget to
check which Gateways have been located (see the
Solar Monitor Widget
User Guide
). If the device discovery process does not work for one or
more Gateways, you must find and assign the Gateway IP addresses
manually. See “Finding the Gateway IP Address Manually” on page 3–5.
Computers operating on a company domain (not a home workgroup)
often have the device discovery disabled for security reasons. If this is the
case, you will have to manually determine the Gateway’s IP address in
order to view the configuration web page.
Software firewalls, such as ZoneAlarm or Windows Firewall, may also
prevent device discovery from running. If possible, add the device
discovery process to the firewall’s exception list so that it is allowed to
function. If you can’t add device discovery to the exception list, you will