SolarEdge storedge User Manual

Figure 36: The RJ45 Ethernet connection
7. Fortheswitch/routerside,useapre-crimpedcableoruseacrimpertoprepareanRJ45
communicationconnector:InserttheeightwiresintotheRJ45connectorinthesameorderasabove
(Figure35).
8. ConnectthecableRJ45connectortotheRJ45portoftheEthernetswitchorrouter.
Youcanconnectmorethanoneinvertertothesameswitch/routerortodifferentswitches/routers,
asneeded.EachinvertersendsitsmonitoreddataindependentlytotheSolarEdgemonitoring
platform.
9.
TheinverterisconfiguredbydefaulttoLAN.Ifreconfigurationisrequired:
a. MakesuretheON/OFFswitchisOFF.
b. TurnONtheACtotheinverterbyturningONthecircuitbreakeronthemaindistributionpanel.
c. TurnONtheStorEdgeConnectionUnit.
WARNING!
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD. Do not touch uninsulated wires when the inverter cover is
removed.
RISQUE D’ÉLECTROCUTION, ne touchez pas les fils non isolés lorsque le couvercle de
l'onduleur est retiré.
d. Usetheinternaluserbuttonstoconfiguretheconnection,asdescribedinCommunicationon
page58.

NOTE
If your network has a firewall, you may need to configure it to enable the connection to the
following address:
l Destination Address: prod.solaredge.com
l TCP Port: 22222 (for incoming and outgoing data)
10. Verifytheconnection,asdescribedinVerifyingtheConnectiononpage77.
Creating an RS485 Bus Connection
TheRS485optionenablescreatingabusofconnectedinverters,consistingofupto31slaveinvertersand
1masterinverter.Usingthisoption,invertersareconnectedtoeachotherinabus(chain),viatheir
RS485connectors.Thefirstandlastinvertersinthechainmustbeterminated.
RS485wiringspecifications:
l Cabletype:Min.3-wireshieldedtwistedpair(a4-wirecablemaybeused)
l Wirecross-sectionarea:0.2-1mm²/24-18AWG(aCAT5cablemaybeused)
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Creating an RS485 Bus Connection

SolarEdge storedge Specifications

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Brand	SolarEdge
Model	storedge
Category	Inverter
Language	English