How to connect your Fronius inverter to the internet
Required before initiating the sequence
- Physical access to your Fronius inverter.
- A WiFi-enabled device such as a smartphone or tablet.
- Patience, the average reconnection time is 10mins.
Restarting your Fronius Inverter
- Stand in front of your Fronius inverter. On the Fronius inverter display, a number displaying the current solar production should be visible, press the BACK button to enter the menu options carousel.
Locate the setup mode by pressing Button 2 , and scrolling to the right until you locate the SETUP menu option.
Reaching the SETUP menu option, press button 4 to ENTER .
Scroll down (button 2) to the WiFi Access Point, and select ENTER (button 4).
A message will appear Activate WiFi AP? Press ENTER (button 4) once again to activate the WiFi access point.When the WiFi access point has finished loading, it will display the inverter connection details.
- Once the inverter has activated the WiFi access point, go to your WiFi-enabled device and open up the Settings.Locate the WiFi settings and select the Fronius Inverter network (FRONIUS_240.#####).Enter the password displayed on the inverter screen (12345678 by default) and tap join.
- Once the inverter is connected to your WiFi-enabled device, open up your preferred web browser on the device (chrome, safari, explorer etc).In the web browser, enter the IP address 192.168.250.181 in the search bar. Locate the settings menu on the right side of the page.Locate the settings menu on the right side of the page. On the left-hand side of the page, select Network.
- Once the Network setup page has loaded, two columns are displayed Connection mode (left) and WLAN Settings (right).Under the Connection mode column (left) select the Solar.web via WLAN option.
Under the WLAN Settings column (right) select the network you would like to connect your Fronius inverter to from the list of available networks.
Tap the Set… button located on the bottom left-hand corner below the Available networks box. A small box will pop up called WLAN connection. Enter your network password then select Save. Select Connect.
A series of connection attempts will cycle with your chosen network. Once connected, a Network status page will display the modem connected to the inverter but No internet connection. In the WiFi settings on the mobile device which you are using, disconnect with the Fronius inverter and resume using an alternative WiFi source.
