Integration of DEFA AC charging station into the Eponet portal
These instructions are step 3 for connecting a DEFA charging station to the Eponet portal.
Step 1 can be found at this link: Basic instructions for integrating charging stations
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Tested with software version 4.3.8
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Prepare the charging station via the Power Setup app
Open the Power Setup app from DEFA and connect to the charging station via Bluetooth.
You should now see this view.
Scroll down and click on Edit under "Charger Settings".
Now set everything as shown.
Confirm these settings, scroll down further and click on "New Handover".
Now enter the name of the charger and select "Eponet" as the backend. Then click on "Hand Over".
Now you can scroll all the way down and select "Complete Setup".
From this moment on, the charging station is connected to Eponet and should come online on the Eponet portal.
To start charging via RFID card, this must first be activated. To do this, follow the steps below.
Follow arrows 1 and 2. Then select the appropriate charging station and click on arrow 3.
At arrow 4, you can now search for "authCtrlr".
You will now see a small list of settings options.
Select the entry below.
Click on edit at arrow 1 and change the value from false to true.
Then click on "Save"
. An RFID card can now be used.
Checklist:
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Authentication required > must be enabled
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Deactivate authorisation when the charging stations are offline > must not be activated
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Is the charging station online on the Eponet portal?
Important information before continuing with step 4:
The DEFA AC charging station communicates exclusively with OCPP 2.0.1 – this must be selected when connecting to the Eponet portal!
