[RE-wrenches] Enphase and Smart? phone

Tue Oct 17 09:38:36 EDT 2017

I've done it twice without a smart phone or tool 
kit. Both times, Enphase tech support walked me 
though it. The second time it went smoothly. It 
takes an ethernet cable from a laptop to the 
Envoy. It really is fairly straight forward if it 
goes the way it should, which may or may not be the case.

At 09:27 PM 10/16/2017, you wrote:
>To clarify Jason's point, there is a way to 
>connect the Envoy to a WiFi network without 
>using the Installer Toolkit app.  You can hold 
>the top button down for 3 or 4 seconds, which 
>will put the Envoy into WPS mode.  If the home's 
>router also has a WPS button, you can also hold 
>that button down for a couple seconds to start 
>WPS mode on the router.  If the two buttons are 
>pushed within a couple minutes of each other, 
>then a WiFi connection will be established 
>without having to enter the WiFi password 
>manually.  One advantage of WPS is that the 
>Envoy will maintain a connection to the router 
>even if the WiFi password is later changed.
>
>
>Cordially,
>
>Nick Soleil
>
>Enphase Energy | Product Manager, Envoy and IQ Accessories
>
>
>(707) 763-4784 x7267  // office
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>(707) 321-2937  // cell
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>________________________________
>From: RE-wrenches 
><re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org> on 
>behalf of Jason Szumlanski <jason at floridasolardesigngroup.com>
>Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 4:30 PM
>To: RE-wrenches
>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase and Smart? phone
>
>It's certainly not ideal, but you can put the Envoy in device scan mode
>using the buttons, then log into Enlighten using the customer's computer,
>create a system activation, enter the Envoy number, and it should show you
>all of the microinverter serial numbers found in the Array Builder. This is
>how we always used to do it.
>
>You would need to establish an Internet connection using an Ethernet cable
>or an Ethernet bridge. I don't think you can connect the Envoy to Wi-Fi
>without the Installer Toolkit. On the old Envoy's we used USB sticks for
>Wi-Fi, but the new ones have built-in Wi-Fi.
>
>So in short, the Installer Toolkit is light years better, but it isn't 100%
>necessary. If you want Wi-Fi you need the Installer Toolkit.
>
>Jason Szumlanski
>
>
>
>On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 2:38 PM, Nick Soleil <nsoleil at enphaseenergy.com>
>wrote:
>
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> >
> > Give me a call and we can discuss.  I wouldn't try to configure the system
> > without access to the Installer Toolkit app.  If you don't have a smart
> > phone, then you can use an ITouch or IPad to perform the system
> > configuration.
> >
> >
> > Cordially,
> >
> > Nick Soleil
> >
> > Enphase Energy | Product Manager, Envoy and IQ Accessories
> >
> >
> > (707) 763-4784 x7267  // office
> >
> > (707) 321-2937  // cell
> >
> > 
> [Enphase_esig_logo6.jpg]<https://enphase.com/> 
> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/15ed2b41366a7675b0608f2a1c8173036d7baa6c?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenphase.com%2F&userId=1613865&signature=1687033efe28a806>
> > >
> >
> >
> > Energy Evolved<http://enphase.com> 
> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/7494c4d151842de22616792e7f70adc20065bc7b?url=http%3A%2F%2Fenphase.com&userId=1613865&signature=d7b31d45f95d6ebf>
> > >
> >
> > Powering Whats Next | The Enphase Energy Management System<
> > http://ow.ly/HbVS3
> > 
> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/e600da9cd1aa8923f8abd5b8524b89c4908f78d6?url=http%3A%2F%2Fow.ly%2FHbVS3&userId=1613865&signature=fbd6cf4404581c04>
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> >
> >
> > NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer #03262011-300
> >
> > California C10 Licensed Electrician #986315
> >
> > Texas Master Electrician #284451
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org> on behalf
> > of frenergy <frenergy at psln.com>
> > Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 10:32 AM
> > To: re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org
> > Subject: [RE-wrenches] Enphase and Smart? phone
> >
> > Wrenches,
> >
> >              Anyone know if you HAVE to have a smart phone to fire up
> > and monitor an Enphase system?  If there is no smart phone, can you use
> > the customer's computer?  I searched around the Enphase site and
> > couldn't find info on this....emailed them also but no answer yet.  If
> > there are links, that might help also.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > Feather River Solar Electric
> >
> >
> >
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