[RE-wrenches] Blue planet energy wants confidential client data

[Dan Fink]

William: That doesn't make any sense to me either. All they should need to
set up remote monitoring is the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the
Blue Planet network interface hardware (NIC), which is specific to the
exact BP BMU hardware box serial # you have. Then usually just have the NIC
(not just Blue Planet, anything--OpticsRE, a wifi printer, Alexa etc.) get
its own *local* IP address from your wifi router dynamically with DHCP,
though sometimes assigning a static local IP (192.168.x.x) prevents weird
traffic conflicts.

What exact Client wifi login credentials did BP ask you for? I don't see
how those would do them any good for BMU monitoring unless they are parked
outside your house.

Perhaps their tech support used confusing wording in their request? That
would not be a surprise, they speak in an entirely new language and
vocabulary to me, in which I am NOT fluent, I only know enough to get by
getting devices to communicate online, and maybe ask where the bathroom
is....

Dan Fink
Owner, Buckville Energy Consulting LLC
IREC Certified Instructor for PV and Small Wind Installation
NABCEP Certified PV System Inspector
NABCEP PV Associate
d <dan.fink at greendustrialtraining.com>anbob88 at gmail.com
970-672-4342


On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 11:57 AM William Miller <william at millersolar.com>
wrote:

> Jerry:
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> Here is what Blue Planet is telling me:
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> We use the internet connection for remote support of your system, and the
> end user will have some really cool tools for monitoring their system
> through the online platform.
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> William
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