Manual

4 Operation
SMA Solar Technology AG
User ManualSBxx-US-1XP-40-BA-en-1322
4 Operation
4.1 Activating and Operating the Display
You can activate and operate the display by tapping on the enclosure lid of the Connection Unit.
Procedure:
1. Activate the display. Tap on the enclosure lid of the Connection Unit once.
☑ The backlight is switched on.
2. To move to the next message, tap on the enclosure lid of the Connection Unit once.
4.2 Establishing a connection to the user interface
4.2.1 Establishing a Direct Connection via Ethernet
Requirements:
☐ The product must be commissioned.
☐ An end device (e.g. computer) with an Ethernet interface must be available.
☐ The product must be connected directly to the end device.
☐ The respective latest version of one of the following web browsers must be installed: Chrome,
Edge, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Safari.
☐ The SMA Grid Guard code of the Installer must be available for the changing of grid-relevant
settings after completion of the first ten feed-in hours or installation assistant (see "Application
for SMAGridGuard Code" at www.SMA-Solar.com).
Procedure:
1. Tap on the enclosure lid of the Connection Unit and continue to switch up to the message E-IP:
169.254.xxx.xxx.
2. Read off the displayed IP address for the direct connection via Ethernet and either remember it
or write it down.
3. Open the web browser of your device, enter the IP address in the address line of the web
browser and press the enter key.
4.
Web browser signals a security vulnerability
After the IP address has been confirmed by pressing the enter key, a message might
appear indicating that the connection to the user interface of the inverter is not secure.
SMA Solar Technology AG guarantees that calling up the user interface is secure.
• Continue loading the user interface.
☑ The login page of the user interface opens.