Manual

4 Operation
SMA Solar Technology AG
User Manual SBxx-US-1XP-40-BA-en-13 23
4.2.2 Establishing a direct connection via WLAN
Requirements:
☐ The product must be commissioned.
☐ An end device (e.g. computer, tablet PC or smartphone) must be available.
☐ The respective latest version of one of the following web browsers must be installed: Chrome,
Edge, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Safari.
☐ JavaScript must be enabled in the web browser of the end device.
☐ 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).
SSID, IP address and necessary passwords
• SSID in WLAN: SMA[serial number] (e.g. SMA0123456789)
• Standard WLAN password (usable until completion of the configuration by means of the
installation assistant or prior to the end of the first tenfeed-in hours): SMA12345
• Device-specific WLAN password (usable for initial configuration to completion of the first
tenfeed-in hours): see WPA2-PSK on the type label of the inverter or on the back of the
manual included in the delivery
• Standard IP address for a direct connection via WLAN outside of a local network:
192.168.12.3
Importing and exporting files with end devices having an iOS operating
system is not possible.
For technical reasons, importing and exporting files (e.g. importing an inverter configuration,
saving the current inverter configuration or exporting events and parameters) is not possible
with mobile end devices having an iOS operating system.
• Use an end device that does not have an iOS operating system for importing and
exporting files.
The procedure can be different depending on the end devices. If the procedure described does not
apply to your end device, establish the direct connection via WLAN as described in the manual of
your end device.
Procedure:
1. If your end device has a WPS function:
• Activate the WPS function on the inverter. To do this, tap twice on the enclosure lid of the
Connection Unit.
☑ The blue LED flashes quickly for approx. two minutes. The WPS function is active
during this time.
• Activate the WPS on your end device.
☑ The connection with your end device will be established automatically. It can take
up to 20seconds for this connection to be established.
2. If your end device has not a WPS function: