Cerbo GX Manual

4.2. Accessing via the built-in WiFi Access Point

This method requires the VictronConnect App to be installed on your smartphone, tablet or laptop.

Steps:

1. Make sure you are no further than a few metres away from the Cerbo GX

2. Go to the WiFi settings on your phone / tablet / laptop.

3. After searching, the Cerbo GX will show up in the list, as Venus-HQ1940DEFR4-3b6. Where HQ… is the serial number as

printed on the side of the box.

4. Connect to WiFi using the 'WiFi key' which you will find printed on the side of the box …and also on a card in the plastic bag.

Keep that in a safe place.Open Victron

5. Connect, it will start scanning the WiFi network automatically.

6. Once found, select the GX device from the list.

7. Open the Remote Console

Notes:

• If you cannot use VictronConnect, you can use a web browser and navigate to the IP address http://172.24.24.1 or http://

venus.local

• For added security it is possible to disable the WiFi Access Point. See Settings → Wi-Fi → Create access point. See below

chapter explaining the Push button for how to restore access in case ever necessary.

Instruction video

Step by step instruction video on how to connect to a GX device using the VictronConnect App.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/aKJMXxRIkG0

Detailed instruction video

This second video was made before VictronConnect got the feature to find a device on a network. All the explanations in the

video regarding IP Addressing can be ignored, and use VictronConnect as in above video instead.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ptYV_JEcaMU

4.3. Accessing Remote Console via the local LAN/WiFi Network

This section explains how to connected to Remote Console when the Cerbo GX is connected to the local computer network, with

either an Ethernet cable, or having it configured to connect to a local WiFi network.

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