Xantrex Gateway Start Guide

Communications Gateway

Quickstart Guide

Warning: Shock Hazard. Disconnect all sources of AC and DC power to the inverter or other Xanbus device to which the Gateway is being connected before accessing that product's wiring compartment. Before installing the Gateway, read the Important Safety Instructions in the Installation Guide.

Connect the Communications Gateway to the Xanbus and computer networks. The Gateway can be connected directly to a computer, but connecting through a standard router makes setup easier.

1 Note: during initial setup, all connections must be wired. After communication has been established, the Gateway can be configured for wireless mode.

				Communications Gateway	Inverter or other
		Router			Xanbus Device
	Ethernet		Inverter	RS485 Zigbee
1	2	3	4
			WARNING!
			Not for computer	Ethernet
To computer			A 200 ft (60 m) max.	130 ft (40 m) max. C

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Connect a cable from the Gateway Ethernet port to the router. Do not

Aconnect the Gateway to the WAN (Uplink or Internet) router port.

Terminate the Gateway if it is	Connect a cable from the Gateway to
the last Xanbus device in the	the inverter or closest Xanbus device. If
B chain. See the network layout	C the inverter in the system is operating,
diagrams in the Gateway	it supplies power to the Gateway
Installation Guide.	through the Xanbus network.

2	Wait one minute for the Gateway to initialize after power-up. The
	Inverter (green) and Modbus (yellow) LEDs should be blinking.

Inverter

Modbus / RS485

Communications Gateway

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Download and install Yahoo! Widgets (also known as Konfabulator or Yahoo! Widget Engine) from the Gateway CD or http://widgets.yahoo.com/, then copy the Xantrex Solar Monitor Widget from the CD to the My Widgets (or Widgets) folder on your computer. The My Widgets folder is created when you install Yahoo! Widgets.

Start the Xantrex Solar Monitor Widget. If the Widget does not automatically detect the Gateway and request a password, see the Gateway Installation Guide for more information.

A. Enter password "x".

B. The main status window appears.

View the Gateway configuration web page by clicking Details on the Widget, then selecting 5 Gateway from the list of devices. The configuration page opens in your browser. On the

configuration page, enter user and system information (required), change your password, and configure wireless mode (optional). See the Gateway Installation Guide for more information.

A.Click Details to view the device list.

B.Click Gateway to view the configuration web page.

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