SUNGROW WiNet-S Communication Module Installation Guide

Quick Installation Guide
Communication Module
WiNet-S

Application Scenarios

Installation Environment

Installation (Choose one of the Two Methods)

– Installation with WLAN communication– Installation with LAN communication Note: I a protective cove s nsaled at th invetar botio, t may cause wicless ommunicaton signals o attenuate, thus shorlntng the commuicaton ditance of the communcton module.

Indicators and Multi-function Button

Indicator Description

wireless meter)
Steady red| Module failure
WLAN| Off| The module is not connected to the wireless network of the home router
On| The module is connected to the wireless network of the home router, but there is no data communication
Slow blinking| Data communication
Fast blinking| EasyConnect mode (factory default)
LAN| Off| There is no network cable connecting the module and the home router
Steady green| A network cable connects the module and the home router, but there is no data communication
| Steady green, blinking red| Data communication

Note :The siow binking inerval s 1s. Th fast bingking nterval s.2s.

Multi-function Button Description

onloff EasyConnect mode.
– For producis purchased alter Sept 1, 2021, press onca fo tum on EasyConnect mode, which wil be auomatically tumed off when network configuraton s finished. I he netiwork configuraton s o completed witin 10 minutes. press again o reresh the automeic shutdown time. therwise this mode wil be automaticaly tumed of.
WLAN indcator lnks fast when EasyComnect mode s tumed on (only used to “Creating Plant” through SolarCioud App).
Pross 3 times| Turm on WLAN hotspol. By defaut i requires o password 1o access wilin 30 minutes
If the wirsless network named “SG-WiNeLS commication madule SN is n the WLAN I of the moble phone, the WLAN hotspotis rned on. The commurication module SIN is under the GR code on the rontofthe madule. See the. above product drawing oy tums on WLAN hotspot and does not tums it of.
Note: iy cne devics (mabie phons, PC, iPad, etc.) s allowed to connect o WLAN hotspot at tme.

Initial Grid Connection

Scan the QR code to install the iSolar Cloud Apphttps://file.isolarcloud.com/app_page/html/isolarcloud/download.html

Initial Grid Connection Methods
* Method 1: Upload device data to iSolarCloud
Initial grid connection can be done via the iSolarCloud App. For detailed instructions, refer to the chapter “Creating Plant” in the iSolarCloud App User Manual. Click the — icon in the upper right corner of the iSolarCloud App login interface to view the iSolarCloud App User Manual.
After the operation of creating plant is completed, the initial grid connection of the inverter is completed.
If the home router is changed or the home router password is reset, the WLAN indicator is turned off. Device data could not be uploaded to iSolarCloud. Network can be configured again using the iSolarCloud App or the built-in Web.

• Network configuration via iSolarCloud App
  Refer to the “WLAN Configuration” section of the iSolarCloud App User Manual for details.

• Network configuration via built-in Web

  1. Verify whether the WLAN hotspot named “SG-WiNet-S communication  module S/N” is turned on. If the hotspot is not turned on, press the multifunction button three times. Please refer to “Multi-function Button Description” for details.
  2. Connect your PC or iPad to the WLAN hotspot named “SG-WiNet-S communication module S/N”.
  3. Open the browser (Chrome 60 or newer version is recommended) and enter 11.11.11.1 in the address bar to access the built-in Web. Click “Login” in the upper right corner of the interface, and enter the user name “admin” and the default password “pw8888”.
  4. Click “System-> Port Parameter ->WLAN.” Find the home router network in the list of available WLAN networks nearby.
  5. Click the home router network and enter the password to connect to it.
  6. When the icon in the lower left corner lights up, network configuration is successful.

– Method 2: Device data is not required to be uploaded to iSolarCloud
Initial grid connection can be done with the iSolarCloud App or the built-in Web.

• Initial grid connection via iSolarCloud App
  Refer to the “WLAN Login-> Login” section of the iSolarCloud App User Manual for details. Click the — icon in the upper right corner of the iSolarCloud App login interface to view the iSolarCloud App User Manual.

• Initial grid connection via the built-in Web

  1. Refer to Steps 1 to 3 of Method 1 “Network configuration via built-in Web”.
  2. Click “Device Monitoring”, and then complete the initial grid connection configuration according to the prompts on the interface.

Note: The “Country /Region” must be set to the country where the inverter is installed. Otherwise, the inverter may report errors.
When the inverter is connected to grid for the first time, the “Boot” operation is required.

Performance Parameters

Nameplate

IP66: The product is completely dustproof and can
withstand waves of water and pressurized jets, causinc
no harm.
Temperature| Operating temperature range
| Do not dispose of the communication module together with household waste
| CE mark of conformity
| Refer to the corresponding instructions
| Anatel mark of conformity
****| UKGA mark ofconformity
|  KC mark ofconformity

EU Declaration of Conformity
within the scope of the EU dirctives
– Rastricion of the use of erlain hazardous substances 2011/BS/EU and 2015863V (RoHS)
– The radio equipment direcive 2014/53/EU (RED) SUNGROW confims hrewith tht the products described n this document ae incompliance with the fundamenal requirments and ther relevant roveions of e abovermentoned drectves. Th entre EU
Doclaratonof Conformiy can be found at support.sungrowpover.com.

802.11n40 2422 MHz ~ 2462 MHz
Maimum transmisson paver| <2008m

Troubleshooting

If the module faisto be connected to the SolarCloud, oubleshoot as folows:

if the module is connected to the home router.
2| WLAN indicator blinks  fast| Chick, hough the iSolrCloud App, if the modul is connected to the home router.
3| WLAN indicator is on for more than 1min| 1) Check and ensure that the home router  can access the network normally.
2) Check the whitelist/blacklist settings of the home router. Add the domain name
(iot.isolarcloud.com, iot.isolarcloud.com.hk, iot.isolarcloud.eu,auiot.isolarcloud.com) to the whitelist or remove it from the blacklist when necessary.
3) Check the home router settings and ensure that the port 19999 and 16668 are not blocked.
4) If the fault still persists, contact SUNGROW.
4| LAN indcator is  off| 1) Check and ensure that the network cable is securely connected to the module and the home router.
2) Replace the network cable and repeat the previous step.
5| LAN Indicator is on for more than 1 min| Method 1:

1. Check if the home router is assigned a static IP. If so, configure the static IP through the built-in Web.
2. Replace the network cable and repeat the previous step.
   Method 2:
   Refer to the corrective measure to No. 3.

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