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Road Manual: Etrel

On this page you will find the steps to connect the Etrel charger to the Road platform.

Written by Thom Bosveld
Updated over a year ago

Configuration Requirements

  • Road Sim card, EVSE ID, configuration manual for the installer and registration manual for the owner of the charging station.

  • Online guide Etrel.

  • Laptop equipped with a Windows operating system.

  • UTP cable.

Follow the steps:

Step 1: Connect the charger to your laptop via a UTP cable, the input for this can be found on the bottom left of the charging station.

Step 2: Set your network connection to a fixed IP address, you do this through the following steps:

  1. Go to Network and Internet settings.

  2. Click on Ethernet.

  3. Click on Adapter Options.

  4. Click on Ethernet.

  5. Click on Properties.

  6. Click on Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP /IPv4) twice.

  7. Then enter the following information:

    • IP Address: “192.168.1.241”.

    • Subnet mask: “255.255.255.0”.

    • Default gateway: “192.168.1.1”.

    • Leave the remaining boxes blank and click Ok.

Step 3: Open your browser and enter the following address in the URL bar: “192.168.1.250”.

Step 4: Log in with the following details:

Step 5: Click on the three dashes at the top left, then click on configuration.

Step 6: Select connectivity, then click on GSM connectivity.

Step 7: Enter the following details:

  • APN:

    • When using a white Road SIM card or another connection method: m2m.services

    • When using a purple Road SIM card: road.io

  • Username: “leave empty”.

  • Password: “leave empty”.

  • Ping server: “8.8.8.8”.

  • Ping interval: “60”.

Click on save.

Step 8: Next, under the Connectivity heading, press Central system connectivity and set the following details:

  • Charge point identity: enter the number on the sticker provided here, this is usually the EVSE ID (NL*EFL*EV*XXXXXXXXX).

  • Protocol Type: “OCPP 1.6 JSON”.

  • Central system endpoint URL:

    • When using a white Road SIM card or another connection method: ws://ocpp.road.io/<provider-slug>

    • When using a purple Road SIM card: ws://ocpp-internal.road.io/<provider-slug>

Step 9: Then return to the dashes at the top and press diagnostics. Then, select restart charger.

The charging station is now connected to the Road platform!

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