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Road Manual: Mennekes

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

Written by Thom Bosveld
Updated over a year ago

Configuration Requirements

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

  • Cable (Included with charging station)

  • Configuration device: laptop/mobile phone

  • Mennekes installation manual:

Follow the steps:

Step 1: After a safe installation of the Mennekes charger with the help of the installation manual, you can set up a connection with the charger to change the configuration. This can be done by connecting a PC or laptop to the charger and takes place in the Mennekes web interface.

  • USB

    • Connect the PC or laptop to the charger with a USB cable

    • Open the web browser and enter the following address in the searchbar: http://192.168.123.123

  • Ethernet

    • Connect the PC or laptop to the charger with an ethernet cable

    • Change the network settings of the PC or laptop to the following values:

      • IPv4-adres: 192.168.124.21

      • Subnetmask: 255.255.255.0

      • Standard gateway: 192.168.124.1

    • Open the web browser and enter the following address in the searchbar: http://192.168.124.123

  • Network

    • Connect the charger to the network via ethernet

    • Connect a PC or laptop to the same network via the router/switch

    • Open the web browser and enter the IP address of the charger (e.g. http://192.168.0.70)

Step 2: A window will appear where you can log in. Login with the username operator. The password can be found on your own supplied data sheet.

Note: each socket has its own password to log in to the web interface

Step 3: Once you’ve logged into the web interface, go to Network to configure the GSM or LAN settings. If you’re using the GSM connection method, please fill in the following details:

  • Access Point Name (APN):

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

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

  • All other data will be filled in automatically and you can leave it as it is

Step 4: Click on save to save the network settings.

Step 5: Click on Backend and enter the following data:

  • Connection Type: GSM or Ethernet

  • OCPP ChargeBoxIdentity: Enter the unique serial number of your charger here. If you have received an EVSE ID (NL*EFL*EV*1234567) from Road, enter this number here.

  • OCPP Mode: OCPP-J 1.6

  • Websockets JSON OCPP URL of the backend:

    • 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>

Leave the rest of the settings as they are.

Step 6: Click on save and reset the charging station.

The charging station is now linked to the Road platform!

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