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Road Manual: Power Electronics

On this page you will find the steps to connect the Power Electronics 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

  • Installation guide Power Electronics

  • Configuration device: laptop/mobile phone

  • ETH-cable, WiFi-Hotspot or 3G/4G SIM card

Follow the steps

Step 1: Use the Power Electronics Installation manual to savely complete the installation of the charger.

Step 2: Access the Webserver of the charging station by connecting your configuration device to the same network as the charging station. This can be done by installing a 3G/4G SIM card, by using the factory enabled wifi access point (Hotspot), by connecting the charger to an external wifi network or by a physical connection using an ethernet cable that must be connected to the port located inside the equipment.

Step 3: To access the Webserver, you must enter the IP address of the charger in your web browser: 192.168.204.10. After entering the web server, the corresponding username and password must be entered to login to the charger.

Step 4: Click on the Webmanager tab located at the top of the screen.

Step 5: Navigate to the Set up menu and click on the Communications button at the top.

Step 6: Configure the right network settings for the connection method used to setup the internet connection:

  • SIM 3G/4G:

    • APN:

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

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

    • User: ‘Leave empty’

    • Password: ‘Leave empty’

    • PIN: 'Disable PIN'

Note: The settings shown above are only relevant if an Road simcard is inserted into the charger.

  • Wi-Fi:

    • Enable Wi-Fi: Enable or disable Wi-Fi

    • Network type: Define the type of network to which the unit should be connected

    • Hidden network: Switch on to connect to a network with a hidden SSID

    • SSID: Enter the SSID of the network to which the unit should be connected

    • Password: Enter the network password

  • Ethernet:

    • Enable single IP: Enable or disable the use of a unique IP for accessing the equipment

    • DHCP: If the DHCP selector is enabled, the IP is assigned automatically. Otherwise, the IP Address, Gateway, Netmask, DNS Primary and DNS Secondary can be set manually).

Step 7: Configure the right OCPP settings to connect the charger to the Road backend:

  • Websocket URL:

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

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

  • Enabled Ocpp: ‘Enable’

  • Timeout Websocket: 120

  • Notify charger status: ‘Enable’

  • WebSocketPingInterval: 60

  • Occupy logical connector: ‘Disable’

Step 8: Click on Apply and reset the charger in the System menu.

The charging station is now connected to the Road platform!

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