Manual: ABL

On this page you will find the steps to connect the ABL charger to the E-Flux by Road platform.

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Written by Roisin Jansen
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Configuration Requirements

  • Configuration package E-Flux by Road

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

  • Online manual ABL

  • Ethernetcable

  • Laptop with Ethernet connection

Follow the steps:

Step 1: When the charger is unscrewed, you have a 4G dongle on the left side inside the charging point (see image). This is attached to the USB connector by default. Disconnect it, remove the cap and insert the SIM card as shown in the figure.

Step 2: Connect the laptop to the charger via the Ethernet cable.

Here, it is important that you take the Ethernet port next to the 4G dongle.

Step 3: Open the browser on your laptop and enter the following IP address: http://169.254.1.1:8300/. This then puts you in the charging station's interface.

Step 4: When in the interface, click on connectivity and then cellular.

Step 5: Change the APN to m2m.services, you can leave the username and password blank. Then click save.

Step 6: Go to the OCPP setting. Change the OCPP version to 1.6.

Step 7: At the Central system address (URL) field, enter the following:

ws://ocpp.e-flux.nl/1.6/e-flux

Step 8: You can leave the local port and local path fields blank. The basic authentication password can be left blank.

Step 9: Click save.

Step 10: Go to setting maintenance, then select hard reset.

If you are the installer of the charging station, go to step 11. If you are the owner of the charging station, go to step 12.

Step 11: Complete the following steps to activate the station on the E-Flux by Road platform:

  1. Login to your Field Service Account or create a Field Service Account via www.e-flux.io/installer-signup*.

  2. Go to “Setup New EVSE” in the menu on the left and enter the serial number or OCPP ID of the station.

  3. Click on “Setup charging station”.

  4. Click on Upload Configuration, then click Next.

  5. Choose and define the connector type, and choose “Save Connector Configuration”.

  6. The charging station is now activated and ready to be registered by the owner!

*A Field Service Account is for installers only and will be used as a point of contact for technical tickets.

Step 12: Complete the following steps to register the station on the E-Flux by Road platform:

  1. Ask your installer to complete Step 11 to finish the configuration of your charger, or call E-Flux by Road to finish the configuration.

  2. Create an E-Flux by Road account by going to www.e-flux.io/signup.

    • Is this charging station facilitated by your employer? Check your email for the invitation.

  3. Follow the steps to add the location and register your charging station.

  4. Put the sticker with the QR code on the charging station so it’s easier to identify the station if you need support.

  5. The charging station is now registered and ready to be used!

The charging station is now connected to the E-Flux by Road platform!

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