Network Configuration; Carrying Out A Firmware Update; Changing General Wlan Settings - CitrinSolar CS WebBox2 Handbuch

7.12 Network configuration
The network configuration determines where the Communication module obtains
its IP information from for the LAN connection.
There are 2 different settings possible for the network configuration:
• Dynamic (DHCP): The IP information is automatically assigned to the Com-
munication module by the DHCP server.
• Static: The user manually assigns IP information to the Communication module.
Note
Consult the system administrator before changing the factory settings!
In order to configure the network, proceed as follows:
Î In the Configuration main menu, select the Network submenu.
Î In the Address type dropdown menu, select the desired value.
Î Click Save configuration.
Î Restart the device.
The menu item IP recovery can be used for automatically retrieving a new IP
address for the Communication module in the case that the previous one is lost. In
order to adjust the automatic IP address configuration, proceed as follows:
Î In the IP recovery menu item, select Yes.
Î Click Save configuration.
Î Restart the device.
As soon as the remote access over Internet has been enabled, the Communication
module will check every 15 min if a connection to the VBus.net server exists. If
VBus.net does not answer, the Communication module will restart. After the re-
start, the time starts running from 0 on in time since last restart. A restart can
take up to 90 s.
7.13 Carrying out a firmware update
The firmware is the internal software of the Communication module. Through
firmware updates, the software will be improved in the following ways:
• Extended functional range
• Enhanced operation
• Change of the Web interface desktop
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Note
Previous configurations will not be affected by a firmware update.
In some exceptional cases, it might be required to carry out the
adjustments again.
If a firmware update is available, it will be displayed after the login in the Login
successful window.
Î Click on Click here to proceed.
Î In order to start the update process, click on Click here to download.
Î The update file will be downloaded.
Î In order to install the update, click on Upload.
Î Select the upload file firmware.cbor and click on open.
The update file will be loaded.
Î In order to run the update, click on Install update.
Î If you do not wish to run the update, click on Discard update.
If the update has been installed, the device will restart.
If a new VBus ® specification is available, it can be installed.
Î In order to install the VBus specification, click on Install update.
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Î If you do not wish to run the update, click on Discard update.

7.14 Changing general WLAN settings

In order to activate or deactivate the WLAN, respectively, proceed as follows:
Î In the Configuration main menu, select the Network submenu.
Î In the WLAN menu, select Yes in order to activate the WLAN. In order to
deactivate the WLAN, select No.
Î After the WLAN has been activated, select the country the device is to be
used in.
Î Click Save configuration.
The WLAN can also be activated or deactivated by means of the button, see chap.
4.2 on page 27.