Installation Planning And Preparation - enphase IQ Envoy Installation And Operation Manual

Installation Planning and Preparation

Installation and operation of the IQ Envoy requires no specialized equipment or unique computer or
networking expertise. To the Local Area Network (LAN), the IQ Envoy is just another host on the network,
much like a personal computer. The IQ Envoy simply connects to the on-site router or Enphase Mobile
Connect™ (cellular modem) for communications with the Enphase Enlighten monitoring and analysis
website. The IQ Envoy communicates with the microinverters using the site's power lines.
After the IQ Envoy is installed and the microinverters are scanned or provisioned, it maintains an internal
database of all known Enphase Microinverters at the site it manages. At regular intervals, the IQ Envoy polls
each microinverter for its energy data. Using its Internet connection, the IQ Envoy then forwards that
information to Enlighten. The IQ Envoy also reports any error conditions that affect it or the microinverters.
You can view both energy data and error conditions in Enlighten.
The IQ Envoy incorporates power line and Internet communications functions. One "side" of the IQ Envoy
communicates with the microinverters through power lines at the site. The other "side" of the IQ Envoy
communicates with Enlighten over the Internet.
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