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11. Connect to Enlighten
The Envoy-S requires a connection to the Internet for reporting to Enlighten. You can provide this connection
through an existing broadband router, other Wi-Fi access point at the installation site, or by using the
Enphase Mobile Connect cellular modem.
WARNING! Risk of Equipment Damage. Do not remove power from the Envoy-S if the LEDs are
flashing green. This indicates that a software upgrade is in progress.
Connect to a broadband router using one of these methods, described in the following sections:
Method A: Integrated Wi-Fi
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Method B: Enphase Mobile Connect (order CELLMODEM-01 separately)
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Method C: Ethernet cable (not included, installer must provide). This method requires that you use
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the ferrite bead included with the AC Combiner Box.
Method D: Power Line Communication Bridges (order EPLC-01 separately). This method requires
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that you use the ferrite bead included with the AC Combiner Box.
Method A: Integrated Wi-Fi
To use the Enphase integrated Wi-Fi, you need a wireless
router. To use Wi-Fi:
a. On the Envoy-S, verify that no Ethernet cable is plugged
into the RJ45 port.
b. If your router supports WPS, press and hold the WPS
button on the wireless router for a few seconds. On most routers, a WPS LED begins flashing.
c. If you are using the Installer Toolkit mobile app, tap the Network button, tap Wi-Fi, and then tap your
network from the list of available networks. If the wireless router does not support WPS, you may be
prompted to enter a password.
If you are not using the Installer Toolkit mobile app, you can only connect using WPS. Initiate a WPS
connection by pressing and holding the AP Mode button for 5 seconds.
The Network Communications LED
Communications LED
Enlighten. If the Network Communications LED
Issues" on page 27.
Method B: Enphase Mobile Connect
(Order CELLMODEM-01 separately)
To install Enphase Mobile Connect:
a. Connect the antenna to the connector (marked CELL) on the modem.
b. Mount the modem as described in the Enphase Mobile Connect Installation
Guide.
c. Connect the USB cable:
First, connect the USB cable to the USB port(s) on the Envoy-S.
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Then, connect the mini-USB connector to the Mobile Connect modem.
If receiving power from the Envoy-S, the modem power LED lights.
Within three minutes the Network Communications LED
successful connection to the Internet and to Enlighten.
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begins flashing green. Within three minutes the Network
lights solid green, indicating a successful connection to the Internet and to
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does not light solid green, see "Internet Connection
lights solid green, indicating a
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