Installation Planning And Preparation; System Sizing; Preinstallation Checks - enphase Envoy Installation And Operation Manual

Installation Planning and Preparation

Review the following preinstallation checks before you install the Envoy.

System Sizing

The Envoy is capable of monitoring up to 600 Enphase Microinverters.

Preinstallation Checks

1. Before installing the Envoy, make sure that the site meets the following minimum requirements:
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Standard AC outlet is available near the AC mains. Do not use a power strip.
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Laptop or other computer is available for set up
2. To use the Enlighten web-based monitoring and analysis software, additional requirements are:
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Always-on broadband Internet connection
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Broadband router with spare Ethernet port or a wireless router if using the optional Enphase
wireless adapter.
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Up-to-date web browser to view Enlighten. Supported browsers are Internet Explorer 8 or
higher, Firefox 11 or higher, Chrome 5 or higher, and Safari 5 or higher. Enlighten requires
Adobe Flash Player 10 or higher. For Internet Explorer 8 users, install the Google Chrome
Frame plug-in. Enlighten is compatible with Internet-enabled mobile devices running iOS 5 or
higher and Android 4 or higher.
3. If you are installing the Envoy (ENV-230) in a three-phase application, the power line
communication signal must be "coupled" between the three phases to allow the Envoy to
communicate with all of the microinverters in the system. Install a phase coupler (Enphase
number LPC-01), or wire a capacitor into the system. With either solution, install the device on
the load side of the over-current protection device. See the Enphase Technical Brief on Phase
Coupling for your region at http://www.enphase.com/support.
4. Check the Envoy shipping box for the following items:
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Envoy Communications Gateway
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Ethernet cable
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AC power cord
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Envoy Communications Gateway Quick Install Guide
5. If you plan to wall-mount the Envoy, you need two #8 (4.166 mm diameter) screws and a
screwdriver.
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