Monitoring - Fronius
Fronius Monitoring Setup
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New Installation
- Open a web browser on your smart device, and go to www.solarweb.com
- Scroll down and download the Fronius Solar.web Live App from your appropriate app store.
- Once you have downloaded the app, open it, and press the red icon on the bottom right of your screen.
- Click Set Up My Fronius Inverter.
- Select the top option called Grid-Connected Inverter.
- Go to your home’s inverter.
- Open the inverter’s menu by pressing the third button from the left.
- Scroll across to Set-Up, and press enter.
- Scroll down to WiFi Access Point, and press enter.
- Select Activate WiFi AP.
- You’ll see the default WiFi password is 12345678
- Return to your smart device, and go to WiFi Settings
- Connect with your Fronius Inverters’ WiFi Hotspot by typing in the 12345678 password
- Once your smart device is connected to your inverter’s access point, return to the Solar.web Live App.
- Click Solar.web Wizard, and enter in the required details.
- If you’re in Victoria, your feed-in tariff is $0.128 (12.8 cents).
- Set the grid supply tariff, which can be found on a recent electricity bill.
- Enter the time, day, and time zone, and then hit Forward.
- Give your system a name.
- Enter the PV power in Watts. Example - if you have a 6.6kW system, type in 6600.
- Press Forward, then press Accept on the pop-up notification.
- Select your home’s WiFi from the list, press Set, then enter your home’s WiFi password.
- Click Connect.
- You’ll now need to exit the app, go to your WiFi settings, and connect to your home WiFi network.
- Return to the Fronius Solar.web Live App, and wait for the network connection. Please note this step may take a few minutes, so please don’t be worried if it does not load immediately.
- Once you reach the next screen, click Forward.
- Set a password for your system.
- Once you’ve entered the password in both boxes, press Finish.
- When you’re finished, the app will take you to www.solarweb.com to create a Solar.web account.
- Click Register, populate all the required fields, then click Next.
- Make sure you make a note of your Solar.web password, as this will be required soon
- The next screen will show details of your solar PV system. You should not have to do anything except click Submit on the bottom right.
- Solar.web will then send you an email with a confirmation link.
- Once you’ve received the email, click on the confirmation link.
- Return to the Fronius Solar.web Live App, click on the icon on the bottom right, and click Log In To Solar.web.
- Enter your Solar.web email and password, and click Log In.
- You’re finished! Your online monitoring is now set up.