The connection between Reduxi and GL Charge Publicbox, Platinum can execute the DLMS to protect installation.

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2. Connect the GL Charge Publicbox, Platinum to the PC

2.1 Connection between PC and charger

Both devices must be connected to the same network to configure the GL Charge Publicbox, Platinum. Once this requirement is fulfilled, the user can access the charger's web interfacer.

Procedure PC:

Under network settings on the control panel of the PC set:
- Static IP (192.168.1.3) for PC
- Set network mask to 255.255.255.0

Open the Internet browser and enter the static IP (192.168.1.2) of the charger.
Use login credentials (Username: installer; Password: installer) to access the charger web interface.
Navigate to the OCPP section and configure the host = the Server URL of the Reduxi controller (see 3.3 Device Configuration for OCPP).
Click apply and Restart OCPP at the bottom.

3. OCPP communication between the GL Charge Publicbox, Platinum, and the Reduxi controller

3.1 Add device

First login to the local Reduxi configurator and add a new device by clicking the 'Add device' button.

3.2 Select the device that you would like to add

Within the first step select basic settings:

Select Device type: EV charger,
Select Type: OCPP 1.6 - JSON,
Name the device.

3.3 Device Configuration for OCPP

The second step is used for the Communication channel, for OCPP communication to work properly. First, fill in the Device identifier obtained from the charger's web interface, which needs to be pasted into the first field of the communication channel.

When the OCPP JSON 1.6 protocol is utilized, the server OCPP URL is needed and generated by the Reduxi controller. URL can be obtained directly from the Communication channel.

Example URL: ws://10.150.120/ocpp/1.6/json/

3.4 Test communication

To ensure that OCPP communication is established, a communication test can be performed via the 'Test communication button' located bottom right after all Communication channel fields.