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IQ Envoy Installation and Operation
Local Networking Considerations
DHCP versus Static IP Addressing
If the site owner prefers not to use DHCP, you can set up the Envoy to use a static IP address. Use the
Installer Toolkit to configure the static IP. Refer to enphase.com/installer-toolkit/ for more information on the
Enphase Installer Toolkit.
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Tap the Network Connectivity menu item. This allows you to see if the Envoy is using DHCP or
Static-IP, and it allows you to change this setting if needed.
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Tap Check Network Connectivity to view the Envoy connections.
WARNING : Do not change the Envoy DHCP setting to use a static IP address unless you also reserve the same IP address on the broadband router. See the section on DHCP reservations in the router instructions. Failure to reserve the static IP address on the router may result in duplicate IP addresses and intermittent Internet connection problems with the IQ Envoy.
MAC Filtering
Check to see if Media Access Control (MAC) filtering is in use at the site. An example of a MAC address would be: 00:17:F2:D6:B1:45
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MAC addresses contain six pairs of characters, including any number 0 9 and letters A-F.
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The MAC address of the Envoy will begin with 00 :D 0 :6 9
If MAC filtering is in use at the site, identify the specific MAC address of the Envoy and add it to list of authorized devices on the router. The MAC addresses (wired and wireless) are located on a label on the back of the Envoy.
Firewall Settings
The Envoy initiates outbound connections to Internet servers. Such connections may be restricted by firewall rules set up on the site’s broadband router. Broadband routers typically allow all outbound connections but restrict any/all inbound connections.
If outbound firewall rules are applied at the site, you must configure a static IP address for the Envoy and add new rules that allow outbound access as follows:
Direction Source Protocol Port Destination
OUT
OUT
<Envoy IP address>
<Envoy IP address>
TCP
UDP
80, 443
80 reports.enphaseenergy.com ping-udp.enphaseenergy.com
OUT <Envoy IP address> TCP 80, 443 home.enphaseenergy.com
The Envoy connects to these servers using their DNS names. If you add firewall rules for Envoy reporting,
Enphase recommends using the DNS names rather than the underlying IP addresses. This is because the IP addresses are subject to change without notice.
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Table of contents
- 5 SAFETY
- 5 Read this First
- 5 Safety Instructions
- 6 The Enphase IQ Envoy
- 6 How the Enphase Microinverter System Works
- 7 Installation Planning and Preparation
- 8 Pre-installation Checks
- 8 Plan the Power Connection
- 8 Plan the Internet Connection
- 8 Download the Installer Toolkit App
- 9 Metering Considerations
- 9 Box Contents
- 9 Required Items
- 9 Optional Items
- 10 System Capacity
- 10 Create the Map and Install the PV Modules and Microinverters
- 11 Installation Sequence
- 12 Installing the IQ Envoy – Part
- 12 1. Choose a Location for the IQ Envoy
- 13 2. Provide a Power Connection
- 14 3. Install CTs for Metering
- 15 Install the CT for Production Metering
- 15 Install CTs for Consumption Metering (Optional)
- 16 Extend Consumption CT Leads, If Needed
- 16 4. Energize and Update the IQ Envoy
- 17 Installing the IQ Envoy – Part
- 17 5. Detect the Devices
- 17 Method A: Provision Devices with Installer Toolkit
- 17 Method B: Discover Devices with Installer Toolkit
- 18 Method C: Discover Devices with the IQ Envoy
- 18 With All Methods
- 18 6. Verify Configuration and Enable the Meters
- 18 7. Connect to Enlighten
- 19 Method A: Integrated Wi-Fi
- 20 Method B: Enphase Mobile Connect Modem
- 20 Method C: Ethernet Cable
- 21 Method D: Power Line Communication Bridges
- 21 If the Internet Connection Fails
- 21 8. Send System Summary Report
- 22 9. Activate Monitoring
- 22 Method A: If the IQ Envoy is Associated with a System in Installer Toolkit
- 22 Method B: If the IQ Envoy is NOT associated with a System in Installer Toolkit
- 22 View System Performance in Enlighten
- 23 IQ Envoy Operation
- 23 IQ Envoy Displays and Controls
- 23 IQ Envoy LED States
- 24 LED Behavior at Initial Start Up
- 24 Initial Communications Check
- 24 More about Device Communications States
- 24 Initiate a New Scan for Microinverters
- 25 Connecting to IQ Envoy
- 25 Connect Using the Installer Toolkit App
- 25 Method A: Use the Site’s Wireless Router to Connect to the IQ Envoy
- 25 Method B: Create a Wireless Access Point
- 26 Complete the Connection to IQ Envoy with Installer Toolkit
- 28 Connect Remotely Using Enlighten
- 29 Connect Using the IQ Envoy Local Interface
- 29 View Production Readings
- 30 View or Change Monitoring Settings
- 33 View Microinverter Information
- 33 View Envoy Information
- 33 Open a Connection for Enphase Troubleshooting
- 34 Troubleshooting
- 34 Device Detection Issues
- 34 Issue: Installer Toolkit Shows “Cross Domain Traffic Reported
- 34 Issue: Device Communications LED is Solid Amber
- 34 Issue: Installer Toolkit Detects Fewer Microinverters than Expected
- 35 Issue: No Microinverters are Reporting
- 35 Issue: Installer Toolkit Indicates that Scanning is Inhibited
- 35 Power Production Issues
- 35 Issue: Power Production LED is solid amber
- 36 Internet Connection Issues
- 36 Issue: Network Communications LED is Amber or Off
- 37 Issue: Wi-Fi Problems
- 37 Issue: Cellular Modem Connection Status “Not Connected
- 37 Issue: IQ Envoy is not Connecting with a New Router
- 38 Local Networking Considerations
- 38 DHCP versus Static IP Addressing
- 38 MAC Filtering
- 38 Firewall Settings
- 39 Microinverter Issues
- 39 Clear “DC Resistance Low - Power Off” Condition
- 40 Clear “GFI Tripped” Condition
- 42 Replacing an IQ Envoy
- 44 Technical Data