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152315 Rev C 3–21
Establishing a POTS Connection
To connect a personal computer using the POTS Connection:
1. Ensure the personal computer to be used has a 56K modem installed.
2. Open the Communications Enclosure.
3. Plug the local phone line into the RJ11 port on the SA2 Surge Arrestor
marked "U
NPROTECTED".
4. Install the GUI Software following the instructions in the PV100S 100 kW
Grid-tied Photovoltaic Inverter Operation and Maintenance Manual.
5. Use a Terminal Emulation program on the PC to access the modem.
See the GUI Help Menu "Communication by Modem" for instructions on
setting up the Terminal Emulation program on the computer. See also,
"Connect to Telephone Number" and "Connect to Remote Inverter by
Modem" for additional information.
6. Use the GUI to setup the connection information.
a) From the GUI Main page, click on <T
OOLS>
b) Click on the inverter icon for the inverter to be setup.
c) Click on the <I
NVERTER DATA>
d) Click on the <C
ONNECTION> tab.
e) Fill out the information required on the <G
ENERAL> page, the
<T
ELEPHONE FAULT CONFIGURATION> page, and the <TELEPHONE
C
ONFIGURATION> page.
Important:
A direct analog phone line to the local phone service is required to use this
feature. The phone line used for PV100S communication cannot be routed through a
Private Branch Exchange (PBX) unless an analog PBX card is used.
Figure 3-20
Telephone Cable Routing
MultiTech 56K
Modem
SA2 Surge Arrestor