Elko iNELS Bridge User manual

Installation manual iNELS Bridge

Installation manual iNELS Bridge
Table of contents
1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 3
2. 2. INITIAL CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................................................4
3. WEB INTERFACE – INELS BRIDGE...............................................................................................................4
3.1. LINUX TAB................................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2. HOME ASSISTANT TAB ................................................................................................................................... 5
4. HARDWARE .............................................................................................................................................. 6
4.1. LEDS......................................................................................................................................................... 6
4.2. RESET BUTTON ........................................................................................................................................... 6
5. HOME ASSISTANT (HA) .............................................................................................................................6
5.1. INTEGRATION OF INELS IN HA........................................................................................................................ 7
6. TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................................................................. 8
6.1. INELS BRIDGE CANNOT BE FOUND IN A COMPUTER NETWORK IN DHCP MODE ........................................................ 8
6.2. INELS BRIDGE CANNOT BE FOUND IN A COMPUTER NETWORK IN STATIC IP MODE ..................................................... 8

Installation manual iNELS Bridge
1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing iNELS Bridge, a Linux-based unit featuring an integrated Home Assistant. With the
integrated Home Assistant plaorm, you have even more opons at your disposal.
Home Assistant is a powerful soware that allows you not only to control iNELS elements, but also to connect
them with third-party elements. That means that you can integrate your iNELS device with other devices with
Home Assistant support. By doing so, you get a fully interconnected and automated environment tailored to your
needs.
This guide gives you instrucons on how to properly set up iNELS Bridge and connect it to your iNELS elements
using the MQTT protocol. It will also show you how to use the power of Home Assistant to connect your iNELS
devices with elements made by various manufacturers. This gives you full control of your home and allows you
to create a smart, comfortable, and energy ecient environment.

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2. 2. Initial configuration
1. First, connect iNELS Bridge to the power supply. You can use either an electrical connector or PoE (24V
injector). If you decided to use electrical connector, you also need to connect the device to the Internet
network using a network cable.
2. iNELS Bridge is congured as a DHCP client by default. To access its web interface, go to
hp://bridge.local:8080.
3. To open the Home Assistant plaorm, go to hp://bridge.local:8123.
4. The access credenals for both hyperlinks are:
Username: admin
Password: elkoep
If the aforemenoned hyperlinks do not work, enter the IP address assigned to by the router through the DHCP
(IP_address:8080 or Ip_address:8123) instead of the bridge.local. You can nd the address in your router sengs
(search for the MAC address indicated on iNELS Bridge box) or by using a third party tool to nd devices in the
network. For more informaon, see the Troubleshoong secon in this guide.
3. Web interface – iNELS Bridge
If you wish to change iNELS Bridge sengs, use the web interface located at hp://bridge.local:8080. The web
interface features two tabs:
Linux
Home Assistant
The Linux tab is used to congure basic system sengs:
Network – change network sengs
Date and Time – change date and me
Firmware – rmware update
System – here you can reboot the IB or do a factory reset
The Home Assistant tab is used to update and back up the Home Assistant plaorm.
Update – home assistant core update
Backup and restore – Backup and restore Home Assistant sengs
3.1. Linux tab

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Network:
IP assignment
oBy default, IB is in DHCP mode. This mode can be changed to stac IP address mode.
Hostname
oThe default host name is “bridge”. Here, you can change the device name under which it will
be presented in the network. Aer the hostname change, IB and HA will be available under a
new link:
New_hostname: 8080
New_hostname: 8123
Date and Time:
Displays the current date and me.
The me is set using an NTP server, which you may disable. In the sengs, you can also select the me
zone in which the IB is currently located.
Firmware:
This tab is used to update the rmware. Simply select the new rmware version from your computer’s
hard drive and press the “Update” buon to upload the new version. Following the update, iNELS Bridge
must be rebooted using the “Reboot” buon. The latest rmware versions are available for download
at elkoep.cz.
System:
Factory reset – resets all changes (including running programs) made by the user since the last FW
update. iNELS Bridge is reset to the state corresponding the one immediately aer the last update (out
of the box). The network, domain, and NTP sengs will remain set.
Reboot – buon used to reboot IB.
3.2. Home Assistant tab
Update:
This buon is used to update the Home Assistant core. IB will automacally download and install the
most recent available version of Home Assistant.
During the update, a window with a list of the logs will appear. Home Assistant reboots aer a successful
update. Note: The reboot may take several minutes. Home Assistant completes the installaon during
the reboot.

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Backup and restore
Backup – the buon is used to create a Home Assistant backup. The backup is automacally stored to
your hard drive when nished. The backup also includes the Home Assistant core version including all
conguraons, automaons, and integraons. Therefore, if you have an older backup that you want to
upload, it will downgrade Home Assistant to the version corresponding with the backup.
Restore – the buon is used to restore Home Assistant from a backup. To restore, select the relevant
backup stored on your hard drive in the past.
4. Hardware
The iNELS Bridge box features 3 LEDs and a Reset buon.
4.1. LEDs
PWR LED – steady when IB is powered
ETH LED – steady when IB is connected to the Internet network – ashes during network
communicaon
READY LED – ashes aer successful assignment of IP address (DHCP / stac) and start-up of the Home
Assistant plaorm
4.2. RESET button
Has two funcons on iNELS Bridge:
Pressing the buon >2 sec: Reboots iNELS Bridge
Pressing the buon >10 sec: Reboots iNELS Bridge and resets the network to default (DHCP and
bridge.local domain name)
5. Home Assistant (HA)
The HA plaorm is available at hp://bridge.local:8123.
The default credenals are:
Username: admin
Password: elkoep

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5.1. Integration of iNELS in HA
The HA includes iNELS integraon, which can be used to interconnect iNELS RF and BUS. This also allows you to
work with competors’ products (if they support HA).
Procedure:
1. First, open Sengs -> Devices & Services. Here, select “Add integraon”. A list appears, where you can
nd the iNELS integraon and click on it; addional sengs will appear.
2. In the addional seng, the user should enter the IP address of MQTT broker that connects the
gateways (eLAN and CU) to the IB. MQTT broker is a part of IB and has the same IP address. The IP
address can be found on the bridge.local:8080 web interface under Linux tab -> Network.
3. The communicaon port for this is unchanged by default – 8123.
4. Enter your login credenals:
Username: admin
Password: elkoep
5. iNELS integraon should now be added to HA.

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6. Troubleshooting
6.1. iNELS Bridge cannot be found in a computer network in DHCP mode
Condions:
IB is connected to a computer network. It is set to DHCP mode (default factory seng). PWR LED is steady, ETH
LED is ashing, READY LED is o. IB cannot be found in the computer network.
Connecng IB to the computer network in DHCP mode is done as follows:
Upon switching on IB, it submits a request to the DHCP server for an IP address assignment. If the DHCP server
does not respond, IB waits about 90 seconds and resubmits the request. If the IB does not receive an assigned IP
address again, it sets the service IP address 169.254.1.1 on its network interface, and runs its web interface at
this address. Then every 60 seconds, IB resubmits the request for an IP address assignment by the DHCP server
unl the IP address is assigned. IB then uses the assigned IP address and LED READY starts ashing.
Soluon:
1. Set a stac IP address on the PC network card:
IP: 169.254.1.2
Address mask: 255.255.255:0
Gateway: 169.254.1.1
DNS: 169.254.1.1
2. In a web browser, open the service interface at hp://bridge.local:8080.
3. Set a stac IP address for IB.
4. Press the “Reboot” buon (aer reboot, IB is available at the set stac address).
6.2. iNELS Bridge cannot be found in a computer network in static IP mode
Condions:
IB is connected to a computer network. It has a stac IP address set. PWR LED is steady, ETH LED is ashing,
READY LED is ashing. IB cannot be found in the computer network.
Soluon:
1. Using a suitable tool, press the RESET buon on the front of the box. When the READY LED turns o,
count to een, then release the buon.
2. The IB will reboot and DHCP mode and the bridge.local domain will be set on the network interface. This
will not aect any other sengs.