Fortress Power Guardian User manual

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Guardian
IoT Gateway & App
Quick Setup Guide

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Checklist of materials needed to setup
your Guardian gateway and app
What you need to begin
• Fortress Power eFlex battery
• An Android or Apple Phone
• Stable Wi-Fi connection
What is included in the box
• Fortress Power Guardian gateway
• Power cable to Guardian
• Communication Cable (RJ45 to 6-PIN)
Setting up your Fortress Guardian
Follow these steps in order to connect your Guardian gateway to
your battery system and secure a connection from your Guardian
app to the Guardian gateway.
1. Open Guardian package and check for materials.
2. Connect the green 6-pin connector of your Communication Cable to Guardian.
Fortress Power
Guardian Gateway
Power Cable to
Guardian
Communication
Cable
6-pin
connector
Jack

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3. One of your eFlex batteries will have a plug in the port marked “CAN RS485”.
a. Find this plug and remove it.
b. If none of your ports have a plug, that’s OK. One of them will be be empty
instead of having a plug. Find the empty port.
4. Connect the jack end of your Communication Cable to the empty “CAN RS485”
port of your eFlex battery.
5. Connect power cable to outlet and power your Guardian.

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a. Allthelightswillcomeonwhenyourstplugitin.Waitabout10seconds.
b. The Wi-Fi light ( ) will blink quickly (about 2 blinks every second).
c. Make sure your Guardian is located close to your Wi-Fi router for a strong
signal.
6. Download and install Guardian app on your phone.
7. Register/Sign in on the app via email, Google, or Apple.
New account using
Apple or Google
New account using
your email
SCAN TO DOWNLOAD
Or visit http://fortresspower.com/guardian and click the link to download the app.

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8. Press “+” on ‘My Places’ screen.
9. ViaBluetooth,yourphonewillndyourGuardiandeviceandindicatetheserial
number, which will be listed on the back of your Guardian. Select your found
device.
Tap here to get started
10. Your phone will search for Wi-Fi
connections. Once your mobile
device nds Wi-Fi connection,
select your Wi-Fi network and sub-
mit your network password. Press
‘Continue’
11. Name your system in ‘Add Place’
screen and continue.

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12. Review location details and press
continue.
13. Press “Save” to save your Gateway
to your system location.
14. Devices will now scan for batteries. Once your batteries are found, press “Save
& Next”. This process can take up to a minute.

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15. Please allow at least 5 minutes for the Guardian to begin sending your battery’s
information. You can close the app and return to it later.
Congratulations!
Your Guardian gateway is
now ready. You can now
review your battery settings
and health from your
phone, anywhere at any
time.
Email [e-mail] with
any issues, comments, complaints.
All feedback is welcome!