LeadSolar Link Original operating instructions

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LeadSolar Link Gateway
Installation & Operation Guide
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Contents
1. GATEWAY INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 4
1.1 PACKING LIST ................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 LED AND PORTS ............................................................................................................................. 4
2. GATEWAY INSTALLATION ........................................................................................................... 6
2.1 SINGLE PHASE SYSTEM ................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 THREE PHASE SYSTEM .................................................................................................................... 6
3. SETUP GATEWAY CONNECTION ................................................................................................ 7
3.1 WITH CABLE CONNECTION ............................................................................................................. 7
3.2 WITH WIFI CONNECTION ................................................................................................................. 7
3.3 LOG IN BUILT-IN WEBPAGES .............................................................................................................. 9
4. SETUP GATEWAY MODE ........................................................................................................... 10
4.1 YOU HAVE INTERNET CONNECTION ................................................................................................. 10
4.2 YOU DO NOT HAVE INTERNET CONNECTION ...................................................................................... 11
5. REGISTER ID OF INVERTERS ................................................................................................... 12
6. GET SYSTEM PERFORMANCE INFORMATION ....................................................................... 13
7. OTHER CONFIGURATIONS ....................................................................................................... 14
APPENDIX ....................................................................................................................................... 19
EXPLANATION OF PROFESSIONAL TERMS ............................................................................... 19
DATASHEET OF LEADSOLAR LINK GATEWAY .......................................................................... 19
FAQ .................................................................................................................................................. 20

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1. Gateway Introduction
Thank you for purchasing LeadSolar Link Gateway!
LeadSolar Link Gateway is a type of enhanced gateway, which is designed for communicating with
LeadSolar LS series microinverters. It is a wireless router, which hardware is based on the world’s top
chipset TI chipset, and it supports IEEE 802.11b/g/n. It can connect with your wireless network at home
quickly and it will forward data from microinverters to LeadSolar Monitoring Platform through the Internet.
1.1 Packing List
Please check all goods in the box according to the following list:
1 X LeadSolar Link Gateway
Please contact with the installer or LeadSolar Energy, if you find there is missing good or damaged good in
the above list.
1.2 LED and Ports
LED State Note
1 flashing The gateway is power on.
1 LED keeping on The power supply is working properly.
2 flashing The network port is working properly
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Key State Note
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Service PLC communication auxiliary button, built-in website reset button.
Press the button for 10 seconds, the gateway will back to factory
settings.
2 Reboot Reboot the gateway.
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Interface Name Note
1 TF Micro SD card interface
2 Ethernet Port Ethernet port for cable
3 GPRS GPRS device interface
4 System debug interface It is reserved for future functions
5 LINE Connect with grid
6 LOAD Connect with load (inverter output cables)
System debug interface is only for engineers doing system testing.
Please don’t touch it.
2. Gateway Installation
2.1 Single phase system
The gateway for single phase system has a power line filter inside.
• Install the gateway into a junction box. Fix it on the rail with a plastic clip on back side of the gateway.
• Connect grid to LINE port on the gateway.
• Connect cables from inverters to LOAD port.
• Please choose 6 AWG cables(13.3 square mm2 copper wires, 50 amp)
2.2 Three phase system
The gateway for three phase system does not have a power line filter inside. You should use external 50A
PLC filters for each phase. The package of three phase gateway has a “N” label on it.
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• Install the gateway into a junction box. Fix it on the rail with a plastic clip on back side of the gateway.
• Connect cables from inverters to LOAD port.
• Do not connect cables to LINE port
• Normal AC cables can be used (22 AWG ~ 24 AWG, 0.20~0.32 square mm2 copper wires, 0.81~1.28
amp)
If you do not have a LeadSolar Junction Box, you also can install the
gateway in your own junction box. Please prepare a standard metal rail
to fix the gateway in your junction box.
Please pay attention to the connection of cables to LOAD and LINE
ports.
Please choose the gateway with PLC filter for single phase system and
choose the gateway without PLC filter for three phase system.
The manual is only for LSBOX.
LSBOX should be installed in a junction box.
Installation of LSBOX needs a professional person.
3. Setup Gateway Connection
3.1 With cable connection
• If you have used an Ethernet cable to connect the gateway to your router, please make sure you have
active DHCP function of the router. Turn on the gateway and wait for two minutes, you can log in your
router and check the IP address of the device list. If you see LSBOX-XXXX, which is LeadSolar Link
Gateway.
• Make sure your PC, PAD or mobile is connecting with your router and input the IP address of the
gateway on your web browser of your PC, PAD or mobile, you can log on following web page.

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When you use your gateway for the first time, you should connect it to
your PC, PAD or mobile by WiFi, or connect it to your router by cable.
You cannot connect it to your PC by cable. Because the default mode of
the gateway is AP Mode.
3.2 Connect your PC to gateway with WiFi
• If you plan to use WiFi to connect your device to the gateway, please use your PC, PAD or mobile to
search WiFi hotspot. You will see a hotspot with the name LSBOXAP-XXXX, please connect it with
password 12345678. If your device connects with the gateway successfully, your device will get an IP
address, such as 192.168.192.16.
• Input the IP address (http://192.168.192.1) of the gateway on your web browser of your PC, Pad or
mobile, you can log on following web page.

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3.3 Log in built-in webpages
• Please input password: 12345678
• Please set the correct local time. Press ”click set time”, and press “Now”, the gateway will get instant
time from your PC. Then press “Done” and “Confirm”.
• When you see a dialog box that means you have set the time successfully.
• Then you go to the Dashboard page.

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4. Setup Gateway Mode
• Go to Setting page and enter into Settings drop-down menu to set up your gateway mode.
4.1 You have Internet connection
If you have Internet connection, you should choose Client Mode. So the gateway will forward data to
LeadSolar web monitoring servers through your router.