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--- venus-gx:start [2019-07-03 03:47] – [2.2 Accessing 'Remote Console' via the built-in WiFi Access Point] guy_stewart
+++ venus-gx:start [2019-12-11 10:58] – [3.2 Small button located to the right of the green 14-Terminal Connector Block] mvader
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   - Connect to WiFi using the 'WiFi key' which you will find printed on the side of the box ...and also on a card in the plastic bag - which you should keep in a safe place.
   - Open VictronConnect, and select the GX device from the Device list
-  - Select Remote Console
+  - Select Remote Console - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKJMXxRIkG0|See this VictronConnect feature video for step by step instructions.]]
-  - If you cannot use VictronConnect, you can use a web browser and navigate to the IP address  172.24.24.1
+[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKJMXxRIkG0|{{:venus-gx:victronconnectgxdevice.jpg?nolink&400|}}]]
+  - If you cannot use VictronConnect, you can use a web browser and navigate to the IP address  172.24.24.1 - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptYV_JEcaMU?nolink&400|See this How to connect to the Venus GX video for step by step instructions.]]
+[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptYV_JEcaMU|{{:venus-gx:howtoconnectgxdevice.jpg?nolink&400|}}]]
 Note that for added security it is possible to disable the WiFi Access Point. See Settings -> Wi-Fi -> Create access point.
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-===== 3. LEDs and Push-button - explanation =====
+===== 3. LEDs and Push-button =====
 ==== 3.1 LEDs ====
 === Boot-up ===
-On the side of the Venus GX, there is an LED. During power-up it it goes through these states:
+On the side of the Venus GX, there is a LED. During power-up it it goes through these states:
   * Stage 1: Both green and red illuminate briefly and faintly (it's hard to see the green) for approximately 1 second.
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   * Stage 4: Both green and red illuminate briefly and faintly (it's hard to see the green) for approximately 1 second.
-After that the LED will be blinking green continually.
+=== During operation ===
-==== 3.2 Small button located to the right of the green 14-Terminal Connector Block====
+  * Slow blinking: built-in WiFi access point disabled
+  * Fast blinking: built-in WiFi access point enabled (default)
-There is at the moment no functions to the button.
+==== 3.2 Small button located to the right of the green 14-Terminal Connector Block ====
+=== Short press: WiFi Access point on/off ===
+A single short press toggles the internal WiFi access point on and off. The LED indicates its state: when the LED blinks green slow, then the built-in Access Point is disabled. when the LED is green and blinking fast, then the built-in Access Point is enabled.
+=== Long press: reset all network settings to factory defaults ===
+Press and hold the small button until the LED does XYZ.
+  * Ethernet is set back to DHCP
+  * WiFi Access Point is enabled
+  * Remote Console password is disabled
+  * Remote Console on LAN and on VRM is enabled
+Slow blinking = xx per second. Fast blinking is xx per 5 seconds.
 ===== 4. Digital Inputs =====
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-==== 4.3. ModbusTCP ====
+==== 4.3. Read-out of digital inputs via Modbus-TCP ====
-The values/states of the digital inputs are available on ModbusTCP. For more details about this, please download a copy of the document "Modbus-TCP register list" from our website.
+The values/states of the digital inputs are available on Modbus-TCP. For more details about this, please download a copy of the document "Modbus-TCP register list" from our website. And see [[ccgx:modbustcp_faq|our Modbus-TCP FAQ]].
 ===== 5. How does the Venus GX compare with the CCGX?=====
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 ===== 6. Factory reset =====
-There is no factory reset option in the Venus GX.
+See above chapter 3.2 on the push button.
-With regards to locking one-self out, the details:
-  * The built-in WiFi Access Point is by default enabled, it can be disabled. And its not possible to change the WiFi password.
-  * Remote Console on LAN is by default enabled. It can be disabled in the GUI, but a reboot will always re-enable it. It is possible to change the password (and thereby locking one-self out).
-  * Remote Console on VRM is by default enabled, can be disabled.
-  * Ethernet IP Addressing
-=== Reconnect via Ethernet - DCHP or known manually configured IP Address ===
-With above functionality in mind, the only real way to lock one self out completely is by changing the password of the Remote Console function, and then forgetting that. As long as that is not the case, its always possible to connect the device to an Ethernet network. In the (most common situation) that the Ethernet settings have been left at DHCP; then use VictronConnect to find the GX Device on the network.
-{{:venus-gx:venus_gx_victronconnect_copy.jpg?direct&400|}}
-=== Reconnect via Ethernet - unknown manually configured IP Address ===
-If the Ethernet settings have been changed to a manual IP address, and the details of that are no longer available; then its still possible to recover the connection. Using a feature called link-local addressing. Which we added in v2.30.
-The Venus GX always maintains two IP addresses on its ethernet interface: the DHCP/manual one, and a Link-local address.
-To connect to the link local address, connect a computer and the Venus GX together (with an ethernet cable); make sure there is no router or DHCP server in the same network. And wait for your computer to obtain a link local address: 169.254.x.x. Then run VictronConnect again. In case the computer does not obtain a link local address by itself, you can also configure it your self. Set your Ethernet interface to manual ip address mode, address 169.254.1.1, subnet 255.255.0.0, and leave all other fields empty.
-=== Improvement coming ===
-This functionality is due for an improvement, a real Factory reset is coming. In the mean time, in case all above doesn't work and you are locked-out, contact your dealer for a replacement.
 ===== 7. More information =====