4 Product Overview
SMA Solar Technology AG
Operating manualSTPxx-US-50-BE-en-1124
4.5.2 User Interface
The product is equipped as standard with an integrated webserver, which provides a user interface
for configuring and monitoring the product.
Once the connection has been established to the smart device, use a device (e.g. smartphone,
tablet or laptop) to connect to the product's user interface using a web browser.
Also see:
• Design of the User Interface⇒page62
• Access rights to the user interface⇒page63
4.5.3 Wi-Fi
The product is equipped with a Wi-Fi interface as standard. The inverter is delivered with the WLAN
interface activated as standard. If you do not want to use WLAN, you can deactivate the WLAN
interface.
In addition, the product has a WPS function. The WPS function is for automatically connecting the
product to a network (e.g. via router) and establish a direct connection between the product and a
smart device.
4.5.4 SMASpeedwire
The product is equipped with SMASpeedwire as standard. SMASpeedwire is a type of
communication based on the Ethernet standard. SMASpeedwire is designed for a data transfer
rate of 100Mbps and enables optimum communication between Speedwire devices within
systems.
The products supports the encrypted system communication with SMA Speedwire Encrypted
Communication. In order to be able to use the Speedwire encryption in the system, all Speedwire
devices, except for the energy meter (e.g. SMAEnergyMeter) must support the function
SMASpeedwireEncryptedCommunication.
4.5.5 Modbus
The product is equipped with a Modbus interface. The Modbus interface is deactivated by default
and must be configured as needed.
The Modbus interface of the supported SMA products is designed for industrial use – via SCADA
systems, for example – and has the following tasks:
• Remote query of measured values
• Remote setting of operating parameters
• Setpoint specifications for system control
4.5.6 SMA Dynamic Power Control
SMA Dynamic Power Control is a pre-installed software that allows a System Manager to control
the active and reactive power of up to 5 inverters.