Chapter 6: Setting Up Communication
SolarEdge Installation Guide – MAN-01-00057-2.2
2 Open gland #1.
3 Remove the plastic seal from the large opening that has a cut in the rubber fitting and insert an
Ethernet CAT5/6 cable through the opening.
CAUTION:
The internal side of the gland includes a rubber waterproof fitting, which should be used to
ensure proper sealing.
CAT5/6 standard cables have eight wires (four twisted pairs), as shown in the diagram below. Wire
colors may differ from one cable to another. You can use either wiring standard, as long as both sides
of the cable have the same pin-out and color-coding.
10Base-T Signal
100Base-TX Signal
Figure 17: Standard cable wiring
The inverter connection does not support RX/TX polarity change. Supporting crossover Ethernet cables depends on the
switch capabilities.