Technical configurations

Enables charging authorization via an RFID badge.

• Enabled: Users can start a session with a pre-registered badge.
• Disabled: RFID badges are not supported.

Recommendation: Enable this option in most of your charging station configurations. 

Allows or prevents the user from starting and stopping a charging session remotely via the app or the web interface.

• Enabled: The user can control the session remotely via the mobile app or the Chargekeeper web portal.
• Disabled: The charging station starts and stops charging automatically without external intervention.

Recommendation: Enable this option if you want to give users the flexibility to start or stop a charging session remotely.

Allows manual unlocking of the connector to be managed when needed.

• Enabled: The user can unlock the connector via the mobile app or the web interface.
• Disabled: The connector can only be unlocked by physical means.

Recommendation: Enable this option to provide more flexibility in case the connector gets stuck.

The "Connector preparation" option determines whether the charging station correctly handles the OCPP "Preparing" state, which indicates that the cable is plugged in before charging starts automatically.

If the option is enabled:

• The mobile app and the Scan & Pay web interface will wait for the charging station to return the "Preparing" state, confirming that the cable is properly connected before automatically starting charging or displaying the "Start charging" button to the user.
• This provides a better user experience and avoids errors related to an incorrect vehicle connection.

If the option is disabled:

• For some charging stations, such as Etrel or Smappee models that do not handle this state correctly, it is recommended to disable this option.
• This keeps the "Start charging" button displayed at all times, without waiting for the charging station to detect that the cable is plugged in.

Recommendation: To ensure a smooth user experience on charging stations that do not support the advanced OCPP state cycle, it is advised to disable this option. 

Allows firmware updates to be applied remotely via the supervision.

• Enabled: Chargekeeper can push updates to the charging station.
• Disabled: Updates must be performed from the charging station or by the manufacturer.

Recommendation: Enable this option to keep your charging station automatically up to date (if the charging station manufacturer allows it).

Allows the administrator to reserve a charging station via the supervision portal (not accessible to the user).

• Enabled: Administrators can reserve a charging station in advance for a badge and during a time slot.
• Disabled: The charging station cannot be reserved.

Allows dynamic charging strategies to be used (e.g. Dynamic Load Management).

• Enabled: The charging station applies charging profiles defined in the supervision and can be steered by the DLM.
• Disabled: The charging station cannot be steered by Smart Charging.

Recommendation: Enable this option to steer charging stations via Smart Charging. 

The "Static limitation" option restricts the charging power of the station by setting a maximum current.

Important: This option does not comply with the OCPP standard, but some manufacturers allow a static power limitation to be configured without using the charging profiles of the Smart Charging module. 

This is achieved by setting a maximum current via a manufacturer-specific OCPP configuration key (outside the OCPP standard).

Recommendation: It is strongly recommended to avoid using this option and to favor intelligent steering of the charging station via the Smart Charging module and charging profiles

This option allows the charging station to be configured in "Master" or "Satellite" mode, making it easier to manage several networked charging stations.

• Enabled: The charging station can be configured to manage other stations (master mode) or be controlled (satellite mode).
• Disabled: The charging station operates independently.

Recommendation: Use this option for installations where several charging stations share a common power supply.

Allows the charging station to accept bank card payments via an integrated terminal.

• Enabled: Users can pay directly with their bank card.
• Disabled: Payment is made through other methods (App, Scan & Pay, RFID badges).

Recommendation: Enable this option if the charging station has a payment terminal.

Allows the charging station to operate in standalone mode using a local list of authorized RFID badges, usable in the event of a loss of connection to the server. This feature is offered only by certain charging station manufacturers. 

It is useful to ensure service continuity in the event of a network outage.

Allows the supervision to manually send certain commands to the charging station, as if it were issuing them itself. This feature depends on the manufacturer's OCPP support. 

The following commands can be triggered remotely: BootNotification, Heartbeat, MeterValues, StatusNotification, DiagnosticsStatusNotification, FirmwareStatusNotification.