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Mennekes 4You & 4Business – activate authorization

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Written by Jack Aouad
Updated over a week ago

Instructions / Guide

The configuration can be changed either via the Mennekes 4Installers app or directly through the charging station’s configuration interface.

With the 4Installer app

1. Requirements

For the wallbox to be found in the 4Installers app, make sure:

  • Your smartphone/tablet is on the same network as the wallbox
    OR
    You connect your device to the wallbox’s local Wi-Fi access point.

  • Once the connection is established, the app should automatically detect the device.


2. Open the wallbox in the 4Installers app

  1. Open the 4Installers app

  2. Select your wallbox from the device list

  3. Log in as an installer

  • The password was set during the initial installation.


3. Enable authorization

  1. Open Settings

  2. Navigate to Authorization & Release → Authorization

  3. Under Authorization method, select: Authorization via backend
    ​ This activates authorization through the backend.

  4. Damit wird die Autorisierung über das Backend aktiviert.



4. Save changes

  • Click Save

  • The wallbox applies the settings after a few seconds.

Via the charging station’s user interface using a laptop

Instruction 1: Configuration via the hotspot (access point) of the charging station

1. Activate the charging station’s hotspot

Depending on the model, the wallbox’s access point is activated automatically or can be activated using a button/switch.

2. Connect to the charging station’s Wi-Fi

  1. Open the Wi-Fi settings on your smartphone/tablet/laptop

  2. Select the network

  3. Enter the password (if required):

    • It is listed in the documentation, or

    • Was defined during installation

3. Open the user interface

  1. Open a browser (Chrome, Safari, Edge …)

  2. Enter the following address:
    Access Point: 192.168.170.10

    Ethernet direct connection: 192.168.150.10
    (If different, see the installation manual)

4. Log in

  • Log in with installer credentials

    • The password was set during the initial installation.

5. Perform configuration

  1. Settings / Einstellungen öffnen

  2. Navigate to Authorization & Release → Authorization

  3. Under Authorization Mode, select: Authorization via backend

6. Save changes

  • Click Save

  • The wallbox applies the settings after a few seconds.

Instruction 2: Configuration via the local network

1. Requirement

The charging station must already be integrated into the local network (LAN or Wi-Fi) at the site.

2. Connect a device to the same network

  • Your smartphone, tablet, or laptop must be on the same network as the wallbox.

3. Find the wallbox in the network

The wallbox is usually reachable via:

  • Its local IP address

  • or via the AMTRON 4Installers app, which automatically detects the device

If the IP address is not known:
→ Retrieve it via the router, DHCP list, or the 4Installers app.

4. Open the user interface

  1. Open a browser (Chrome, Safari, Edge …)

  2. Enter the wallbox’s IP address.

5. Log in

  • Log in with installer credentials

    • The password was set during the initial installation.

6. Perform configuration

  1. Open Settings

  2. Navigate to Authorization & Release → Authorization

  3. Under Authorization Mode, select: Authorization via backend

7. Save changes

  • Click Save

  • The wallbox applies the settings after a few seconds.

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