{"id":7274,"date":"2023-02-22T14:15:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monta.com\/uk\/?post_type=help-center&#038;p=7274"},"modified":"2025-11-12T11:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:04:02","slug":"add-charge-point-in-team","status":"publish","type":"help-center","link":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/help-center\/add-charge-point-in-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Add and connect a charge point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This guide describes the process of adding and connecting charge points in Monta Hub one at a time. This is recommended for charge point sites with a few charge points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to add multiple charge points, we recommend to check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/uk\/help-center\/adding-charge-point-bulk\/\" data-type=\"help-center\" data-id=\"3940\">bulk adding functions<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add a charge point in a Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step to getting your charge points online is to add the to your account in Monta Hub. Adding a charge point creates a placeholder in the Monta system, which tell us to which Team the charge point is associated, and where the revenue from charging is going to end up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the Team in Monta Hub\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can also start from the Charge points menu. Then, you need to select the Team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>Add a charge point<\/strong> and select <strong>Add one charge point<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select brand and model of the charge point<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the connector type(s) of the charge point<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select a site, where the charge point should be added\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In this example, we add it to an existing site. You can read more about sites <a href=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/uk\/help-center\/create-charging-site\/\" data-type=\"help-center\" data-id=\"2748\">here<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name the charge point<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the accessibility  of the charge point\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Private = Only Team members have access to the charge point<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public = The charge point is visible on the Monta Map for all EV drivers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set charge point active = Access to full functionality, paid charge point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select if you want to <strong>Connect now<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can also connect the charge point at a later point, or use an <a href=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/uk\/help-center\/public-installer-link\/\" data-type=\"help-center\" data-id=\"11538\">installer link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div>\n  <script async src=\"https:\/\/js.storylane.io\/js\/v2\/storylane.js\"><\/script>\n  <div class=\"sl-embed\" style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:calc(48.63% + 25px);width:100%;height:0;transform:scale(1)\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sl-demo\" src=\"https:\/\/app.storylane.io\/demo\/wz51qpjaixb0?embed=inline\" name=\"sl-embed\" title=\"Interactive product demo\" aria-label=\"Interactive product demo\" allow=\"fullscreen\" allowfullscreen style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%!important;height:100%!important;border:1px solid rgba(63,95,172,0.35);box-shadow: 0px 0px 18px rgba(26, 19, 72, 0.15);border-radius:10px;box-sizing:border-box;\"><\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect a charge point via OCPP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some charge points require you to install Monta on the charge point before you can connect it to your Monta account. We recommend to check out&nbsp;<a href=\"\/uk\/help-center\/category\/integration-guides\/\">this section<\/a>&nbsp;of guides where you can find your charge point brand and follow required the installation steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find and click to open the <strong>Passive<\/strong> charge point<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>Connect now<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insert the serial number of the charge point<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the charge point information and click on <strong>Yes, pair charge point<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wait for connection to be established<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your charge point is now connected!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div>\n        <script src=\"https:\/\/js.storylane.io\/js\/v1\/storylane.js\"><\/script>\n        <div class=\"sl-embed\" style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:calc(54.38% + 27px);width:100%;height:0;transform:scale(1)\">\n          <iframe class=\"sl-demo\" src=\"https:\/\/app.storylane.io\/demo\/roe0w9txqgoq\" name=\"sl-embed\" title=\"Interactive product demo\" aria-label=\"Interactive product demo\" allow=\"fullscreen; camera; microphone\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:none;\"><\/iframe>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect a charge point via Cloud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find and click to open the <strong>Passive<\/strong> charge point<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>Connect now<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the Cloud integration option<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Login with your Cloud credentials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the correct charge point<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on&nbsp;<strong>Yes, pair charge point<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your charge point is now connected and ready to charge!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect a charge point with two sockets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your charge point has 2 or more sockets, you need to add each one of them as separate charge points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add the first socket as a charge point (beginning of this guide)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>Connect now<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the OCPP integration option<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select correct position of the socket (Connector)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete connection process<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repeat process from step one for the rest of the sockets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to add and connect a charge point, via Monta Hub. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"help_cat":[311],"help_tags":[412],"class_list":["post-7274","help-center","type-help-center","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","help_cat-connect-chargers","help_tags-hub"],"acf":{"faq_post":[12519],"brand_name":"","brand_image":"https:\/\/monta.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/08\/cpu.svg","portal_article_order":"","app_article_order":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help-center\/7274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help-center"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/help-center"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"help_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help_cat?post=7274"},{"taxonomy":"help_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/help_tags?post=7274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}