If you host private charge stations, you can restrict access to your stations via the 'Charging access' tab in the Site host portal.
Private stations are never visible on the Chargefox app.
Private stations are unrestricted, however: this means a driver could still use an RFID card to start a session at your private station. To avoid this, you can restrict and manage RFID access at your private stations. Here's how.
How to apply access restrictions to private stations
To apply access restrictions to a station, click on the 'Charging access' tab from the Charge stations page.
Click on the 'Add new' button.
- Select which charge station(s) you want to restrict access for
- Select who can access your stations
- Select any organisation or fleet you wish to have access to the station.
- Add any RFIDs active outside of your organisation or fleet you wish to have access to the station. Multiple RFIDs can be added at once, separated by commas. Example: 123EA132AB2, 223EA132AB1, 123BA132AF3 …
- (Optional) Give the new access rule a nickname
Then click 'Save'.
Your new access rule has been created.
You can view and edit the access rule by clicking on the nickname. To delete the access rule, click on 'Delete' in the table.
Frequently asked questions
Which RFIDs in an organisation or fleet will have access to a station if they’re included in an access rule?
When you add an organisation to an access rule, all RFID cards linked to the organisation or fleet will be able to access the station.
What happens if new RFIDs are added to my fleet or organisation in an access rule?
Any new RFIDs in a fleet that is part of an access rule automatically gets access to the stations via the rule. There’s no need to update the access rule. If an RFID is removed from a fleet, that RFID seizes to have access to the restricted stations.
Are new private stations automatically added to an existing access rule?
No. To ensure the station can be used and tested as soon as it is onboarded, private stations are always unrestricted by default. To restrict access to a new private station, you can create a new access rule or edit an existing access rule to include the new station.
How do I add access for RFID cards that are outside of my organisation, eg. RFID cards that are managed by a Fleet Management organisation?
You can add RFIDs external to your organisation by adding the RFID numbers in the “Add RFIDs” section.
What happens when I remove a station from an access rule?
If the charge station isn’t included in other access rules, station access becomes unrestricted, and any RFID - inside or outside your organisation - can start a charge session at the station.