Equipment - Controllers - EC2000 - Controller Offline
This article will guide you through troubleshooting an EC2000 controller that is offline or not showing up in GEM or GridPoint Intelligence.
Table of Contents
Controller Offline
- Confirm network stability for the site.
- If this is an issue, GridPoint cannot assist with general network issues. Please reach out to the IT contact for the site.

- Locate the controller.
- If screen is on, check the top right corner of the screen for a red dot. The red dot indicates a connectivity issue. (Image 1.2)
- If there is a red dot, you can skip to step 5.
- Check network activity LED located on the center-bottom of the controller, to the right of the power connection. (Image 1.3)
- A blinking blue light indicates data is being transmitted. Continue to step 7.
- No light indicates a network issue.
- Reach out to the IT contact for the site.

- Perform a soft reset.
- With a paperclip or something of a similar diameter, press and hold the reset button located to the immediate left of the ethernet cable on the underside of the controller.
- Confirm If not connected, continue to the next step.
- Perform a hard reset.
- Check ethernet cable connection at controller
- Ethernet cable connects on right side of controller, along the bottom. (Image 1.4)
- Inspect ethernet cable for damage.
- Unplug ethernet cable.
- FOLLOW THIS STEP ONLY IF Interface is Ethernet (usb0) up or down.
- If there is a USB dongle or cable located on the left of the ethernet cable, unplug it. (Image 1.5)
- Unplug power cable and wait 5 minutes.
- Plug power cable back in and wait 5 minutes.
- Plug ethernet cable back in.
- Confirm If not connected, continue to next step.
- Check the Network information and verify it matches GEM
- Reenter Network information if needed
- FOLLOW THIS STEP ONLY IF Interface is Ethernet (usb0) up or down.
- If it is a USB dongle, leave it unplugged.
- If it is a USB cable, plug it back in.
- Check ethernet cable connection at controller
- If these steps do not bring the controller back online, contact GridPoint Support for more details.
